On August 21st, at about 5:25 pm, a North Precinct officer was flagged down by a citizen in the 8100 Block of 5th Avenue NE.  The citizen stated that he was just speaking to a woman who told him that an unknown male had just tried to take her purse from off her shoulder as [...]

On August 21st at approximately 2:50 p.m. officers responded to the report of a stabbing near 3rd Avenue and Pine Street.  Preliminary investigation indicates that both the adult male victim and the adult male suspect were riding on a Metro bus that was traveling northbound on 3rd Avenue.  The suspect had already been involved in [...]

On August 20th at approximately 6:10 a.m. Seattle Police Harbor and South Precinct Patrol units responded to the area of Lake Washington Boulevard South and South Ferdinand Street for the report of a body floating approximately 10 feet off shore.  A man walking his dog spotted the body and called 911.  Harbor units recovered the [...]

On August 18th, at approximately 7:19pm, a victim called 911 to report that a man was discharging pepper spray in Cal Anderson Park (1600 Block 11th Avenue).  Three adults and an infant were affected, suffering irritations to their face, nose and throat area.  The Seattle Fire Department responded and treated all victims at the scene. None [...]

On August 18th at approximately 11:33 p.m. officers responded to a hospital emergency room located in the 500 block of 16th Avenue for the report of a man being treated for an assault that resulted from a home-invasion robbery.  Officers arrived on scene and interviewed the male victim, who is believed to be in his [...]

On August 18th shortly after 9:00 a.m. officers and medics responded to a locomotive/pedestrian fatality collision in Carkeek Park.  What was believed to be a small explosive device was found lying near the body.  This item has now been thoroughly examined by Seattle Police Arson-Bomb Squad detectives and determined to be harmless.

About 16 years ago Officer John Abraham was on his way to work on his police motorcycle around 9:15 a.m. when he stopped a car for speeding southbound on I-5 in the carpool lane near North 175th Street.  Once stopped Officer Abraham determined that the driver was a husband driving his very pregnant wife to an [...]

On August 18th, shortly after 9:00am, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire responded to a call of a pedestrian struck by a train in Carkeek Park.  Unfortunately, the collision resulted in a fatality.  The victim is believed to be a woman in her fifties.  As the first responders were checking on the victim, one of them noticed [...]

On August 14th an adult female employee of a drug store located at 5th Avenue and Olive Way attempted to stop an adult male suspect who had stolen three bottles of baby shampoo from the store and fled on foot.  The store employee caught up with the suspect south of the store on 5th Avenue.  [...]

On 8/18 at around 9:04 a.m., Seattle Police North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a train/pedestrian fatality collision on the train tracks near Carkeek Park.  The pedestrian is believed to be female.  A suspicious device was discovered near the body.  Out of an abundance of caution, Seattle Police Arson/Bomb Squad detectives have responded [...]