On September 22nd at approximately 12:15 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the 6700 block of northbound Aurora Avenue North.  An adult male pedestrian was crossing Aurora Avenue North from west to east and was struck by a northbound van in the inside lane.  He was subsequently struck a second [...]

National Drug Take-Back Day Sept. 25 Program Offers Safe Way to Get Unneeded Drugs Out of Your Medicine Cabinet The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement are organizing a nationwide medicine “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and provide environmentally sound disposal.  DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused [...]

On September 18th at 8:35 p.m. officers responded to an area hospital to contact an assault victim with a knife wound.  During the investigation officers determined the stabbing assault occurred at Minor Avenue and Pine Street. The victim stated that he was walking past the dog park.  An adult male suspect asked him for some [...]

On September 19th at approximately 9:57 a.m. an officer on patrol near North 143rd Street and Phinney Avenue North ran the plates of a Subaru wagon and verified that the car was stolen.  The stolen Subaru was being driven by an adult male suspect, the only occupant of the vehicle.  The officer activated his emergency [...]

On September 18th at approximately 2:17 a.m. a female bicyclist was traveling northbound on 10th Avenue East approaching East Lynn Street.  At approximately the same time a silver Infinity G20 traveling eastbound on East Lynn Street stopped for a stop sign at 10th Avenue East.  The Infinity then drove eastbound across the intersection and collided [...]

On September 18th at approximately 2:05 a.m. a witness called 911 to report a disturbance with shots fired at a gas station in the 600 block of Denny Way.  The witness observed two groups of males in an argument out by the pumps.  One was a group of black males and the other a group of Hispanic [...]

On September 17th at approximately 11:59 p.m. officers responded to a report of shots fired from a parking lot in the 2200 block of Western Avenue.  Officers arrived on scene and detained two suspects, a male and female. A handgun was recovered from the male suspect. Further investigation revealed that a disturbance began around 11:50 [...]

With a conference theme of “Promoting Excellence” in both law enforcement and civilian oversight, Seattle is honored to host the 16th annual conference of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) next week at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, September 20 through 23. NACOLE was founded in 1995 to help communities promote accountability [...]

On September 17th at approximately 2:53 a.m. officers responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment building in the 2500 block of 29th Avenue South.  Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male victim (in his late teens to early 20′s) who had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the face.  The [...]

Starting in April of this year, the Seattle Police Department initiated a multi-unit narcotics enforcement operation in the East Union Street corridor in Seattle’s Central Area, with a concentrated focus in the area from 20th to 25th Avenues on East Union Street.  Residents and businesses in this particular neighborhood, one small portion of last year’s [...]