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Detectives Seize Gun, Drugs and a Jeep During Halloween Gang Patrol

Gang Unit detectives working an emphasis patrol in the Central District on Halloween night arrested two men and seized a gun, drugs, and a Jeep which may be connected to a recent shooting in south Seattle, which left two people wounded. In recent weeks, sources have told gang detectives about… [ Keep reading ]

Enhancing Child Safety in School Zones through Automated Speed Enforcement

A program initiated by the City of Seattle to help impact dangerous speeding in school zones, reduce collisions and enhance the safety of children and pedestrians is kicking off today.  Starting November 1st, school zone speed cameras will go “live” in four selected school zones around the city: Broadview-Thomson K-8 School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Olympic View Elementary… [ Keep reading ]

“Grim Reapers” Rob Family In Beacon Hill Home Invasion

Robbery detectives are looking for suspects in a Halloween home invasion on Beacon Hill after a family opened their front door expecting trick-or-treaters, and instead found three armed men dressed like the Grim Reaper. The three suspects—dressed all in black and wearing what the victims described as “grim reaper costumes”—knocked on the… [ Keep reading ]

(Update: All Clear) Police Searching Hospital After Unconfirmed Report of Armed Man

Seattle police are investigating an unconfirmed report of an armed man at a Central District hospital. Just after 9:30 am, a man called police and reported he had seen a man carrying a rifle in the Swedish Hospital parking garage at 16th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Police have only received… [ Keep reading ]

Police Negotiators Working to Coax Man Out of Green Lake

Police negotiators and firefighters are on scene at Green Lake trying to convince a man, who appears to be experiencing a mental health issue, to come out of the water. Around 8:30 am, police received a report that the man was in the water at Green Lake, yelling at bystanders… [ Keep reading ]

Burglary in Highland Park, one suspect caught after K-9 track

Three kids pushing a shopping cart with flat-screen televisions in it just before midnight  is sure to arouse some suspicion, even if it is Halloween.  It certainly did for one Southwest Precinct officer who saw the three pushing the cart in the 1200 Block of SW Holden.  The officer knew that… [ Keep reading ]