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The Seattle Police Department is now taking applications for the fall Community Police Academy to begin Thursday, September 17, 2009. Classes are held once [...]

On 06/08/09, at approximately 11:30 a.m., SPD officers responded to a bank robbery in the 4900 block of 25 Av NE.  The suspect fled the scene and minutes later was arrested as he walked on the Burke Gilman Trail. The UWPD was also on scene and assisted with the arrest.   Backtracking from the point of arrest to the bank [...]

On 6/9/09, shortly before 2:00 a.m., (bar closing)several fights erupted in the street in the 1400 block of 10 Av.  Security was attempting to break up the fights, when the suspect fired several rounds into the air.  Suspect than left in a vehicle, south on 10 AV.  The suspect was described as Asian male. No victims and no property [...]

On 06/08/09, just shortly before 11 p.m., multiple North End officers were dispatched to the area of 1st NE and NE 107th,  regarding a robbery of pedestrians at knife-point.  Officers located the suspect vehicle in the 700 Block of N.E. 145th and performed a felony stop.  Three adults were taken into custody—two males and a female.  This occurred [...]