The Seattle Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation.  This is accomplished by verifying that SPD meets professional standards administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA).  The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas:  policy [...]

On 11-19-2009 at approximately 2:30 a.m., the victim was walking back to his hotel from an area restuarant on Queen Anne.  The victim stated that he walked through a parking lot somewhere in the area of 1st & Pike when he was attacked by 3 males.
The victim stated that he didn’t see much of their faces as one [...]

On 11/16/09, at approximately 11:15 p.m., an officer was doing an area check for a victim of an assault in the 600 block of 7 Av when she came across a male screaming for help, as he was impaled on the top of a metal fence. 
Seattle Fire Department (SFD) was called immediately and officers supported the male [...]

On 11/16/09, at approximately 1:45 a.m., officers responded to numerous calls of shots fired in the roadway behind the 1900 blk of 1st Avenue South.    Dozens of cars and persons were fleeing the area as the callers were talking to the 911 operators. 
When Officers arrived two possible vehicles were pointed out as being involved.  Two [...]

On 11/15/09, at approximately 1:45 a.m., the victim was walking at 15th and Jefferson when a silver 4 door car pulled up to him and the driver asked for directions.
The car was occupied by 4 black males in their 20’s. When the victim approached the driver’s door to give directions to the driver, the driver [...]

On 11/15/09 at approx. 1:45 a.m., the witness was walking southwest in the 1300 block of Seneca St, west side, when he observed a group of 4 subjects smoking marijuana on the east side of the street.
The witness crossed the street, and looked back into the 1300 block of Seneca St where he saw one of the [...]

On 11/14/09 at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 13000 block of Linden Av N. and detained a juvenile for a minor offense.  It was determined that the suspect would be investigated and released to his mother.  An officer  transported the juvenile home and while speaking with the mother, she revealed [...]

Today, members of the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, held a press conference detailing the early morning arrest of a suspect in connection with the recent spree of arson fires in the Greenwood neighborhood.
Early this morning a fire erupted at a warehouse in Shoreline. Members [...]

On November 12th at approximately 9:50 p.m., an officer observed 3 males running out of a store in the 4400 block of S. Mead St. The officer initially thought the 3 males were involved in a shoplift and chased after them.
At about the same time, units were advised of an armed robbery at the business. The suspects were [...]

A 40-year-old missing man, Hoang “Wayne” Ba Nguyen, was located by Seattle Police uniformed patrol officers on Wednesday, November 11th at around Noon.  Officers on patrol downtown spotted Nguyen at 8th Avenue and Pine Street.  He was subsequently returned to his family safe and sound.