Update to Stabbing Incident on SW Barton Street

Here is some additional information from this morning’s incident: The 51-year-old male victim called 911 reporting that he had been stabbed several times by a known male.  The first officer arrived in the 1700 Block of SW Barton Street within two minutes of the call being dispatched.  The officer obtained a description of the suspect [...]
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Felon Facing Charges For Shooting Man In Botched West Seattle Robbery

A 19-year-old felon is in jail recovering from gunshot wounds and facing charges for seriously wounding another man in an exchange of gunfire during a violent robbery attempt in West Seattle Monday night. Shortly after 11 pm on April 1st, a 27-year-old for-hire driver pulled his Cadillac over along SW Charlestown Street and Avalon Way [...]
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A woman was attacked by a unknown man in West Seattle

A woman was attacked this morning in West Seattle.  Just shortly after 5:00 a.m., the victim was jogging Southbound on the East side-mid block in the 5400 block of California Av SW when the unknown suspect came out of the shadows and grabbed her.  The man grabbed the victim’s waist, pulled her down into crouch position and fondled her genital [...]
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Reports of Two Drive-By Shootings in West Seattle, No Injuries

Southwest Precinct officers responded to two separate reports of shots fired within 30 minutes last night in West Seattle. Beginning around 10:15 pm, neighbors in the 2000 Block of SW Cloverdale Street reported shots fired in the area.  According to witness, a gold car, possibly a Taurus, circled the block once and then parked just [...]
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Man Shot in West Seattle

A man sustained life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times in West Seattle before midnight.  At approximately 11:20 p.m. on April 1st, 2013 officers responded to a shots fired call in the 2900 block of SW Charlestown Street.  Upon arrival officers discovered a 27-year-old male victim on the ground with several gunshot wounds to the torso.  [...]
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Officers Arrest Half-Naked Man For Emptying Fire Extinguisher In West Seattle Bar

Just after 1 am this morning, police received a report that a man was exposing himself inside a West Seattle bar, where he had thrown “some kind of smoke” like some sort of half-naked wizard. Officers arrived at the  Yen Wor Village Restaurant and Bar, near California Ave SW and SW College Street, where employees recounted [...]
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