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SDOT, SPD Release March 24th After-Action Report and Action Plan to Improve Response When Streets Are Blocked Due to Collisions

SEATTLE–Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Seattle Police Department (SPD) have identified initial steps they will take to improve the city’s capacity to respond to major traffic incidents. This ability was clearly challenged on March 24 when an overturned truck on State Route 99 blocked all southbound lanes just north… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Chase Down Beacon Hill Jewelry Thief

Police arrested a man after he tried a ‘smash and grab’ jewelry heist at a Beacon Hill pawn shop Thursday afternoon. Officers were called by pawn shop employees who recognized the suspect from a Tuesday jewelry theft at the same location in the 2800 block of Rainier Ave South. In the… [ Keep reading ]

West Seattle Man Shot Following Text Message Dispute

One man was wounded after a dispute over text messages led to a shooting Thursday night outside a West Seattle apartment building. Police responded to SW Morgan Street and 35th Avenue SW just before 9:45 PM after receiving reports that a man had fired shots from an apartment building, striking a man on the… [ Keep reading ]