Police arrested four teenage girls Tuesday afternoon after they beat up and robbed two women in the Dunlap neighborhood. The women told police they were walking on the Mapes Creek Walkway, near 52 Avenue South, at 5:20 PM when four teens approached. A teen asked one of the women for… [ Keep reading ]
Mike Ciesynski knows evil. He sees it every time he opens one of the fat binders that pack the sagging bookshelves in his cramped office at police headquarters. Each case neatly labeled with the names of victims killed years, often decades, ago. There was 15-year-old Sarah Beth Lundquist, raped and… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 37-year-old man early Sunday for threatening three men with a knife on Capitol Hill and yelling derogatory remarks about their sexual orientation. Shortly after midnight, a victim flagged down officers patrolling the area on foot and pointed out a man chasing one of his friends with a… [ Keep reading ]
Officers on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of pistol whipping and robbing a victim earlier this month in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. Police are still searching for other men involved in the robbery. The mugging happened shortly after midnight on January 5th. The 24-year-old victim said he ran into an… [ Keep reading ]
A man told police he awoke inside a tent in a wooded area near Interstate 5 and Harborview Medical Center Wednesday to find he’d been shot in the leg. Police were called to Swedish Hospital after the patient arrived with a gunshot wound. The 41-year-old victim told officers he was sleeping, and… [ Keep reading ]
A teenage boy narrowly escaped injury during a drive-by shooting in the High Point neighborhood Wednesday night. The 17-year-old victim told police he was standing in front of a convenience store around 8 PM with an acquaintance, near Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Findlay, when a black or dark blue SUV… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers got a break Thursday when a burglary suspect hidden in an Alki neighborhood treehouse revealed his presence by yelling, “I give up.” Police, alerted by an off-duty firefighter, were tracking the burglar with a K9 unit. The firefighter saw the suspect steal several packages from a locked… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested two teenagers Wednesday for breaking into a Greenwood home while the owner was on vacation and leaving behind a huge mess of garbage and graffiti. A neighbor tipped off police that people were inside a home, located in the 100 block of Northwest 95th Street, that should have… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested three men Sunday who broke into a West Seattle home and stole a diamond ring, while the owner hid in a closet. The victim told police she heard voices outside the front door of her home in the 6000 block of 26th Avenue Southwest around noon and could… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested two teenagers around noon Wednesday for stealing a package from the front step of a Mt. Baker home. The homeowner told police one of the teens knocked on the door of his home, located in the 2800 block of 32nd Avenue South. The homeowner called 911 after he… [ Keep reading ]
