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Sound Transit Bus Driver Strikes Female Pedestrian

A woman in her 50’s was struck by a Sound Transit bus in the International District today.  At about 5:33 p.m. officers responded to a pedestrian/bus collision in the 700 block of 5th Avenue South.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim pedestrian, a woman in her 50’s, was crossing 5th… [ Keep reading ]

Seventeen Shots Fired In Rolling Gun Battle On Beacon Hill

Gunmen fired at least 17 shots in a rolling shootout on Beacon Hill Thursday evening. Around 8pm, witnesses reported seeing suspects in two cars—a cream-colored Ford Bronco and a gold Honda—rolling south on Beacon Avenue, exchanging gunfire as they passed the Jefferson Golf Course. No one was injured in the shooting,… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Shuts Down Another Honduran Drug Ring In Downtown Seattle

Seattle police swept through the downtown Tuesday, rounding up nearly two dozen members of a large and well-organized Honduran drug ring, which was pulling in tens of thousands of dollars every day from crack sales along the Pike/Pine corridor. Late last year, police began seeing an influx of a special… [ Keep reading ]