On March 4th the Traffic Unit conducted two separate pedestrian crosswalk enforcement operations, one at North 41st Street and Stone Way North, and one at 1st Avenue South and South Walker Street. From 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. officers set up at North 41st Street and Stone Way North. In that hour and fifteen minutes [...]
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Sergeant Clenna receives “Life Saver” award
Remember this Blotter post from last October? On Wednesday, March 2nd, Sergeant Bryan Clenna was presented with the American Heart Association “Life Saver” Award for his quick thinking and first aid skills. Congratulations, Bryan!
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One-day Community Police Academy
Interested in the 10-week Community Police Academy but can’t make the time commitment? SPD has developed a one-day Academy! The courses provided will be condensed and a hybrid of the regular 10-week sessions. For those willing and able, we hope that you will consider attending one of the 10-week sessions. For more information and to get your [...]
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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. On March 3rd ADRT officers on patrol around the city issued the following tickets: West Seattle Bridge – 45 mph zone: one at 77 mph, one [...]
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Death investigation
On March 3rd at approximately 12:35 p.m., East Precinct patrol officers responded with Seattle Fire medics to a report of an injured person in the 500 block of Lakeside Avenue S. It quickly became apparent that the victim, a 38-year-old woman, had suffered a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to Harborview Medical Center for [...]
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Task force takes down gang member
From the United States Attorney’s Office: GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF DRUG AND GUN CRIMES Defendant Faces Enhanced Sentence for Possessing Gun in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking ANDRES RENE RODRIGUEZ, 25, of Shoreline, Washington, was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle on ten counts related to drug trafficking and gun possession. One count, possessing [...]
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Armed robbery in Crown Hill
On March 3rd, at approximately 7:30 PM, North Precinct officers responded to a call of an armed robbery on the street at NW 92nd Street and 15th Avenue NW. A woman was waiting in her car in the parking lot when an unknown male, armed with a gun, knocked on the window and robbed her [...]
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Disturbance, shots fired in Belltown, one arrested
On March 3rd, shortly after 9:00 PM, West Precinct officers were called to a fight disturbance reported at 2nd Avenue and Bell Street. The call stated that two men were physically fighting, and at the time, no weapons were seen. As officers were enroute to the call, an update came in that one of the [...]
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