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Police Bag Wallingford Bike Burglar

Officers arrested a burglar Friday night after he broke into a storage unit and stole two bikes from a Wallingford apartment complex. A witness called police just before midnight to report a man he didn’t recognize in his apartment’s parking garage in the 4300 block of Stone Way North. The… [ Keep reading ]

Bike Officers Recover Gun, Catch Two Felony Suspects

Police caught two wanted men and recovered a gun Wednesday evening outside a Central District mini-golf course. At about 5:30 PM, gang detective Wade Jones spotted a man near 23rd and Union, who was wanted on a warrant for a prior case, where police found him carrying a stolen gun. Bike… [ Keep reading ]

Police Searching for Suspect After Man Slashes Woman In SoDo

A woman was punched in the face and slashed in a violent encounter Tuesday morning in the SODO area. Police received a 911 call shortly before 10:30 AM about a stabbing in the 2200 block of 4th Ave South. Officers arrived and immediately began speaking with the victim and searching for… [ Keep reading ]

(Update) Barricaded Man In Custody After Ongoing Closure of Greenwood Avenue

Update: The suspect was seen starting a fire inside the apartment after police entered the man’s residence with a remotely controlled robot around 6:30 PM. Firefighters assisted with controlling fire and the suspect finally emerged from the apartment and was taken into custody. The suspect is being taken to the hospital for an… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Searching For Downtown Bank Robber

Detectives are looking for a man who got dressed up before robbing a downtown bank Monday morning. Officers were dispatched to the bank in the 1400 block of 5 Ave after a hold-up alarm was tripped just before 10 AM. The suspect, a white male in his 50’s wearing a grey suit and… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Seek Help Identifying May Day Suspects

Detectives are asking for help identifying two suspects who damaged a car during the May Day riots on Capitol Hill. The first suspect, a man with blonde hair, wearing a jacket with leather sleeves can be seen striking the car window with a chain. The second suspect, wearing black shorts and a black… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Awakes to Find Burglar In Her Home, Throws Him Out

Police arrested a burglar in Ravenna early Sunday after a homeowner awoke to find a man inside her house. The victim woke up around 5 AM and saw a man standing in the hallway outside her bedroom. The woman began shouting at the suspect, who backpedaled toward the woman’s front door, where the… [ Keep reading ]

Police Catch Suspect in Capitol Hill Robbery

Officers arrested a suspect in a strong-arm robbery on Capitol Hill early Sunday morning. Police were alerted to the robbery that happened in a parking lot near Broadway and Pike St shortly before 2 AM. The roughed up victims told officers several men began accosting them trying to demand their… [ Keep reading ]

Robber Shoots Victim and Fellow Suspect During Cell-Phone Theft

UPDATE 5/28/15: SWAT officers served a search warrant in the Leschi neighborhood early this morning and arrested the suspected gunman in Saturday’s shooting. SWAT officers converged on a home in the 800 block of 28 Ave. S. and arrested a 20-year-old man, identified by robbery detectives during their investigation. Police… [ Keep reading ]

Robbery Suspect Found Deceased Following Greenwood Standoff

Following a lengthy standoff with a wanted bank robber Thursday, Seattle police entered the man’s Greenwood home and found him deceased from apparent self-inflicted wounds. Detectives went to the man’s home in 9200 block of 3 Ave NW around 10:15 AM to arrest him on a warrant related to a February bank robbery in North… [ Keep reading ]