On July 28th at approximately 10:04 a.m. the victim was in a downstairs apartment in the 3900 block of 46th Avenue South when she heard footsteps upstairs.  The victim became scared and sent a text to her boyfriend as she was afraid the suspects would hear her talking.  The boyfriend called police and officers arrived quickly. The [...]

From the Office of Economic Development: Only in Seattle marketing campaign highlights “hidden gems” in eight new neighborhoods Campaign continues to encourage discovery and exploration of new neighborhoods and businesses Yesterday the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) launched the 2011 Only in Seattle marketing campaign, which is a celebration of Seattle’s locally-owned “hidden [...]

The Office of Professional Accountability Commendation and Complaints Report for April-May 2011 is now available.  To view the report in its entirety, please click here: Apr-May 11 Monthly Report Final

On July 28th at around 2:54 a.m., West Precinct patrol officers responded to a report that  that two men had entered the apartments under construction on the SE corner of 3rd Ave/Cedar Street, and that they were apparently still inside. The complainant, a security guard, informed officers that no workers were present and that the two [...]

On July 27th officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team issued the following citations:  SW Admiral Way – 30 mph zone 1 at 61 mph 1 at 51 mph 2 at 48 mph 2 at 47 mph 1 at 46 mph 1 Bicycle at 42 mph (written warning) 2 Cell Phone violations   Highland Park Way [...]

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On June 19th at approximately 2:30 a.m. the 31-year-old male victim was sitting on the curb in the 50 block of South King Street.  Suddenly a car pulled up and two adult male suspects exited the vehicle and attacked the victim without provocation.  The suspects punched the victim on the face and stole his cell [...]

Yesterday’s “tweet-a-thon” shed a lot of light regarding a typical 12 hour window of 911 police responses here in Seattle.  We tweeted a total of 478 police responses, 142 of them being crimes against persons and another 336 for property crimes, traffic complaints and other officer observed activity.  It is important to note that not [...]

Please click on the link for a copy of the latest Seattle Police Department Directive, D 11-042 – Marijuana Update – A Comprehensive Guide to Marijuana Enforcement and Medical Marijuana. SPD Directive -Marijuana Update

On the evening of July 26th,  Seattle Police Homicide detectives arrested the suspect wanted in Saturday’s South Seattle homicide.  The 21 year old male suspect  was taken into custody south of Seattle without incident and was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Homicide.