Archive for February 17th, 2011
All in a day’s work
The Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) regularly conducts speed enforcement patrols city-wide in accordance with the Traffic Unit’s mission to promote traffic safety through the vigorous enforcement of city and state traffic laws. During the course of patrol operations today, an ADRT officer stopped a driver for traveling 78 mph in a 50 mph zone southbound in [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General, Police Precincts.
Victims asked to come forward
Seattle Police Sexual Assault detectives believe that there are potential victims who have not told their story to police. The suspect: Royce Clinton Shorter, a minister and music instructor from Renton. Shorter has already been charged with two counts of rape and one count of child molestion. If you believe that Shorter victimized you and [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under East Precinct, General, North Precinct, Police Precincts, South Precinct, Southwest Precinct, West Precinct.
Hit and run collision/foot pursuit of a suspect armed with a sword in North Seattle
On February 16th, at approximately 2:30 PM, North Precinct officers responded to a call of a possible hit and run collision that occurred at North 93rd Street and Aurora Avenue North. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle, unoccuppied, at N. 90th and Aurora. While conducting their investigation, officers observed the suspect jumping over [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General, North Precinct.
Have you seen this man?
The pictured subject last spoke to his parents sometime during the first week of February 2011. They have not heard from him since and he normally checks in regularly. Earlier in January, the subject was in Hawaii and had his personal effects stolen, he immediately called home and reported the theft to the police. On 2-9-11 his wallet and ID [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General.
Aggressive driving emphasis in West Seattle
On February 16th at 9 a.m., seven officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) conducted a speed emphasis in the 3300 block of SW Admiral Way (southbound). The speed limit on that portion of Admiral Way is 30 mph. The officers stopped 51 drivers for speeding which resulted in 61 citations. Some notable citations: [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General, Southwest Precinct.
Robbery suspect arrested
On February 12th, just before noon, a suspect entered a cell phone store in the 12500 Block of Lake City Way NE. The suspect looked at various cell phones to purchase and then suddenly grabbed several and started to leave the store. He was confronted by an employee, who he pushed and elbowed out of [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General, North Precinct.
Shots fired, property damage in University District
On February 17th, at approximately 1:30 AM, North Precinct officers responded to a call of numerous gunshots in the 200 Block of NE 40th Street. Officers arrived and located six shell casings in the street. During an area check, it appears that a car parked in a driveway of a house in that block had [...]
[More]Posted: February 17th, 2011 under General, North Precinct.



