On April 30th at approximately 2:53 p.m. a citizen called 911 to report two people in the water screaming for assistance approximately 30 feet from Gas Works Park. Their kayak had capsized and they were struggling to make it to shore. Seattle Police Harbor Patrol units responded to the area. Harbor Officers located both individuals struggling [...]
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OPA Monthly Report For March 2012 Now Available
The Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) has released their monthly report for March 2012. To view the report see the attached link below: http://www.seattle.gov/police/OPA/Docs/MonthlyReports/2012_March_Monthly_Report.pdf
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Smash & Grab Jewelry Robbery in South Seattle
On April 30th at 11:04 a.m. officers responded to the report of a robbery of a pawn shop in the 5700 block of MLK Jr. Way South. Preliminary investigation indicates that five suspects (four males and one female) entered the pawn shop armed with hammers, which they then used to smash out the glass of the [...]
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Shots Fired In Attempted Medical Marijuana Rip In Rainier Beach
A group of suspects opened fire on the home of a medical marijuana grower in South Seattle Saturday night after the victim refused to sell the suspects drugs without a prescription. Around 11:30 pm on April 28, three men knocked on the door of the victim’s home near 54th Avenue S. and S. Roxbury Street—where [...]
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Totals from National Drug Take Back Day-Seattle Police Department only
Here are the totals from Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day event at the Seattle Police Department precincts only. Regional and national figures are still being tabulated. From 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 28th, people dropped off expired, unwanted or unused prescription medications at the five Seattle Police Department precincts. Here are [...]
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