On September 30th officers of the Seattle Police Traffic Section conducted pedestrian crosswalk enforcement patrols at two locations generating 56 violations. A number of citizens stopped to thank our officers for their efforts. At North 41st Street and Stone Way North: 34 Right of Way pedestrian citations issued 5 citations were issued for the following… [ Keep reading ]
The citywide and precinct Major Crime statistics through August of 2011 have now been posted to the SPD website. Year-to-date, Major Crimes are down citywide by 7% when compared with the first eight months of 2010. This continues the downward crime trend that occurred citywide in 2010. Through August of 2011,… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn and Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announce citywide school attendance campaign “Be Here. Get There.” will encourage students to go to school by using incentives, a public education campaign using local and national hip hop artists like Macklemore and Wiz Khalifa, and sports figures like NBA player… [ Keep reading ]
On October 2nd at approximately 11:26 p.m. officers responded to multiple 911 calls of a shooting in the 1700 block of Boylston Avenue. Preliminary investigation indicates that a male victim in his 30’s was walking alone in the 1700 block of Boylston Avenue when he was confronted by a male suspect armed with… [ Keep reading ]