On August 30th at approximately 4:15 p.m. a West Precinct officer was patrolling in the area of Boren Ave and Howell St. when he came across an adult male who was walking westbound on Howell Street from Boren Ave in the crosswalk. Watch the full  press conference The male subject crossed in front of the officer’s [...]

On 8/30/10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., a West Precinct officer was patrolling in the area of Boren Ave and Howell St. when he came across an adult male sitting on a retaining wall on the Northwest corner of the intersection. The officer noted that the man was holding a knife. The officer thought that this [...]

North Precinct detectives recently investigated a case where a citizen utilized the new Community Online Reporting Program to report her bicycle stolen from her front yard on July 27th. The bicycle was actually taken on July 22nd.   The key to this case was the fact that the victim recorded the serial number of her bicycle when [...]

On August 30th, at approximately 2:00 AM, Seattle Police were notified that Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies and the Washington State Patrol were involved in a pursuit of a stolen newspaper box van and were crossing 520 westbound entering the Seattle city limits.  West Precinct officers began to deploy to various off-ramps from I-5 ready to [...]

Seattle Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspect(s) in yesterday’s early morning robbery in Highland Park.  Detectives now believe that there were two, possibly three suspects that committed this crime.  A number of items were taken during this robbery, including a number of rifles and handguns.  The only description is that [...]

The Seattle Police Department is proud to be participating in the 1st Annual Northwest Ride of Dreams and Classic Car Show to benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Washington.  On Saturday, August 28, 2010 it is expected that hundreds of motorcycles will descend on the historic city of Ellensburg, Washington from five primary starting points [...]

On August 26th, shortly after 3:30 AM, Seattle Police officers responded to a 911 call of a “home invasion” type robbery in the 7900 Block of 4 Avenue Southwest.  Officers arrived at the location and determined the following: Sometime before 3:00 AM, an unknown Asian male knocked on the door of the residence.  The homeowner, [...]

On August 25th detectives identified, located and arrested the second suspect from the market robbery that occurred in the 2100 Block of East Union Street on Sunday, August 22nd.  The 20 year old male suspect was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery.

Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle Police Department, in collaboration with the Downtown Seattle Association and the American Institute of Architects, will be hosting a two-hour seminar on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. This seminar is being offered free of charge to the public and will be conducted by Mr. Art Hushen of the National [...]

Seattle Police are investigating a homicide that occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, August 21st.  This crime occurred during a large private party held at a rented facility near Fairview Avenue North and Valley Street.  A disturbance broke out during this gathering involving the victim, a 20 year old male, and several other people [...]