SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels has announced that Deputy Chief John Diaz will serve as acting chief of police pending Chief Gil Kerlikowske’s confirmation by the U.S. Senate to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Diaz will also serve as interim chief upon Kerlikowske’s resignation from the Seattle Police Department.
“John’s outstanding reputation and [...]

Detectives are attempting to identify a suspect from an assault that occurred on a Metro bus earlier this month.  On March 2nd, a Hispanic male in his 20’s, approximately 5′6″, thin, and wearing a Washington State University sweatshirt, assaulted a woman while on Metro bus route #3.  This occurred around 3:30 p.m.  The suspect’s image [...]

On March 16th at approximately 2:50 PM a suspect requested that the victims, who were aquantiances of his, give him a ride.  He went into a house near 22nd Avenue and East Marion Street and then returned to the car where the victims were waiting.  He pulled out a hand gun and demanded money.  The [...]