Archive for May, 2011
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[More]Posted: May 20th, 2011 under Community Outreach, East Precinct, General, Harbor, Investigations, Mounted, North Precinct, Police Precincts, South Precinct, Southwest Precinct, Southwest Precinct, Traffic, West Precinct.
Shot fired on Metro bus downtown, suspect in custody
On May 19th at approximately 1:06 p.m. officers responded to a shots fired call aboard a Metro bus downtown. Preliminary investigation indicates that a Metro bus was traveling southbound in the 1200 block of 3rd Avenue in the right lane. Witnesses heard what they correctly believed to be a gunshot emanate from the back area [...]
[More]Posted: May 19th, 2011 under General, Investigations, West Precinct.
Bank Robbery in West Seattle
On May 19th at approximately 3:33 p.m. officers responded to reports of a bank robbery in the 4000 block of SW Alaska Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that three masked suspects armed with handguns entered the bank and held the employees at bay while the suspects emptied the cash drawers and then fled the scene on [...]
[More]Posted: May 19th, 2011 under General, Investigations, Southwest Precinct.
Shots fired in North Seattle
On 5-18-11, at approximately 9:47 p.m., officers responded to the 8300 block of 17 AV NW, to a drive-by shooting, where at least seven rounds were fired into an apartment/duplex in the area. The victim was sitting in his living room watching television and could be seen from the outside through a large window. The suspects opened fire from [...]
[More]Posted: May 19th, 2011 under North Precinct.
Man shot in South Seattle
On 5/18/11, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at Rainier and S Cloverdale. Officers arrived within minutes of the call and found the victim face down on S. Cloverdale west of Rainier Av S. There were 3 females who witnessed some of the incident. Seattle Fire Department responded and [...]
[More]Posted: May 19th, 2011 under South Precinct.
Car jacking suspect posing as a police officer in Central Area
The Seattle Police Department is investigating two reported cases of a suspect who is representing himself as a plain-clothes police officer. In one of the cases, he actually stole the victim’s car. On May 16th, at approximately 5:30 PM, a woman had just parked her car on East Barclay Street near 12th Avenue. As she [...]
[More]Posted: May 18th, 2011 under Community Outreach, East Precinct, General, Investigations.
SPD assists Federal Protective Service with incident at 1st/Marion
On May 18th, just before 8:00 AM, Seattle Police responded to the 900 Block of 1st Avenue to assist the Federal Protective Service with a call. A man with a bag approached a couple of FPS officers outside the loading dock of the Federal Office Building and indicated that he wanted to show them something [...]
[More]Posted: May 18th, 2011 under General, Investigations, West Precinct.
Suspect arrested for attempted burglary on Capitol Hill
On May 18th, at approximately 3:00 AM, East Precinct officers responded to a complaint of someone attempting to break into a garage at a residence in the 500 Block of Belmont Avenue East. The caller also stated that there was an unknown vehicle parked in the driveway of the residence. When officers arrived, they contacted [...]
[More]Posted: May 18th, 2011 under East Precinct, General.
Burglar caught on Capitol Hill
On May 16th, at approximately 10:30 AM, East Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of an unknown female in the backyard of a residence in the 2000 Block of 12th Avenue East. Officers arrived and observed the white female walking northbound on 12th Avenue East. As officers approached, she took off running through the [...]
[More]Posted: May 17th, 2011 under East Precinct, General, Investigations.
Can you identify the “Menthol Bandit”?
Seattle Police Robbery detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the “Menthol Bandit” (pictured above), who has committed four armed robberies since April 22, 2011. The suspect is described as a black male, 18 to 20 years old, 5’10″, medium build, black hair with sideburns, slight mustache and goatee, dark complexion, and wears [...]
[More]Posted: May 16th, 2011 under East Precinct, General, Investigations, North Precinct.



