On February 7th at around 12:41 a.m., a West Precinct patrol officer was on routine patrol in the 1500 block of 2nd Avenue.  The officer observed about a dozen people crowded in and around the doorway of a closed restaurant.  The officer suspected that drug dealing was taking place and personally observed several hand to hand contacts, with various [...]

On Saturday night I had the privilege of attending the Seattle Hotel Association’s Evening of Hope Gala and Auction.  The designated beneficiary for the event was our very own Seattle Police Foundation.  The honorees for the event were none other than my friends Gil Kerlikowske and Anna Laszlo.  As you undoubtedly remember, Gil was my [...]

The Seattle Hotel Association hosted their annual Evening of Hope Gala to benefit the Seattle Police Foundation, and honor President Obama’s Drug Czar and former Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske and his wife, Anna Laszlo Seattle, Washington — February 6, 2012 — This past Saturday, the Seattle Hotel Association hosted the 15th annual Evening of [...]

On February 5th at approximately 1:36 a.m. officers heard three shots fired in the 2100 block of Western Avenue.  Officers were in the area and arrived immediately.  Although officers could hear the shots being fired, they were unable to see any muzzle flashes or people shooting.  The officers located a large group of people in the area of the [...]

On February 3rd at approximately 11:29 p.m. officers responded to reports of a fight disturbance in the 400 block of Pine Street.  Officers arrived on scene and located a male victim who told officers that he had been drinking with the suspect when the two of them got into a fight.  The suspect produced a knife and [...]

On 2/2/12, at approximately 1:16 a.m.,  in the 300 block of Stewart St., witnesses stated they heard the victim, who appeared to be out of control, yell at a group of males and a female while ripping off his own t-shirt.  The group of 3 males then attacked the male. They hit the victim with a bottle over his head [...]

On 1/31/12 at approximately 2:45 p.m., a woman called 911 and reported that she had been stabbed by another woman while riding a  Metro bus. The bus stopped at 3rd Ave and Pike St.  An officer in the area immediately took the female suspect into custody without incident. The victim was treated on scene by Seattle Fire and transported to [...]

On 1/28/12 at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers responded to shots fired in the 1000 block of Westlake Av N. It appears that a fight disturbance broke out inside the club.  Those subjects were kicked out of the club and once out in the parking lot, 30 shots rang out to the east of the club. Officers [...]

Temperatures are forecast to rise. Rain is coming and the City of Seattle is shifting its focus to clearing storm drains to prevent localized flooding. The City’s Emergency Operations Center continues to operate, monitoring weather conditions and coordinating the City’s response to the winter storm event. The Joint Information Center activated at 5:30 a.m. The [...]

Earlier today the City of Seattle Department of Information Technology became aware of an email sent to hundreds of seattle.gov accounts.  The emails immediately appeared suspect.  Further investigation revealed that they contain a poisoned link that should not be opened. The emails look something like this: From: Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:18 PM To: Subject: SEATTLE [...]