On October 31st, shortly after 10:00 p.m., a Field Training Officer (FTO) and his female student officer were parked in their patrol car in the 100 Block of 29th Avenue South.  The student officer was seated in the driver’s seat and the FTO was in the passenger seat.  A vehicle that has been described as [...]

The Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Police Foundation  honored the incredible work performed by employees of the Department in their professional commitment to serve and protect the community on Friday, October 30th at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
One of the most effective ways in which the Seattle Police Foundation achieves its mission to [...]

On October 3rd at 2:30 p.m., a person driving a dark blue 4-door sports car struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk, driving away and leaving the pedestrian injured in the street.
According to witnesses, the suspect was travelling at a high rate of speed southwest on Lake City Way NE.  The suspect turned south onto 20th [...]

On 9/10/09, at approximately 11:25 p.m.,  a citizen was robbed in Greenlake Park followed by the subsequent robbery of four more victims who had been walking along the Greenlake path. The three suspects were wearing bandanas across their face and at least one suspect brandished a handgun during the robberies. A K-9 unit and King County Guardian [...]

On August 9th, just after midnight, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1000 Block of South Sullivan Street. The actual scene of the shooting was near 12 Avenue South and South Cloverdale. The victim ran to a residence in the 1000 Block of South Sullivan Street after the shooting and residents [...]

A broad-based community and law enforcement partnership announced today completion of the first operation of the Seattle Drug Market Initiative, an innovative strategy designed to reduce or eliminate overt street drug dealing in Seattle’s residential neighborhoods.  Based on a model first developed and successfully implemented in High Point, North Carolina, the Seattle initiative resulted from [...]

There is a new face and a couple of changes coming to the Seattle Police Department Executive Staff.
Interim Chief John Diaz says, “Lieutenant Wilson has served the citizens of Seattle tirelessly over the course of his 32-year career.  It is my pleasure to announce his promotion to Captain.  Captain Sanford and Assistant Chief Metz are [...]

On July 29th at around 10:20 p.m. Harbor Patrol officers responded to a report of a Hit and Run boating collision on Lake Washington, mid-lake 1/2 mile south of the 520 floating bridge.  According to the victims, their boat was adrift in the water.  The adult male victim was swimming while the adult female victim remained in [...]

Seattle Police burglary detectives are attempting to identify a suspect believed to be responsible for a series of burglaries targeting victims ranging from 75 years to 94-years-old. In each incident, the suspect used a ruse to gain entry inside the victims’ home. Once inside, the suspect would distract the victim and steal from the residence. [...]

On July 5th at approximately 3:00 a.m. an unknown suspect entered the victim’s apartment in the 1700 block of 12th Avenue through an unlocked window. The suspect sexually assaulted the 20-year-old female victim inside her apartment and fled the scene. The suspect remains at large. Seattle Police Sexual Assault Detectives are asking for assistance in [...]