The Seattle Police Department and the United States Army celebrated today the completion of the inaugural Law Enforcement Intern Program. The goal of this venture has been to provide two select military interns with as much civilian law enforcement procedure and technique as possible during a 90-day program. Military Police Captains Rebecca Beard and Leah [...]

On 9/29/09, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the victim was contacted by four males, in their late teens, at 3rd and Pike St. The suspects surrounded the victim and felt his pockets.  The victim walked away and the suspects followed.  A block or so away, the victim was punched in the back of the head and knocked to the ground.  The victim wrestled with [...]

On 9/28/09, just shortly before 8:00 a.m., officers responded to report of a burglary at a house in the 3800 block of 46th Ave. SW.  The victim got a good look at the suspects and their vehicle and gave the description to dispatch. Officers located the suspect vehicle getting on the West Seattle Freeway from 35th [...]

On 9/28/09, shortly after 12:00 a.m.,  Officers responded to 18th Av NE and NE 45th to a call of an armed street robbery.  The victim stated that an unknown suspect came up from behind, put a knife to his throat, and demanded his wallet.  The suspect took the victim’s wallet and ran off.   The victim [...]

The Seattle Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting several crosswalk emphasis operations today. Officers will be contacting motorists at several intersections with marked crosswalks if they fail to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks. The fine amount is $124.00 for cars and $103.00 for bicycles. These emphasis patrols will occur in the 4100 Block [...]

On September 24th, at approximately 3:00 a.m., North Precinct officers responded to a call of a burglary to one of the fraternities in the 1600 Block of NE 47th Street. Residents at that location confronted the suspect, described as a black male, thin, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, inside the house. The suspect fled the [...]

During the course of their follow up investigation, SPD Robbery detectives arrested two additional males in connection to a pattern of Greenlake area robberies.  The 18 and 16-year-old suspects were arrested on September 22nd in Auburn by SPD SWAT officers.  The suspects were brought to SPD Headquarters for questioning and have since been booked into [...]

On 9/22/09, at approximately 8:10 p.m., the victim was walking his two dogs in Rodgers Park(1 Av W. and W. Raye St.) when he saw a group of 5 or 6 males 19-21 years old, being “loud and obnoxious”. As the victim, a male 45- years-old, neared the group he said something to the effect that they could [...]

On 9/22/09, shortly before 8:00 p.m., two groups of suspected drug dealers were involved in a fight disturbance in the U-District.  This escalated to a reported shooting in the 1500 block of NE 52nd ST by one of the group’s members. Officers recovered two handgun shells in the area. The “victims” were uncooperative and only gave basic [...]

On 9/22/09, at 1030 a.m., the suspect and the victim got into a verbal altercation while inside a business in the 500 block of 3rd Av. For reasons unknown, the 48-year-old suspect pulled a knife and stabbed the 20-year-old victim in the neck.  The Staff immediately provided medical aid to the victim and called for Seattle Fire. The [...]