Adrian Z. Diaz is an American law enforcement officer who served as the chief of the Seattle Police Department from 2020 to 2024.
[5][6] On May 29, 2024, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that Diaz was removed from his position as chief and subsequently reassigned to another division.
[14] Diaz has stated his father was a police officer while serving in the Air Force and later managed a grocery store.
[12] Diaz also works as a Master Defensive Tactics instructor at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.
[15] Diaz came out as gay in June 2024, amid allegations of discrimination and retaliation and a $5 million tort claim filed against him by 4 female officers.