On June 30th at approximately 1:21 p.m. the fire department responded to an apartment fire in the 14000 block of 12th Avenue NE.  After putting out the fire, Seattle Police patrol officers and Arson Bomb Squad detectives responded to the scene at the request of SFD personnel when it was determined that the cause of [...]

On June 16th at 5:45 p.m. the 87-year-old male victim had just dropped off his wife at home and had parked their car when he noticed a black car with shiny chrome wheels parked next to his car.  A female was driving and a 19-year-old male (the suspect) was in the passenger seat.  The female engaged the [...]

The 2010 OPA Statistics Report is now available.  Here is a preview: Through the exceptional work of Seattle Police Department employees, major crime was down in 2010. At the same time, use of force increased slightly and OPA complaints about force and other police action also rose. While community members expect SPD to continue to [...]

During the course of the on-going Sexual Assault Unit investigation into the Greenwood abduction and rape, Robbery detectives recognized the 24-year-old male suspect as a possible suspect in a series of armed robberies currently under investigation.  The Robbery Unit was also contacted by a street robbery victim who told detectives that she recognized the suspect from photographs [...]

Target Zero Teams: 70 Lives Saved in King, Pierce, Snohomish Counties Seattle — Are you one of the 70? Is your spouse? How about your children? Your teacher? Perhaps that nice man who held a door for you last week. Any of those could be among the 70 people in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties [...]

Detectives have wrapped up their investigation, arresting the third and final suspect in this February 25th home invasion robbery.  The captured suspect is a 25 year old male.  He was booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery.   The other two suspects, both 28 year old men, were already in custody.  The case will now be in the [...]