The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundationn (CRSF) has partnered with Symetra Financial Corporation, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and local law enforcement to bring the Badges for Baseball program to Washington State.  The event kicked off today at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club, 4520 Martin Luther King Jr, Way South.  Baseball great Cal Ripken Jr. [...]

The following is the final recap of the Aurora Corridor Traffic Emphasis that took place on April 14th.  The updated totals include the nighttime DUI phase, which involved the efforts of seven SPD Officers, two WSP Troopers and six agents from the Liquor Control Board. Total charges -   677 Total citations – 509 Total warnings – 198 Total speeders – 331 [...]

On April 14th at approximately 11:22 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call reporting a forced entry commercial burglary with shots fired and one suspect being held at gunpoint.  Preliminary investigation indicates that two adult male suspects forced entry into a business in the 5900 block of 4th Avenue South and confronted an adult male [...]

On April 14th at 4:56 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of an armed robbery of a pharmacy in the 1500 block of Broadway Avenue.  Preliminary investigation indicates that an adult male suspect entered the pharmacy and attempted to fill a prescription for oxycontin.  When that failed, the suspect opened his jacket and showed the [...]

Beginning at  approximately 7:00 a.m. and running all day and evening today,  officers of the Seattle Police Department and Washington State Patrol conducted a traffic safety emphasis patrol on Aurora Avenue North.  The emphasis patrol focused its efforts on the stretch of road from the Battery Street Tunnel in downtown Seattle to North 145th Street. Here is [...]

On April 14 at around 7:17 a.m., North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a 47-year-old man found dead behind a dumpster in the 2800 block of NW Market Street.  There was no obvious sign of trauma to the victim.  Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation detectives responded to the scene to investigate and search for [...]

Beginning at  6:30 a.m. and running all day and evening today, April 14th,  the Seattle Police Department, Washington State Patrol and Washington Liquor Control Board will conduct a major traffic enforcement patrol to deter aggressive and distracted driving on Aurora Avenue North. Specifically the patrol is focusing on the behaviors that contribute to collisions, injuries [...]

On April 13th, at approximately 9:39 PM, Southwest Precinct officers responded to 911 calls of a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle at 35th Avenue SW and SW Juneau Street.  Witnesses stated that the motorcycle was travelling northbound on 35th Avenue SW at a high rate of speed.  Moments later, the motorcycle collided with [...]

WHAT: The Seattle Police Department Traffic Section and the Washington State Patrol will be conducting a major traffic emphasis patrol to deter aggressive and distracted driving on Aurora Avenue North. WHEN: The emphasis will begin during the morning commute tomorrow and go past the evening commute. Detective Jeff Kappel will be on scene at North [...]

The Seattle Police Department opened an Office of Professional Accountability investigation into the actions of an undercover Seattle Police officer during the arrest of a 17-year-old male suspect.  Police Chief John Diaz made a formal request to the Washington State Patrol to conduct a criminal investigation into the actions of this officer.  Today, the City Attorney’s [...]