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Armed Robbery of a Business

A man who robbed a South Seattle business at gunpoint tonight remains at large.  At approximately 6:20 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of an armed robbery to a business (A Dog’s Dream) located in the 5900 block of Airport Way South.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect came into the business, pointed a handgun… [ Keep reading ]

A Consortium for a New Policing Paradigm

How should police deal with aggressive panhandlers? Should jaywalking laws be strictly enforced? How can police agencies better monitor themselves for racial profiling or biased policing when it occurs?  These are the types of questions that police executives, criminal justice academics and community members delved into during a two day… [ Keep reading ]

Police Looking for Magnolia Bank Robber

Seattle police are looking for a robber who pulled a gun on a bank teller in a holdup Tuesday afternoon. Around 11:30 am, the suspect walked into a Bank of America on 34th Avenue W and W McGraw Street in Magnolia, pulled out a gun and demanded money. The suspect then… [ Keep reading ]

Pedestrian/vehicle collision investigation

A man was sent to the hospital last night with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a car as he was attempting to cross South Dearborn Street in the International District. At 9:10 pm, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian/vehicle collision in the 900 Block of South… [ Keep reading ]