Homicide Detectives have arrested a man after a victim died following assault. Officers were called to the 300 block of 4 Avenue South November 7th for a report of an assault following a disturbance. On November 12th, the 55-year-old man died from injuries sustained in the assault. Homicide detectives worked… [ Keep reading ]
Traffic Collision Detectives need your help identifying a pickup truck and locating a driver who struck a woman in the 9500 block of Aurora Avenue North on November 13th. Witnesses called 911 just after 12:30 am after finding a 25-year-old woman, who had been struck by a driver in a pickup…. [ Keep reading ]
If you’ll be out shopping on Black Friday or F5-ing your way through Cyber Monday, please be mindful that this is also a busy season for car prowlers and package thieves. SPD’s Crime Analysis Unit has identified the spots most heavily-targeted by prowlers during last year’s holiday shopping season, and… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Police Department returned seized artifacts to Mexico at a repatriation ceremony held at the Consulate of Mexico. In November 2017, SPD was contacted about an estate sale where Mexican artifacts were being sold. Upon examination of the items by anthropology experts and Mexican officials it was determined… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man in the Green Lake neighborhood early Tuesday after he set at least eight fires in North Seattle. Around 5:30 AM, numerous witnesses called 911 to report fires in the neighborhoods surrounding Green Lake. The first fire was set outside a Phinney Ridge home, where a small pile… [ Keep reading ]
Update 12/7/18: Detectives have determined that the suspect may have been staying at a nearby motel and have obtained video footage of the possible suspect and two other individuals leaving the motel. The suspect is described as a black male in his twenties, skinny, short hair, wearing a black hooded… [ Keep reading ]
Robbery detectives with the Seattle Police Department and King County Sheriff’s Office robbery are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a series of pizza shop robberies. Officers began investigating these robberies July 27th when a pair of men approached a pizza shop employee attempting to complete a… [ Keep reading ]
Ride Along with Chief Best Signing the @SPOG1952 contract today with @MayorJenny and @SeattleCouncil members @CMLGonzalez and @CMRobJohnson, as well members of the Chinatown International District community. Moving forward, looking ahead! pic.twitter.com/kMkIbk9VNR — Chief Carmen Best (@carmenbest) November 14, 2018 Great @SeattlePD roll call visit this morning! Thank you to… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department has received numerous inquiries regarding a recent and widely publicized case involving the untimely death of a young man. The young man was at a hospital and under the care of a physician when he died, and the King County Medical Examiner has ruled that the… [ Keep reading ]
Congrats to our electronic-sniffing K9 Bear (who can’t read this) and his handler, Det. Ian Polhemus (who can!) on their ASPCA award for public service, featured in PARADE Magazine. Public Service Award: Bear (Police Dog), Seattle, Washington A former homeless Labrador-mix, born in 2013, Bear found his calling in an innovative program in… [ Keep reading ]
