You are cordially invited to join Mayor McGinn, Chief John Diaz and 14 ethnic Chambers of Commerce and Community groups to thank the men and women in uniform. “This is a great opportunity to show your support to the men and women of this department who do amazing work in this city each and every day”, [...]
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Harbor officers rescue two people from middle of Lake Washington
Yesterday, just before 3:00 pm, Harbor Unit officers responded to a call in the middle of Lake Washington, near Sand Point, of a capasized 14 foot sailboat. The call indicated that there were two people in the water, clinging to the vessel. Officers on the patrol boat responded and located the sailboat and pulled the two [...]
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Woman’s Body Recovered From Lake Washington This Morning
Harbor patrol units recovered a woman’s body from Lake Washington this morning. Around 6:20 am, a group of water skiiers spotted the body floating in the lake, near Mount Baker Beach, and called 911. Patrol and Harbor units, and Seattle Fire responded, retrieved the body—which appears to be a woman in her late teens or early [...]
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Assault Suspect Attempts to Swim to Freedom
Just another day at the office for the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol. At approximately 3:21 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of two people being assaulted by an adult male suspect. Preliminary investigation indicates that an unknown adult male suspect came up behind two people in Green Lake Park, a 16 year old female and a 19 [...]
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Stay safe this summer in and around the water!
HARBOR Patrol – Summer safety tips The weather will be hot this weekend, and there will be a lot of people on the water enjoying the hydros and Blue Angels. The Seattle Police Department would like to remind everyone to be safe while enjoying this Seafair weekend, and anytime you are around the water. While [...]
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15 year old boy pulled from Lake Washington, civilian and officers perform CPR
Officers were dispatched to a report of a child in the water in the 100 Block of Lakeside Avenue South at approximately 3:30 pm on May 15th. The first arriving Seattle Police officers got to the scene just as a civilian witness was bringing the boy up out of the water. The boy, 15, had no [...]
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Seattle Police Harbor Unit to host open house this Saturday, show off new boat
The Seattle Police Department Harbor Unit and Kvichak Marine Industries invites the public to an open house to welcome their new 45′ Response Boat Medium, Patrol 9, to the harbor fleet. Join the officers for a vessel tour and enjoy a barbeque at the Harbor Station this Saturday, May 19th, from 11:00 am-3 pm, at [...]
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Harbor Patrol Rescues Two Kayakers in Distress
On April 30th at approximately 2:53 p.m. a citizen called 911 to report two people in the water screaming for assistance approximately 30 feet from Gas Works Park. Their kayak had capsized and they were struggling to make it to shore. Seattle Police Harbor Patrol units responded to the area. Harbor Officers located both individuals struggling [...]
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Harbor Unit rescues 12 people from frigid waters
On March 12th at approximately 6:30 a.m. a frantic call was placed to the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Unit by a Lake Union Crew coach. The caller stated that a sudden wind storm had come up and eight people had been thrown from their boat into the 44 degree water of Lake Union just west of [...]
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Recovery effort launched for missing diver off Seacrest Park
On February 19th, at approximately 11:00 am, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire Departments responded to a report of a missing diver off Seacrest Park in West Seattle. The diver failed to surface after participating in a training dive. Divers from the Seattle Harbor Patrol Unit and the Seattle Fire Department, as well as the Coast [...]
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