Rumors are swirling that Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz is out of his job and a press conference is being called Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
One well-placed Seattle Police source told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH that it’s true. A second source with knowledge of the situation said he’s out as chief. Diaz will instead have a different role within the department.<\/p>\n
If true, the departure comes as Diaz and the department faces a number of complaints and lawsuits alleging sexism, harassment and discrimination. A 27-year-veteran of the department sued Diaz for sex and wage discrimination lawsuit. Four female officers alleged they faced bullying, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination within the department. A third lawsuit claimed retaliation for reporting racial discrimination.<\/p>\n
More from Jason Rantz<\/strong>: Officer suing Seattle police for gender discrimination accused of gender bias<\/a><\/p>\n The source said that Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell “does not like the drama around Diaz.”<\/p>\n “I know this mayor and the mayor’s office. I know the mayor is committed to equity and women having equal wages as men. I think they are very, very concerned about women, generally, and (dislike) the drama. I don’t want it to be the case (that Diaz is fired),” the well-placed Seattle Police Department source.<\/p>\n The claims of drama appear to be part of a coordinated effort by a small group of aggrieved Seattle staffers unhappy with Diaz’s staffing decisions and other policy choices.<\/p>\n “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH has not independently confirmed that Diaz will depart from the chief role.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>SPD\u2019s assistant chief placed on administrative leave<\/a><\/p>\n Listen to “The Jason Rantz Show” on weekday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. on KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). Subscribe to the podcast here<\/a>. Follow Jason on\u00a0X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\nIs Adrian Diaz really out as Seattle Police chief?<\/h2>\n