On August 14th at approximately 1:30 a.m. officers on patrol downtown observed approximately four to five males standing on the corner of 1st Avenue and Bell Street when suddenly one male punched another, knocking him to the ground.  Once the victim was on the ground the suspect went over and stomped on him.  Moments later [...]

On August 13th at approximately 8:00 p.m. officers responded to a report of an assault in the 300 block of Pike Street.  Upon arrival the adult male victim was discovered unresponsive in the fetal position on the sidewalk bleeding from a head wound.  The suspect was gone upon the officers’ arrival. SFD medics responded and [...]

On August 11th at approximately 6:33 p.m. officers responded to a house in the 7500 block of 45th Avenue South for the report of two males fighting with a knife involved.  Officers arrived on scene and contacted both involved parties.  There was a house party going on and the fight was broken up before the arrival [...]

On August 11th at approximately 5:57 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a man shot in the 6700 block of East Marginal Way South.  Officers arrived and located an adult male victim in his 30′s who appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds to his head and neck.  SFD medics responded to the scene and [...]

On August 11th, at approximately 2:30 AM, Seattle Police and King County Sheriff detectives working in conjunction on a series of commerical “smash and grab” burglaries, arrested a 50-year old male for a burglary in the Burien area.  This suspect is believed to be responsible for at least 40 similar type burglaries in the West [...]

The following text is from an email distributed to all Seattle Police Department employees following the City Council confirmation of John Diaz as the new Chief of Police. Today, City Council has voted 8-0 in favor of confirming my candidacy as police chief. This has been a long, arduous process.  I am grateful to the search [...]

At Least 300 students Will ‘Shop With A Cop’ During One-Day event At 11 Washington Stores SEATTLE, WA (Aug. 2, 2009) – Students throughout the Puget Sound will set loose through 11 Target stores next week, thanks to $26,400 worth of gift cards provided to The Salvation Army. Each student, from Kindergarten through 12th grades, [...]

On 8/8/10, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the victim (very intoxicated) was walking towards the Ferry Terminal.  It appears that he was hitting objects as he walked.  At one point someone (possibly the victim) broke a large plate glass window to an office in the ground floor of the building in which the suspect resides.  The suspect had [...]

On 8/5/2010, at approximately 11:17 p.m., officers responded to a call of a motorcycle collision in the Battery Street Tunnel, where the driver and a passenger were reportedly down. It appeared that the driver lost control of his bike near the north end of the tunnel and went down.  Witnesses reported that he was seen [...]

On August 5th, at approximately 2:40 AM, East Precinct officers responded to a call of a commercial burglary in progress in the 800 Block of Rainier Avenue South.  A security guard reported that he had observed a man moving around inside the closed business.  When officers arrived, they too saw the individual inside the business [...]