Officers were dispatched to a report of a child in the water in the 100 Block of Lakeside Avenue South at approximately 3:30 pm on May 15th.  The first arriving Seattle Police officers got to the scene just as a civilian witness was bringing the boy up out of the water.  The boy, 15, had no [...]

The Seattle Police Department Harbor Unit and Kvichak Marine Industries invites the public to an open house to welcome their new 45′ Response Boat Medium, Patrol 9, to the harbor fleet.  Join the officers for a vessel tour and enjoy a barbeque at the Harbor Station this Saturday, May 19th, from 11:00 am-3 pm, at [...]

On April 30th at approximately 2:53 p.m. a citizen called 911 to report two people in the water screaming for assistance approximately 30 feet from Gas Works Park.  Their kayak had capsized and they were struggling to make it to shore.  Seattle Police Harbor Patrol units responded to the area.  Harbor Officers located both individuals struggling [...]

On March 12th at approximately 6:30 a.m. a frantic call was placed to the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Unit by a Lake Union Crew coach.  The caller stated that a sudden wind storm had come up and eight people had been thrown from their boat into the 44 degree water of Lake Union just west of [...]

On February 19th, at approximately 11:00 am, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire Departments responded to a report of a missing diver off Seacrest Park in West Seattle.  The diver failed to surface after participating in a training dive. Divers  from the Seattle Harbor Patrol Unit and the Seattle Fire Department, as well as the Coast [...]

Entry Level Police Officer Exam: June 23-24, 2012.  Online Application Filing Period: April 2–27, 2012 at www.seattlepolicejobs.com WORKSHOPS: We have free pre-test workshops available to help you prepare for the June 23-24 Entry Level Police Officer Exam.  You must pre-register with the Recruiting Unit in order to attend.    Please e-mail Officer Andre Sinn at [...]

On Saturday night I had the privilege of attending the Seattle Hotel Association’s Evening of Hope Gala and Auction.  The designated beneficiary for the event was our very own Seattle Police Foundation.  The honorees for the event were none other than my friends Gil Kerlikowske and Anna Laszlo.  As you undoubtedly remember, Gil was my [...]

The Seattle Hotel Association hosted their annual Evening of Hope Gala to benefit the Seattle Police Foundation, and honor President Obama’s Drug Czar and former Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske and his wife, Anna Laszlo Seattle, Washington — February 6, 2012 — This past Saturday, the Seattle Hotel Association hosted the 15th annual Evening of [...]

Yesterday, a Parking Enforcement Supervisor delivered a car load of new and gently used shoes to Redeeming Soles.  All of the shoes were donated by the men and women of the Seattle Police Department. The shoe drive was a month long event with donation boxes at each Precinct.   Redeeming Soles is a non-profit organization that collects, cleans, sorts, and distributes shoes to Treehouse for [...]

 On 12/24/11, an officer was working in full uniform at Century Link Field at the Seahawks vs. 49er’s football game. A fight broke out in the stands in section 130 and the victim officer was heard over police radio asking for a “fast back-up”. Responding officers located the victim officer and the suspect. Once the suspect was [...]