Seattle Police Department (SPD) Interim Chief Sue Rahr delivered an update on Tuesday of her first 60 days leading the department. She took over the reins of SPD from outgoing Chief Adrian Diaz and Rahr said after years of turmoil, she wants the focus to get back to the business of public safety. Rahr told the Public Safety Council Committee that she has already met face to face with about 500 people. She said the bulk of officers are engaging with the community and ready to help, but she also highlighted the obstacles the department is facing. "I expected anger and resistance because of all of the turmoil in the department, but what I encountered actually was some broken spirits,” Rahr said. Problems started building in 2020, she said. At that time the department had more than 1,300 fully trained officers. Today, the SPD’s numbers are in the 900s. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-police-interim-chief-update-first-60-days-leading-department/281-8afcb803-84a1-4cfc-b554-73e36a7c6095