On December 24th at approximately 2:04 a.m. officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue South.  Upon arrival officers located an adult male victim with a through and through gunshot wound to his foot.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim and his girlfriend had run into her ex-boyfriend at a club.  Tempers flared [...]

On December 23rd at 9:52 p.m. officers were on patrol when they came upon a male victim on the sidewalk in the 1400 block of 2nd Avenue who had just been assaulted.  As officers approached, witnesses pointed out a suspect and one officer engaged in a short foot pursuit and apprehended the suspect.  Another officer stayed with [...]

On December 24th at approximately 10:22 a.m. officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at a coffee shop in the 14300 block of Lake City Way NE.  The suspect was gone upon the officers’ arrival on scene and remains at large.  Preliminary investigation indicates that a male suspect entered the coffee shop, displayed [...]

In the afternoon hours of December 23rd witnesses called 911 to report that multiple male and female subjects had unlawfully entered and occupied a residence under renovation in the 1900 block of East Spruce Street.  Nobody was currently living in the house and the witnesses knew that the subjects occupying the residence did not live there. Officers arrived on [...]

The Office of Professional Accountability has released its report on SPD use of in-car video systems.  To view the report, see the attached link below: http://www.seattle.gov/police/OPA/Docs/InCar_Video_12_23_2011.pdf

On December 22nd, at approximately 11:13 pm, South Precinct officers responded to the 3300 Block of South Graham Street to investigate a strong arm robbery of a pedestrian.  The victim stated that he was walking westbound on South Graham carrying a grocery bag when he was passed  by a group of 7-8 black male teens walking [...]

On December 21st at approximately 10:10 p.m. a 52-year-old male victim was gathering his property behind an abandoned apartment complex in the 100 block of 14th Avenue when two unknown male suspects attacked him.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the assault was unprovoked and no hostile words were exchanged prior to the assault.  During the assault, one [...]

On December 21st at approximately 2:48 p.m. officers responded to a report of a bank robbery in the 4100 block of University Way.  The suspect was gone upon the officers’ arrival on scene.  A witness who got a good look at the suspect flagged down one of the responding officers and provided him with a description.  Officers [...]

The following is a post from Mayor Mike McGinn’s blog: The people of Seattle deserve a police force that fights crime in a way that is fair and equitable. We deserve a police force that is well trained and accountable for its actions. We deserve a police force that is respectful and professional in all [...]

ADRT officers conducted a high visibility emphasis on 35th Avenue SW on December 21st.   The officers issued a combination of citations and warnings for the following: 1 at 54 mph 1 at 50 mph 2 at 48 mph 2 at 47 mph 3 at 46 mph 2 at 45 mph 3 Cell Phone 3 No [...]