On April 28th at approximately 1:26 a.m. officers on patrol contacted a suspect for trespassing at 8th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  The suspect was obviously giving officers a false name and as the officers were walking him to the patrol car to investigate his identity further the suspect took off running westbound on South [...]

On March 19th at 9:47 a.m., the victim was using the ATM at a bank in the 500 block of S. Jackson when a female approached him asking for money. He told her no and started walking back to his apartment in the 400 block of Maynard Avenue S. Once arriving at his apartment, the female forced her way into the [...]

On 4/21/2012, at approximately 2:04 a.m., officers responded to a call of a collision in the 1900 block of Boren Ave involving a motorcycle and an aid car.  Shortly after the initial broadcast, it was upgraded to a fast back-up for Seattle Fire Personnel, as it was reported that a crowd was gathering and was [...]

One day after a press conference detailing the efforts of Seattle Police and federal law enforcement, Seattle Police detectives followed up on information that a violent, possibly armed fugitive was in the Eastlake neighborhood. Seattle Police moved in after developing a plan to safely apprehend the wanted fugitive.  In the early evening hours of April 19th, [...]

Mere moments after handing over cash for a used car Wednesday evening, a man found himself at the mercy of two carjackers in the Central District. The man told police that Wednesday afternoon, he contacted a woman about an online ad for a 1991 white Ford Explorer, and later met her in the parking lot [...]

The Seattle Police Department, in partnership with Seattle Parks and members of the Silent War Campaign and co-sponsored by the Seattle Police Foundation, will join 15 female youths in an educational fieldtrip to Mount Vernon to learn and enjoy the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this coming Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.     This fieldtrip provides [...]

On 4/6/2012, members from the Seattle Police Department participated in a charity basketball event in an effort to help raise funds for a local food bank and the Ballard High School football program. The department members who participated in this event did so on their own time as a way to give back and to do their [...]

On April 2nd, at approximately 11:40 pm, a man was in the 2900 Block of East Cherry Street when he was approached by another man asking for change.  When the victim told the suspect he did not have any change, the suspect produced a knife and lunged toward him.  The victim put his hands up [...]

On March 29th, at approximately 1:30 pm, East Precinct officers responded to an apartment building in the 2100 Block of East James street on a report of a domestic violence assault.  The call stated that an ex-boyfriend had shown up armed with a handgun.  The victim was able to escape to a nearby apartment.  According [...]

On March 26th, at approximately 12:20 am, a 22 year old male approached two East Precinct officers in the 1700 Block of Summit Avenue and told them that he had just been stabbed.  The officers observed that the victim had a small puncture wound to his upper chest, and immediately called for the Seattle Fire [...]