On December 16th at approximately 11:30 a.m. officers responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision on Stewart Street just west of 1st Avenue.  Preliminary investigation indicates that a 39-year-old male suspect was driving westbound on Stewart Street from 2nd Avenue in his 1997 Subaru station wagon.  Near the corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart Street the suspect side-swiped a [...]

The Seattle Police Office of Professional Accountability’s newly released report is now available online. The report details 2009- 2010 policy recommendations and the SPD response to recommendations about use of force, de-escalation and respectful policing.

The Seattle Police twitter account getyourcarback has yielded its first stolen car recovery.  On December 14th at 7:23 p.m. the Seattle Police 911 Center received a telephone call from a woman who indicated that a Honda Civic she had seen tweeted was in the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue NW.  A patrol officer was dispatched [...]

I have read the decline decision provided today by the City Attorney’s Office regarding the April 17th Seattle Police misconduct incident.  With this decision, the Department will now commence an internal investigation into this incident. I have directed that this internal investigation be given immediate priority and will proceed with all due thoroughness and speed.  [...]

On December 13th, at approximately 4:00 AM, Seattle Police officers made a traffic stop on a blue van in the 2200 Block of 8th Avenue.  The van was stopped because it was driving the wrong way on a one-way street and driving without it’s headlights.  The van was driven by an adult white male and [...]

On December 2nd, a Seattle Police Vice detective received a complaint that a 47-year-old male suspect was posting an advertisement online seeking a young girl. The detective, posing as a child, responded to the suspect’s posting via his undercover email account. In several email exchanges the suspect continued making incriminating statements of his intent and [...]

On December 13th, at approximately 12:20 AM, South Precinct officers responded to the 2900 Block of 1st Avenue South on reports of shots fired. Officers arrived and were told by club security that the possible suspects had fled westbound into the parking lot and got into a dark colored SUV. Responding officers were able to [...]

On December 10th at approximately 8:40 p.m. officers responded to 50th Avenue South and South Rose Street to investigate a stabbing.  SFD was already on scene with the male victim.  Officers arrived and contacted a less than cooperative victim, and later determined that the assault occurred at a nearby home in the 8100 block of [...]

On November 16th at approximately 6:00 p.m. an adult female was walking westbound on the pedestrian/bicycle path alongside westbound Interstate 90.  As she approached the east end of the Mount Baker tunnel, she was confronted by an unknown adult male suspect.  The suspect approached the victim and drew a small folding knife.  The suspect proceeded [...]

North Precinct Community Police Team Sergeant Dianne Newsom and Nurse Mary Larson Mahar pose in front of Pioneer Square Clinic, along side 4,628 pairs of socks.  Sgt. Newsom thought collecting socks would be a great idea and there was an obvious need. Typically, patients at Solid Ground and Pioneer Square Health clinics have to have their socks cut off their feet with [...]