Carmen Best
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Carmen Best is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the chief of police of the Seattle Police Department from 2018 to 2020. She was the first black woman to lead Seattle's police f
Best in 2018
Jenny Durkan
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Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan. Durkan is a member of th
Carmen Best
…chief. She took over as interim chief of police on January 1, 2018, replacing Kathleen O'Toole, and was later appointed permanent chief by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, effective from August 13, 2018. She became the first black woman to serve as Seattle's chief of police. Best was chief of police during the 2020 George…
Durkan in 2018
Durkan at Seattle's Fiestas Patrias Parade in September 2017
Durkan and Cary Moon at a candidate forum on October 26, 2017
A homeless camp in Seattle, under the Alaskan Way Viaduct, 2019