In the last few years, Toys for Tots has had an increasingly difficult time meeting the demand for toys, and in many cases, they were simply unable to supply toys to everyone that requested them.  Yesler Community Center did not receive any toys the last two years from Toys for Tots.   For many of Yesler’s [...]

There are no significant updates to the officer involved shooting  that occurred yesterday in the 500 block of 3rd Avenue. The involved officer, a 20-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department, fired his service pistol once, striking the suspect. The suspect remains at Harborview Medical Center where he is receiving emergency care.  His injuries are non-life threatening.  His [...]

On December 7th at approximately 10:00 p.m. officers responded to a 911 complaint of a man at a bus stop at 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way carrying a gun.  The suspect was further described as a Hispanic male wearing a light blue hoody.  Officers arrived in the area and noticed a suspect matching the description [...]

On December 7th at approximately 5:12 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of an adult female victim who was assaulted in Colman Park.  Officers arrived on scene and contacted the 44-year-old victim near Lake Washington Boulevard South and Lake Park Drive South.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was jogging through the park when an unknown [...]

The Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) has investigated the force used by Officer Ian Walsh during a June 14th incident and arrest. The OPA received the complaint, and thoroughly investigated it by interviewing witnesses and reviewing the tactics used by Officer Walsh. At the conclusion of the investigation, the OPA and the officer’s chain of [...]

The victim in a hit and run that occurred early Sunday morning at NW Market and Ballard Avenue NW has stabilized at Harborview Medical Center.  His injuries, while serious, are no longer considered life threatening.  Traffic Collision Investigation detectives are continuing to investigate this case.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Detective Parker directly at [...]

On December 6th at approximately 12:51 p.m. officers responded to the 900 block of NE 65th Street for a 911 report of a domestic violence disturbance.  The 45-year-old female suspect, the girlfriend of the 38-year-old male victim, was reportedly tearing up the victim’s residence.  The victim also reported that the suspect was armed with a shotgun and had threatened [...]

On 12/5/10, at approximately 1:00 a.m., witnesses reported that the victim was trying to get into a yellow cab that was already occupied (possibly by the victim’s acquaintances) at NW Market and Ballard Ave NW. As the cab was pulling away from the curb after picking these people up, the passengers closed the cab’s door [...]

On 12/5/10, at approximately 2:17 a.m., officers were called to investigate an assault in the 6600 block of  Rainier AV S. where 3 female suspects had just fled the scene.  Descriptions were given to 911 and officers stopped a female just north of the address who matched the description given. Officers went inside the address and found the [...]

On 12/4/10, at approximately 6:00 p.m., security officers discovered an unknown subject in the men’s restroom in a closed portion of a hospital in the 100 block of 16 Ave E.  He was observed to be armed with a folding knife.  He refused to leave the restroom and proceeded to barricade himself inside. He made no [...]