It just before 1 am Saturday morning when Officer Anh Hoang heard several loud bangs, like gunshots, as he was patrolling near Occidental Avenue and Yesler Way. As Officer Hoang drove toward the noises, he saw panicked people running through the streets. Expecting to find a gunman running through Pioneer Square, Officer Hoang drove toward [...]
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Early Morning Robbery Arrest Downtown
A 42-year-old man was arrested early this morning after he threatened a store clerk with a knife after being confronted for shoplifting in the 600 Block of 1st Avenue. Officers were a block away investigating another crime when the call came in a 4:40 this morning. The clerk at the 7-11 store at 1st and [...]
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Suspect arrested for choking a man in a downtown park
A victim was choked until he lost consciousness. Today, just shortly after 12:00 p.m., the suspect and victim were sitting on one of the benches in Victor Steinbrueck Park. They knew each other from previous contacts and reportedly had done some hitchhiking together. The suspect told the victim that he wanted money from him and [...]
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Ipad tracking program led officers to straight to robbery suspect
A man was beaten and robbed of his ipad. On 06-15-2013, just shortly before 11:00 p.m., the victim was walking through Freeway Park smoking a cigarette. The victim was approached by two men who asked him for a cigarette. The victim gave both men a cigarette and then one of them produced a can of [...]
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City Seeks to Put “Nuisance” Problems at Club Volume on Mute
After repeated problems at Pioneer Square’s Club Volume, Seattle police and the City Attorney’s office have declared the club a Chronic Public Nuisance. Since the beginning of the year, police have responded to more than a dozen incidents at Club Volume, including parking lot brawls, and incidents involving lax security, drunken juveniles, passed-out patrons, brawls, and cases [...]
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One-Vehicle Rollover Collision in Battery Street Tunnel
Officers are on scene investigating a one-vehicle rollover collision in the Battery Street Tunnel. At approximately 2:41 p.m. officers responded to the report of a one-vehicle rollover collision in the northbound Battery Street Tunnel (State Route 99). There are no reported injuries and the driver of the involved vehicle has declined medical attention. As of [...]
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Seattle Police Track Down and Arrest Armed Student
Officers acted quickly to intercept a school-bound teen armed with a handgun this afternoon in Ballard. At approximately 12:34 p.m. officers responded to the Interagency School located downtown in the 800 block of 3rd Avenue after receiving a report that a 15-year-old male student was enroute to the school with a handgun. The building was subsequently locked [...]
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Bank Robbery at Key Bank in SODO (UPDATED)
Update: Here are two pictures of the hoodless suspect moments before he walked into the bank — A suspect robbed a Key Bank located in the 1900 Block of 1 Avenue South just before noon today. Officers and detectives are currently investigating and searching for the suspect. At 12:50 pm, officers responded to a report [...]
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Two Bike Officers Save Man’s Life
A 25-year-old man is alive today thanks to the efforts of two West Precinct bicycle officers yesterday afternoon. Yesterday, at around 4:40 pm, two officers assigned to bicycle patrol were in the area of 7th Avenue South and South Main Street. They saw a man laying on the ground underneath Interstate 5. As they approached [...]
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Metro Bus vs. Pedestrian Collision
Detectives are attempting to identify a metro coach involved in a collision. Today just shortly after 4:00 p.m., a male pedestrian was northbound walking along the west curb line as a southbound Metro coach was proceeding south in a marked bus stop zone at 3rd Av and Pike St. The male used his hand to [...]
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