This is a real loss for a once-great city. She has worked there for 28 years coming up through the ranks. She knows the city, she knows the force and she has the support and respect of the officers. From Seattle station KOMO:
Seattle Police Chief Best makes stunning retirement announcement after department cuts
Police Chief Carmen Best announced her stunning retirement Monday evening from the department in the wake of Seattle City Council voting to defund her department by 14 percent.
Best said her retirement from the Seattle Police Department will be effective Sept. 2 in an email to staffers in the department.
The police chief's retirement follows the City Council proposing deep cuts to her pay and the compensation for 12 members of her command staff.
Best, the first Black woman to lead the Seattle Police Department, was appointed the city's police chief in July 2018. She spent 28 years with the Seattle Police Department.
This is going to bite them bad. The Seattle votors need to get some adults in the city council as soon as possible.
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