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Detectives Investigating Monday Morning Homicide in Pioneer Square Neighborhood

Homicide Detectives are investigating after a man was murdered in Pioneer Square Monday morning. Officers responded to the 100 block of Yesler Way at 4:12 am Monday for a report of a stabbing. Officers found and immediately began CPR on the 47-year-old victim. Seattle Fire Department Medics took the man to Harborview… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Protestors for Blocking Busy Downtown Intersection

Downtown officers arrested five women and two men after they blocked the intersection of 6th and Pike earlier this afternoon and refused to leave. Around 3:20 p.m, downtown officers responded to the area of 6th and Pike to a report of approximately fifty people protesting. The demonstration had spilled out into… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested, Gun Recovered After Shots Fired Downtown

A 47-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after firing a handgun near 4th Avenue and Pike Street.  There were no reported injuries, but a nearby business did sustain damage to a window. Shortly after 9:30 pm SPD’s 911 center received multiple reports of a man was firing a gun near 4th… [ Keep reading ]

Getting Ready for PRIDE, More Great Work, MCPP

PRIDE 2018 Hey #seattlepride revelers, check out this helpful map for Sunday’s parade. Includes parade route, locations of accessible seating, restrooms, and ?gardens! We are expecting upwards of 300,000 people – so plan ahead! #Pride2018 pic.twitter.com/G6DKoK1OVm — SeattleNeighborhood (@SeaNeighborhood) June 20, 2018 Great talking to @AlexRozierK5 and @dougdKING5 this… [ Keep reading ]

Overnight Collision in Ballard Leaves One Dead, Several Injured

Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are conducting the investigation into a multi-vehicle, fatality collision that left one person dead and several others injured in Ballard early Friday morning. At approximately 12:30 am, officers responded to the intersection of 15th Avenue NW and NW Market Street for a collision… [ Keep reading ]

Child Turned Over to Protective Services After Concerned Encampment Resident Contacts Police

Officers turned a five-month-old child over to protective services after a concerned encampment resident contacted police on May 30th and said the child was in danger. Police responded to an unsanctioned encampment in the 900 block of Poplar Place South around 9 pm on May 30th, where they learned residents… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Man for Firing, Possessing Stolen Gun in Georgetown

A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after witnesses observed him shoot at another man.  No one was injured, and the gun was recovered. At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, witnesses called 911 after observing two men in a disturbance at Corson Avenue South and South Michigan Street.  The witnesses reported… [ Keep reading ]

Man Tries to Make Shopping Cart Getaway With Garbage Can Full of Cigarettes

Police arrested a 57-year-old man for burglary after he tried to use a shopping cart as a getaway vehicle in a late-night heist at a Rainier Avenue smoke shop. A witness called police around 1:30 AM on June 16th after hearing the sound of breaking glass at a nearby smoke… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle University Releases 2017 Seattle Public Safety Survey Results

Today, Seattle University issued results for its third annual Public Safety Survey. This survey gauges attitudes around public safety issues, perceptions of police, neighborhoods and crime. Survey findings are used to support the Seattle Police Department’s Micro-Community Policing Plans (“MCPP”) initiative, which began three years ago and has been integral to… [ Keep reading ]

Police Seek Two Suspects In Assault Near Aurora

A woman was assaulted after confronting two people casing her neighbor’s home near Greenlake last last month, and police are now seeking the public’s help identifying the two suspects. Police were called to the 900 block of North 82nd Street on May 31st after the victim saw a man and… [ Keep reading ]