Watch the Seattle Police Department’s #LipSyncChallenge Video
Local legends joined Police Chief Carmen Best and hundreds of SPD officers to lip sync to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Downtown."
By Dan Shafer July 25, 2018
After weeks of hype, the Seattle Police Department’s Lip Sync Challenge video is finally here. Watch it on the Seattle Police Department’s Facebook, or via KING5 below:
Special guests who sang along to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Downtown” included Reggie Fils-Aime, Lenny Wilkins, Felix Hernandez, Walter Jones, Germain Ifedi, Harry the Husky, Seahawks mascot Blitz, and Mariners mascot Moose. And be sure to look for Police Chief Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan, who each lip sync a few lines in the video.
In their facebook message, SPD challenged the Metropolitan Police Service in London to go next.
See more #lipsyncchallenge videos from police departments all over the country here.
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