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Homicide in Roosevelt Related to a “Road Rage” Type Traffic Incident

A 42-year-old man was fatally shot in Roosevelt Friday night, August 31st. Investigators now believe this may have been directly related to a road rage type of traffic incident.   At approximately 7:26 p.m. officers responded to the 7500 block of 15th Avenue NE for the report of multiple shots… [ Keep reading ]

So Three Guys Walk Into a Scrapyard and Try to Steal a 500-Pound Piece of Metal…

…And they might’ve gotten away with it if not for a group of metaling meddling officers. Last month, scrap metal businesses in SoDo and Georgetown were targeted in a flurry of break-ins. “We’ve had a lot of places continually get hit,” says South Precinct Burglary Detective Danial Conine. “It’s a big problem… [ Keep reading ]

North Seattle motel robbed, suspects still at large

A man armed with a handgun confronted the night clerk of the Marco Polo Motel last night shortly before midnight.  The suspect confronted the clerk just outside the office of the motel, located at 4114 Aurora Avenue North, and then  forced the victim back into the office where he demanded access to… [ Keep reading ]

Strong Arm Robbery Suspect Arrested

Since August 14th there have been over 25 reported necklace grabs and purse snatches in the south end.  Most have occurred in Seattle, although some have taken place in King County and Renton. The suspects are males in their teens to 20’s, working alone or in groups of two to four.  In some… [ Keep reading ]

Maintenance Work Over Labor Day Weekend To Impact City of Seattle Online Services

The City of Seattle’s data center will be partially shut down from Friday, August 31st to Tuesday, September 4th to conduct maintenance on a portion of the electrical system serving the Seattle Municipal Tower.  This shutdown will impact the City’s non-critical information technology systems.  Some City web services will be unavailable… [ Keep reading ]

Two Arrested For Trying to Pimp Undercover Cops At Westlake

Two suspected pimps are facing charges after they tried to recruit two teenage girls in downtown Seattle last week. Those teens actually turned out to be two undercover cops working a sting operation. Last Thursday, August 23rd, two officers went undercover, posing as 17 year olds in a sting in… [ Keep reading ]

FBI and SPD write Oxy dealers a prescription: jail time

FBI AND SEATTLE SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE TARGET MAJOR NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION RING FOLLOWING LENGTHY INVESTIGATION Trafficked and Distributed Thousands of Oxycodone Pills More than 100 federal and local law enforcement agents fanned out across the Puget Sound Region and Northern California today to arrest more than 20 defendants implicated in… [ Keep reading ]

South Seattle Chain-Snatch Suspect Arrested

A 19-year-old man suspected of snatching jewelry in a recent rash of street robberies in South Seattle is in custody after he turned himself in to detectives on Friday. Last week, detectives—who are investigating a spate of more than 20 purse and necklace snatchings across the South Precinct—put the word… [ Keep reading ]

Man shot outside Hookah Bar

Disturbance outside Hookah Bar leaves one man shot. Just shortly after 4 a.m. this morning two adult men got into a verbal altercation outside a Hookah Bar at 12th and Main. The altercation escalated and one man was shot. According to Security, the two men may have been shooting at… [ Keep reading ]

Robber being sought

Robber walks into Starbucks and demands money. On 08/24/12, just shortly before 5:00 p.m, officers responded to a micro Starbucks store located in the University of Washington downtown campus building at 1325 4th Ave .  The suspect entered the store with his hands behind his back and demanded money.  No weapon… [ Keep reading ]