SPD detectives are investigating some reefer badness after burglars broke into two marijuana dispensaries in north Seattle in the last 24 hours. The first break-in happened at about 1:45 AM Tuesday morning at a dispensary near NE 86th Ave and Lake City Way. A witness called 911 he heard the dispensary’s burglar alarm ringing and [...]
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Man Loses Foot Race to Police Dog Last Night in North Seattle
A suspect with an outstanding Department of Corrections felony warrant for drugs and eluding police found out first hand that it is almost impossible to beat a German Shepard in a foot race. Last night at around 8:15 pm, North Precinct officers were assisting detectives with the arrest of the felon, who was wanted on [...]
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The First Rule of Fight Club Is: Don’t Join a Fight Club (UPDATED)
Seattle police broke up a teenage “fight club” at Golden Gardens over the weekend, proving once again that teenagers just aren’t ready for R-rated movies. Officers working an emphasis patrol in Golden Gardens pulled into the park’s upper parking lot just after midnight and spotted a crowd of about 40 juveniles cheering on a group [...]
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Arson Detectives Investigating University District Fires
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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DUI Driver Collides with Police Car and Flees the Scene
An officer on patrol in North Seattle was struck by a hit and run drunk driver early this morning on 3rd Avenue Northwest. At approximately 3:12 a.m. a uniformed patrol officer in a fully-marked Seattle Police car was driving northbound in the 6700 block of 3rd Avenue NW when the suspect driver suddenly cut across 3rd [...]
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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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SPD Rolling Out Crime Forecasting Program Citywide
This Sunday, as Seattle police officers start their shifts and file into roll calls at precincts around the city, they’ll be greeted with a map of their precincts. Each map will be speckled with red boxes, forecasting areas where officers might be more likely to catch a burglar breaking into a home, or a prowler [...]
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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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Man Arrested For Anti-Cake Crusade
There are few objective truths in the universe, but we all know the sky is blue, that water is wet, and that cake is better than pie. Unfortunately, as science has not yet devoted adequate resources to proving cake’s unquestionable status as the Alpha Pastry in the dessert food chain, violent pastry partisanship continues to rage [...]
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DUI Driver Crashes into Building, Flees and is Arrested
Officers arrested a suspected hit and run DUI driver after he crashed into a building and left the scene in North Seattle this afternoon. At approximately 1:06 p.m. officers responded to 911 reports of a car that crashed into the TJ Max building in the 11000 block of Roosevelt Way NE. Witnesses also reported to [...]
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