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South Seattle robber being sought

Chevron Station robbed at gun point. This morning just shortly after midnight the clerk from the Chevron Station at 6600 MLK Jr Wy S called 9-1-1 to report that his store had been robbed by a male with a gun. Officers arrived, set up containment, and a K9 track was started.  The… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives investigating suspicious apartment fire

Police and Fire personnel responded to an apartment fire this morning. Just shortly before 2:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of an apartment fire in the 3600 block of 34 Av S. Fire Marshal 5 and Arson Bomb Squad responded.  It was inconclusive as to if the fire was set intentionally or… [ Keep reading ]

Armed robber found hiding out at Kent area hotel

Detectives track down and arrest armed robber. On 12/18/12, just shortly before 11:00 a.m., the victim was laying in bed  at her home in the 6300 block of 42 Av SW with her three-year-old daughter when she was awakened to the sound of her front door being kicked in. The… [ Keep reading ]

Man arrested after hurling a large bottle at officers

A man was arrested after he rushed officers and hurled a large bottle at them. This morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Queen Anne Av N to investigate a man who was breaking his apartment windows and throwing items out the window. Officers… [ Keep reading ]

SPD warning public of possible police impersonator in Volunteer Park

Seattle police detectives are investigating two recent incidents in Volunteer Park where someone is pretending to be a police officer.  In both cases, the victims reported the incident to the actual police.  The first occurred on December 19th, around 7:30 pm, although it wasn’t reported to us until the next day. … [ Keep reading ]

Man arrested for assaulting sandwich shop employee

Officer on-views a disturbance inside a sandwich shop. This morning at approximately 5:00 a.m. an officer on patrol observed a man inside a Subway sandwich shop at 2002 Fairview Av waving his arms and appeared to be yelling at the employee behind the counter. The employee ran outside, and the… [ Keep reading ]

Highland Park grocery robbed at gunpoint, suspect still at large

A Highland Park store was robbed last night by an unknown male suspect just before 7:30 pm.  Fortunately, the clerk was not injured. Southwest Precinct officers responded to the El Quetzal mini mart, located in the 9200 Block of 2nd Avenue SW.  According to the clerk, at around 7:25 pm,… [ Keep reading ]

Stolen car, foot pursuit on Capitol Hill

A man fleeing on foot from a stolen car last night on Captiol Hill was caught by officers after a brief foot pursuit.  Last night, at around 6:40 pm, two  East Precinct officers responded to the area of 13th Avenue East and East John Street after hearing reports of a… [ Keep reading ]

Car/pedestrian fatality collision investigation on Lake City Way NE

Last night, just before 7:00 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car in the 11000 Block of Lake City Way NE. A Saturn Ion was travelling north in the 11000 Block of Lake City Way NE.  At the same time, an adult… [ Keep reading ]

Marijuana grow operation discovered inside abandoned house

Detectives recovered 200 marijuana plants from a house in South Seattle. This morning at approximately 7:30 a.m., officers responded with Seattle Fire(SFD) to a house fire in the 5800 block of Seward Park Av S.  SFD found a significant fire and no one home.  During a search of the home SFD found an… [ Keep reading ]