The Seattle Police Department will have an increased and visible presence at the upcoming Rock and Roll Marathon and Seattle Pridefest following the horrific act of bigotry and terrorism committed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on Sunday, June 12. Police are working closely with event coordinators to and are… [ Keep reading ]
Two men are in custody following an early morning burglary on Phinney Ridge. Shortly after 3:00 am this morning, neighbors in the 6500 block of 1st Avenue NW called 911 and reported hearing shattering glass and a possible burglary at an unoccupied home. Patrol officers and a K-9 Officer Mark Wong and… [ Keep reading ]
A complaint about a sleeping passenger on a shuttle bus Wednesday led police to arrest an armed felon with a stolen handgun. Officers Michael Sudduth and Todd Wiebke boarded the bus in the 1600 block of Harbor Avenue Southwest around 3:15 PM, approached the slumbering suspect and asked him to leave. The man waved them… [ Keep reading ]
Police found a car thief asleep at the wheel Monday night after tracking a stolen Honda from Queen Anne to the West Woodland neighborhood. A Queen Anne resident called SPD around 9 PM Monday from the 3200 block of Conkling Place West and reported someone had stolen his Honda Prelude… [ Keep reading ]
SWAT officers arrested a 37 year-old man at his Greenwood apartment today after receiving information from his out-of-state friend the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that he had made threats against a Seattle mosque. Earlier today, the suspect posted threats online and, in a separate posting, claimed to have purchased… [ Keep reading ]
A woman is in the hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a car Monday night while she was crossing the street at 37th Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. At approximately 6:50 pm, an adult woman was crossing the street when she was struck by… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department offers its sincere condolences to all affected by today’s tragic mass shooting in Orlando. I have been in communication with senior officials from the FBI and DHS, as well as our state and local law enforcement partners. While there is no information indicating any specific threat to… [ Keep reading ]
South Precinct Officers arrested a convicted felon today after he threatened to shoot a woman and the school where she works. A woman called 911 at 7:30 AM Friday to report her ex-boyfriend threatened to shoot her, her family and the local high school where she is employed. Officers checked… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 16-year-old Friday in West Seattle after he reportedly showed off a stolen handgun to his friends before trying to ditch it near a school. Just before 9:30 AM, police received a report that the suspect was showing off a handgun to a group of teenagers in the 8600 block… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are investigating following a pedestrian/car collision that occurred Wednesday night near Northgate. At about 6:15 pm, officers responded along with Seattle Fire to the collision at 5th Avenue NE/NE 115th Street. Police determined a 20-year-old woman was driving southbound on 5th Avenue NE when an 8-year-old girl, who… [ Keep reading ]