SPD Arson detectives are investigating after a one-block stretch in the University District became the scene of several arson fires and attempted arson fires Friday night. Just before 7 pm, police and firefighters were called to 55th and Brooklyn Ave after someone started a fire on a porch and on a couch on the street. [...]
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Update to Shooting Incident on MLK
Here is some updated information from the shooting investigation last night on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South: Just before 2:00 AM this morning, the second suspect called 911 from Tukwila. He stated that he was the registered owner of the handgun police had recovered from the scene and was involved in the shooting. Seattle [...]
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Man Assaulted & Beaten Downtown, Two Suspects in Custody
Officers arrested two men for brutally beating a man downtown last night. On May 17th at approximately 9:50 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of an assault in the 100 block of Pike Street. Officers arrived within two minutes of the original 911 call and secured the scene. The suspects had fled the area [...]
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Be Careful Who You Get In A Car With
Officers arrested a woman after she shot at another woman inside a vehicle this morning. At approximately 2:04 a.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a fight disturbance in the area of the Noc Noc bar located at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street. One complainant stated a gunshot was heard. Officers arrived in the [...]
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Shooting in North Seattle, Suspect in Custody
A 20-year-old felon in possession of a firearm is in jail following a shooting in North Seattle early this morning. At approximately 1:15 a.m. officers responded to a call of shots fired at North 85th Street and Fremont Avenue North. A responding officer was flagged down at North 86th Street and Fremont Avenue North by a [...]
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Man Stabbed in Victor Steinbruck Park, Suspect Arrested
A man in his 30s was seriously wounded in a stabbing in Victor Steinbrueck Park Friday afternoon. Officers arrested the suspect about a half-mile from the scene. The incident unfolded just before 2:30 pm, when police received a report of two men fighting and throwing glass bottles at each other near Western Ave. and Virginia Street. [...]
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South Seattle stabbing suspect being sought
A woman was found stabbed this morning in South Seattle. Just shortly after 5:00 a.m., the complainant called 911 to report that he was walking on Rainier Av S when he came across a woman who had been stabbed in the face. The caller went on to say that the victim was sitting on the sidewalk in [...]
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Shooting in North Seattle
Officers continue their search for a suspect that remains at large after a shooting in North Seattle this evening. At approximately 10:59 p.m. officers responded to a shooting in the 14300 block of Aurora Avenue North. Preliminary investigation indicates that the shooting took place in the parking lot behind the Hertz car rental building. The suspect [...]
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Recognize Any of These May Day 2013 Rioters?
Detectives need your help identifying eight suspects wanted for assault, property damage and rioting on May Day 2013. Please take a look through our photo gallery of the eight suspects—along with a list of crimes they’re wanted for—and check out the three videos further down the page. If you recognize any of the suspects, please [...]
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That Luggage Doesn’t Pass the Sniff Test
Seattle Police Arson/Bomb Squad detectives responded to the King Street Station to investigate a suspicious suitcase this afternoon. At approximately 3:58 p.m. a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer’s ”bomb dog” alerted on a suitcase that was on a conveyer belt at the Amtrak train station located in the 300 block of South Jackson Street. DHS called Seattle Police [...]
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