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Detectives Locate, Arrest Downtown Robbery Suspect

On July 23rd at 3:46 p.m. a 25-year-old male suspect entered a convenience/drug store in the 2600 block of 3rd Avenue downtown, grabbed four bottles of vodka from the liquor shelf and placed them in a shopping cart.  He left the store making no attempt to pay for the items.  The store’s… [ Keep reading ]

Help Police Find This Central District Booze Bandit

Robbery detectives need your help identifying a man wanted for stealing liquor and threatening staff members at a Central District grocery store. On July 20th, the man pulled a knife on employees at the Safeway on 22nd and E. Madison after they confronted him about the bottles of liquor he’d slipped… [ Keep reading ]

Robber Arrested After Stopping to Eat Ice Cream Behind a Dumpster

We’ve all been there: a rough day at work sends you spiraling downward into a pint of ice cream. And then, thanks to the restorative powers of an icy carton of Chunky Monkey, your day magically improves. But dessert is not always a panacea—it can be your undoing as well…. [ Keep reading ]

Man Runs Amok, Police Stop Him

Nine parked cars and two business windows in the Pike Pine corridor met the business end of a red, five foot long metal bar around 7:30 on Sunday night – courtesy of a 44-year old Seattle man. Not satisfied with the more than $5,000 worth of damage he caused, the man set his sights on a coffee shop sign… [ Keep reading ]

**UPDATE**North Seattle Rapist in custody**Woman sexually assaulted in North Seattle

The 34-year-old man depicted in this video is in custody. On August 4th, King County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the suspect for a Department of Corrections Probation Violation Warrant.  SPD Special Assault Detectives learned of the suspect’s arrest and interviewed him at KCJ.  Detectives are preparing to re-book the suspect for Investigation of Rape later… [ Keep reading ]

Man with Gun Arrested Last Night in South Seattle Attempting “Citizen’s Arrest”

A man was arrested last night after he showed up at a house in the Brighton neighborhood with a gun and reportedly threatened people inside. At 7:45 last night, officers responded to a report of a man with a gun standing in front of a house in the 3900 Block… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Wanted in Fatal Belltown Collision Arrested This Morning

A man with an outstanding murder warrant was arrested early this morning after officers contacted him stealing a package of beef jerky from a Belltown store. It was a little after midnight when the bicycle officers were patrolling the 1500 Block of 2nd Avenue.  They were flagged down by an employee… [ Keep reading ]

Alcohol Involved in Fatality Collision in West Seattle

A man is dead after two vehicles collide in West Seattle just after 9:00 p.m. this evening. At approximately 9:11 p.m. officers responded to a 911 report of a two vehicle rollover collision in the 7900 block of Delridge Way SW.  Preliminary investigation indicates that a Honda CRV was eastbound… [ Keep reading ]

Police Offer Voyeur Unobstructed View of Jail Cell

“Is there a problem officer?” A man with a penchant for upskirt photography got more than he bargained for when an alert police sergeant caught him in the act of– wait for it –upskirt photography. The sergeant was walking the beat at the Capitol Hill Block Party last night around 7… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman this morning

A Woman was sexually assaulted this morning as she slept at her camp site. This morning at approximately at 5:30 a.m., the victim initially contacted an unknown passing Good Samaritan who immediately referred her to the nearby Metro Supervisor on 4th Ave S just north of S Royal Brougham Wy.  She reported to the… [ Keep reading ]