The Seattle Police Department is in the training and evaluation stages of deploying an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Since first exploring the possibilities and advantages of an unmanned aerial program to the present day, nothing has changed substantively. The possible use of a UAV by SPD has been in the… [ Keep reading ]
On 4/22/12, just shortly after 2:00 a.m., multiple shots were fired from a vehicle, in the area of 2nd Ave and Yesler Way. Officers in the nearby area responded and located the 21-year-old female victim down on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. The victim and her boyfriend… [ Keep reading ]
On April 22nd, at approximately 8:45 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 5200 Block of University Way NE. Officers arrived and located a male victim, shirtless, sitting on the sidewalk holding paper towels against an apparent stab wound to the left side of… [ Keep reading ]
On April 22nd, just before 7:00 pm, a Southwest Precinct officer working as part of the Alki Emphasis, was flagged down by a motorcyclist at Alki Avenue Southwest and Marine Avenue Southwest. The complainant stated that just moments earlier a man driving a white Hyundai had intentionally struck his motorcycle… [ Keep reading ]