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Taiwanese association offers reward in fatal hit & run of Michael Wang

The Taiwanese Association of Greater Seattle (TAGS) is offering a $6000 reward for information resulting in an arrest in the hit and run death of husband and father Michael Wang.  After consulting with TAGS member William Wang – father of Michael Wang – the TAGS Board decided to do something to help the Seattle Police investigation to [...]

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SPD Tells SoDo Club Owners To Clean Up Drugs, Violence

The owners of a SoDo nightclub could soon face hefty fines or even closure due to ongoing problems with drugs and violence at the business. This week, the Seattle Police Department sent a letter to the owners of Studio Seven, located at 1st Avenue and S. Horton St, officially putting them on notice that their [...]

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Robbery investigation in Aurora motel, suspects arrested

On May 14th, at approximately 4:00 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of a fight disturbance with a weapon inside a motel located in the 12000 Block of Aurora Avenue North.  Officers arrived and contacted two victims.  They stated that it was actually an armed robbery that had occurred.  A witness told officers [...]

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Detectives Seize Hundreds Of Off-Menu Pot Plants From South Seattle Restaurant

Narcotics detectives seized hundreds of marijuana plants from a south Seattle restaurant Monday morning after a fire at the business led investigators to a grow operation hidden in the business’s basement. Around 8am this morning, firefighters staunched a small blaze in the back of the My Canh restaurant near Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and S. [...]

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Stolen car, pursuit, leaves destructive path in North Seattle

This is preliminary information and subject to change.  This incident is still being investigated. On May 11th, at approximately 6:30 pm, a North Precinct officer recovered a stolen Honda Accord from the Greenlake neighborhood.  The registered owner was contacted and stated that they would pick it up from its location, but that they were coming from [...]

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Arrest made in last month’s West Seattle deli robbery

On April 22nd, at approximately 11:45 am, a lone male walked into a deli in the 7500 Block 35th Avenue Southwest.  The suspect approached the counter and removed a handgun from his waistband.  He pointed it at the clerk and demanded money from the till.  The suspect then fled the store and jumped into a [...]

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Auto Thieves Arrested For Stealing Stolen Truck

One man’s truck proved popular with criminals this week after it was stolen twice in one night: first by a carjacker, and then by a trio of opportunistic auto thieves. Earlier this week, a female friend of the 44-year-old male victim contacted police to report that the victim had been carjacked at gunpoint in downtown [...]

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Task Force Working to Identify Suspects In May Day Vandalism

A task force of prosecutors, police, and federal law enforcement are working to identify and bring charges against demonstrators who caused thousands of dollars in damage in downtown Seattle on May 1st. Task force members are now reviewing physical and video evidence from the protests, and are looking for any other videos of the event [...]

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Death Investigation

On 05-07-12, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a jogger discovered a dead body (male) along the beach shoreline at Golden Gardens Park in the 8400 block of Seaview Av NW.  Out of an abundance of caution, Homicide Detectives responded to the scene.  There were no signs of trauma or foul play. The King County Medical Examiner responded and took custody of the decedent. [...]

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Shots Fired in North Seattle

On May 4th at approximately 11:02 p.m. officers responded to multiple 911 calls of shots being fired from a vehicle in the 800 block of NW 92nd Street.  The vehicle was described as a light colored sedan, unknown make or model. Responding officers recovered shell casings from the street.  Officers inspected the nearby residences and found no damage.  [...]

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