Officers booked two teenage boys into the Youth Service Center last night after they attacked a woman on a Beacon Hill trail and stole her iPhone. The victim was walking along the Chief Sealth Trail, near Beacon Avenue S. and S. Orcas Street, at about 6:40 pm when she saw a group of four teenagers [...]
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Couple Robbed Last Night on Beacon Avenue South
A man and his wife were victims of an armed robbery last night while they were walking home on Beacon Avenue South. Just after 8:00 pm, the couple was walking in the 4700 Block of Beacon Avenue South when two unknown suspects came running up to them. One of the suspects was holding a gun [...]
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Shooting, Armed Robbery in South Seattle
Officers are looking for a suspect who shot a man in the hand during an armed robbery this morning in South Seattle. At approximately 10:53 a.m. officers responded to a shooting near 46th Avenue South and South Henderson Street. According to the involved parties, the adult male victim and his friend had gone to a [...]
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Shooting in South Seattle, Two Suspects in Custody
A man was shot in the parking lot of an Arby’s restaurant in the 600 block of South Michigan Street early this afternoon following an altercation. At approximately 1:57 p.m. officers responded to reports of shots fired outside an Arby’s restaurant in the 600 block of South Michigan Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 27-year-old male victim [...]
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UPDATE: Two Suspects in Custody For South Seattle Shooting
Two male suspects are now in custody in connection with the shooting at the Arby’s in the 500 block of South Michigan Street today. The suspects were arrested at a residence in West Seattle. For additional details about the incident go to http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2013/05/17/shooting-in-south-seattle-14/ This remains an active and on-going investigation.
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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 South Seattle
Officers are actively investigating a shooting that occurred at an Arby’s restaurant in South Seattle early this afternoon. At approximately 1:57 p.m. officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 500 block of South Michigan Street. Initial 911 calls reported the shots coming from inside a building. Preliminary investigation indicates at least one victim was struck in [...]
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South Seattle stabbing suspect being sought
A woman was found stabbed this morning in South Seattle. Just shortly after 5:00 a.m., the complainant called 911 to report that he was walking on Rainier Av S when he came across a woman who had been stabbed in the face. The caller went on to say that the victim was sitting on the sidewalk in [...]
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Vehicle/Bicycle Collision with Injuries in South Seattle
A 59-year-old male bicyclist was seriously injured after colliding with a Toyota truck in South Seattle this afternoon. At approximately 1:06 p.m. officers responded to the 2000 block of Lake Washington Boulevard South for the report of a vehicle/bicycle collision. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 59-year-old male bicyclist was travelling south on Lake Washington Boulevard South approaching [...]
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Vehicle/Pedestrian Fatality Collision in South Seattle
Officers are actively investigating a pickup truck/pedestrian fatality collision that occurred this afternoon in South Seattle. At approximately 3:10 p.m. officers responded to 1st Avenue South and South Findlay Street for the report of a vehicle/pedestrian collision with injuries. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 69-year-old female pedestrian was crossing 1st Avenue South from west to east at or [...]
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