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 [...]

Entry Level Police Officer Exam: June 23-24, 2012.  Online Application Filing Period: April 2–27, 2012 at www.seattlepolicejobs.com WORKSHOPS: We have free pre-test workshops available to help you prepare for the June 23-24 Entry Level Police Officer Exam.  You must pre-register with the Recruiting Unit in order to attend.    Please e-mail Officer Andre Sinn at [...]

On February 9th at approximately 12:26 p.m. four male suspects entered a combination grocery/jewelry store located in the 9400 block of 16th Avenue SW.  At least one suspect was armed with a handgun.  All four suspects were wearing dark-colored bandannas, black hooded sweatshirts and gloves.  The suspects confronted the 58-year-old female victim (the storeowner and the [...]

On 2-7-12, at approximately 10:56 a.m., officers responded to the 1200 block of SW Myrtle St, to investigate a burglary in progress where the three suspects had fled from the house.  The victim called 911 when she observed the three suspects flee out the back door of her residence. Officers quickly arrived in the area and began a search. [...]

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 [...]

The victim is a licensed medical marijuana grower and user. On February 1st at 9:45 p.m., he answered a knock at the door of his home in the 8600 block of 24 Av SW.  Upon opening the door, he was suddenly “bum rushed” by four males who stormed inside. One of the suspects described as a white male was [...]

On 1/21/12 at approximately 9:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shots fired call in the 6500 block of California Av SW. The call was updated with the suspect and the victim leaving northbound in separate cars. Several witnesses were located and interviewed.  The victim and his car were located in the 4800 block of [...]

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 [...]