On June 11th at 3:49 a.m. South Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 6000 block of 48th Avenue S.  The residents woke up to the sound of a lone male suspect rummaging through their dresser drawers.  The suspect took the victims’ car keys, left the house and [...]

On 06-10-09 at 4:42 p.m. a pickup driven by a 37-year-old male was traveling northbound on 5th Avenue NE approaching NE 97th Street. At the same time a 91-year-old male started to walk across 5th Avenue NE from west to east at NE 97th Street. The pickup struck the victim as he crossed the center-line [...]

On 6/11/09, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the victim was walking to the QFC on NE Northgate Wy and Roosevelt Way NE, when the 3 unknown suspects approached her and grabbed her purse. When she resisted a struggle ensued for the purse, and the suspects was able to overpower her and yank the purse out of [...]

At about 0220 hours, a security guard at Safeco Field observed five individuals entering the business in the 1200 block of 1st Ave S. He clearly observed one of the individuals crawling through a window and letting the others inside. He called 911 and reported a burglary in progress. Patrol and K9 officers responded, set [...]

On June 10th at approximately 3:00 a.m., two victims called 911 to report that they had just been robbed at gunpoint at a gas station in the 6600 Block of  Martin Luther King Jr. Way South.  The victims told officers that three black males, ages 18 -late 20′s,  all armed with handguns, had followed them [...]

On June 9th, at approximately 9:50 p.m., officers from the North Precinct responded to a call of an individual lighting debris on fire near a business on the southwest corner of North 125th Street and Stone Avenue North. Upon arrival, the officers found a 30 foot by 30 foot area of grass and brush on [...]

Want to learn about the role of police officers? What is CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)? How about having the opportunity to ride-along with a police officer while patrolling Seattle streets and neighborhoods? The Seattle Police Department is now taking applications for the fall Community Police Academy to begin Thursday, September 17, 2009. Classes are held [...]

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 [...]