It’s official, Shawn Ledford is the new chief of police for the City of Shoreline.

Ledford’s name may sound familiar – he served as police chief for Newcastle from 2001 to 2006.

During his time in Newcastle, Ledford focused on improving community policing efforts and community involvement.

Here’s what he had to say following the latest news:

“It is my practice that we should treat the public, or those we serve, in the same way we would expect our family or our friends to be treated. The relationship with our citizens is paramount to the success of our organization. We need to keep them included in the process and keep them informed.”

Ledford has been with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) for 23 years. Prior to his appointment as chief of Shoreline, he served as Zone Commander of the Patrol Operations Division for KCSO.

His first day on the job will be June 1.

A substitute bus driver for the Issaquah School District has been arrested by Homeland Security and charged in federal court with possession and distribution of child pornography, officials said Friday.

The bus driver, identified as Andrew B. Rekdahl, 29, was arrested Thursday after federal agents determined he had downloaded child porn onto his personal home computer, according to court documents.

Issaquah school district officials said there is no evidence to believe any inappropriate or illegal activities occurred while Rekdahl was working as a school bus driver.

"This is obviously a very serious charge, and our first priority is making sure that he acted as a professional at all times while driving for us," said Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen.

Issaquah District spokeswoman Sara Niegowski said Rekdahl was cleared through the district’s mandatory state and federal background checks before he started driving in November, and both showed a clean record. The district also never received complaints or concerns about this driver during his time with the district.