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Seattle police aim to hit full strength in 2 years with aggressive hiring push

Seattle’s police chief believes the department can be at full strength in a year or two based on new hiring numbers and applications in the pipeline. Chief Shon Barnes has only been on the job for three months, but stood at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien this week with a smile on his face. He had just taken part of the fourth graduation ceremony in his short time as chief. "We've hired 50 (officers) year-to-date, which is five times the number we added last year. We've had over 4,000 applications,” said Barnes. “I think that in the next coming one or two years, I will be back to full strength." That ambitious goal comes after years of staffing declines in the Seattle Police Department. The department said right now it has 924 deployable officers. Barnes called 1,300 officers “full strength.” -------------------------------------------------- For more on the story: https://komonews.com/news/local/seatt... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook:   / komonews   KOMO News on Twitter:   / komonews   KOMO News on Instagram:   / komo4   KOMO News on TikTok:   / komo4seattle   Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube:    / @komonews   Watch more top local news stories:    • Видео   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-... Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area, including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities. Tune into ARC Seattle Monday-Friday 7-10 a.m. and 10-11 p.m. on KUNS, The CW Network. #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information, contact us at [email protected]