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Occupied burglary in North Seattle

Detective Renee Witt — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:43:39 +0000

On 05/20/12, at approximately 1:15 a.m., the victims heard a window slam downstairs in their home in the 4700 block of 20 Av NE.

Since they were the only residents in the house at the time, they went outside to investigate the noise. After circling the house, one of the residents walked back inside where he found an unknown female wandering around inside the house. He asked what she was doing there. She gave a false story and attempted to leave. The resident tried to stop the female suspect from leaving. When he grabbed onto her, a second unknown male came out of the back bedroom. The male suspect used a stun gun on the victim. Both the male and female suspect ran out the back door of the house.

Officers responded and secured the scene. A K-9 responded but was unable to track due to the large amount of people in the area. North Burglary Detectives were notified. CSI responded to process the scene. Suspects are still at large.

The suspects are described as a hispanic male and white female.

Traffic safety celebrates 10 year anniversary of seat belt law and 1,010 lives saved!

Detective Renee Witt — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:57 +0000

This year marks the 10^thanniversary of Washington’s primary seat belt law. An estimated 1,010 lives have been saved since the initiation of the law requiring drivers and passengers to buckle up. To mark the occasion and maintain this trend, officers throughout Northwest Washington are conducting Click It or Ticket patrols from May 21 through June 3.

Thirty-eight agencies from King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties will have officers out looking for unbuckled drivers and passengers.

“We are getting the word out to remind everyone to buckle up so we don’t have to write tickets,” shared Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick, the former Mill Creek State Representative who sponsored the 2002 legislation. “The purpose of the law is to save lives and I’m really pleased to see how far we’ve come.”

Washington state is a leader in seat belt use in the United States with 97.5 percent of motorists buckling up, an increase from 82 percent in 2002 when the primary law went into effect. With the rise of seat belt use, traffic deaths statewide have declined by nearly one-third, from 658 in 2002 to 455 in 2011 (preliminary data).

Despite these promising numbers, four out of every ten people who died in car crashes in Washington in the last five years were not wearing seat belts.

Traffic safety task forces in the five counties are coordinating the Click It or Ticket patrols with support from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

Participating law enforcement agencies include:

King County: Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Snoqualmie, and Tukwila Police Departments and the Washington State Patrol.

Pierce County: Fircrest, Lakewood, Orting, Puyallup, Sumner, and Tacoma Police Departments, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department and the Washington State Patrol.

Skagit County: Anacortes Police Department and the Washington State Patrol.

Snohomish County: Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, and Mukilteo Police Departments, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, and the Washington State Patrol.

Whatcom County: Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, and Western Washington University Police Departments, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, and the Washington State Patrol.

Death Investigation

Detective Renee Witt — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:16:15 +0000

On 05-07-12, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a jogger discovered a dead body (male) along the beach shoreline at Golden Gardens Park in the 8400 block of Seaview Av NW. Out of an abundance of caution, Homicide Detectives responded to the scene. There were no signs of trauma or foul play. The King County Medical Examiner responded and took custody of the decedent. This is an open and active investigation.

Opening Day of Boating Season

Detective Renee Witt — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:17:06 +0000

Boating Season is nearly underway. Especially during the summer months, it is important that the public is reminded of boating and swimming safety tips for water activities.

The Seattle Police Department Harbor Unit has developed the following list of important water safety tips and encourages anyone who boats or enjoys water activities to review the safety information.

Insist properly fitted PFD’s (Personal Floatation Devices) be worn by everyone riding in a boat or being towed on an inner tube, skis or other device.
Never allow alcohol to be consumed when around the water.
Never swim in unsupervised areas, and never swim alone.
Do not dive or jump into unfamiliar or shallow water because of the risk of spinal cord or head injuries.
Go to shore when changing places in small tippy boats or canoes.
Limit boating to safe weather and water conditions.
Teach your child to swim or enroll them in swim classes.
Children should not jump into the pool on their own until they are able to climb out on their own.
If a river carries a stick faster than you can walk on shore, it’s moving too fast.
Don’t swim in or around lily pads because arms or legs may become entangled.

For more information, visit http://www.seattle.gov/police/units/harbor/harbor.htm

Have a safe season on the water!

Female robber arrested

Detective Renee Witt — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:29:34 +0000

On March 19^th at 9:47 a.m., the victim was using the ATM at a bank in the 500 block of S. Jackson when a female approached him asking for money. He told her no and started walking back to his apartment in the 400 block of Maynard Avenue S. Once arriving at his apartment, the female forced her way into the alcove and again confronted him.

The suspect punched the vicitm in the nose and reached into his pocket and took $100. Seattle Fire Department responded and treated the victim for facial injuries. He was later treated at the VA Hospital for lacerations to his nose. Approximately 30 minutes after the robbery, patrol stopped and identified a possible suspect. A show up was not conducted because the victim could not be located.

Detectives obtained surveillance footage from the bank and created a bulletin depicting the suspect. The officer who stopped the suspect that morning identified her as the same suspect in the robbery.

On April 24^th at approximately 10:45 a.m., the female suspect was contacted and arrested at her residence in the 300 block of Marion. She was taken to the Robbery Office for processing.

The 32-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery.

Woman shot; suspect(s) being sought

Detective Renee Witt — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:48:48 +0000

Police are investigating a shooting from overnight. At approximately 2:05 a.m., officers heard shots fired in the area of 2^nd and Yesler Way. Officers located the victim, an adult female, down on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck.

Officers immediately began CPR, and paramedics took over when they arrived. The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center (HMC), with life threatening injuries.

Homicide Detectives and CSI responded and processed the scene. It is unknown what lead up to this shooting. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Homicide tip line at 206-233-5000. Anonymous tips are welcome.

This is an open and active investigation.

Vehicle / Pedestrian Fatality Collision

Detective Renee Witt — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:38:26 +0000

On 4/14/2012, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle/ pedestrian collision at Alaskan Way and Wall St. Seattle Fire Department personnel responded and while they worked feverishly to revive the pedestrian, upon their arrival at Harborview Medical Center, the pedestrian was pronounced dead.

The 50-year-old adult male pedestrian was attempting to cross westbound across the 2400 block of Alaskan Way. As the pedestrian walked across the roadway in front of the cars that had stopped for a train, he was struck by a Dodge Van in the center lane which was passing the stopped vehicle.

The driver was evaluated at the scene by a Drug Recognition Officer, who did not find any signs of alcohol or drug use. The driver was identified and released at the scene pending further investigation.

Traffic Collision Investigators gathered evidence and processed the scene. The investigation continues.

Seattle Police Officers, Neighborhood Girls to Spend Day at Skagit Tulip Festival

Detective Renee Witt — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:03:50 +0000

The Seattle Police Department, in partnership with Seattle Parks and members of the Silent War Campaign and co-sponsored by the Seattle Police Foundation, will join 15 female youths in an educational fieldtrip to Mount Vernon to learn and enjoy the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this coming Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This fieldtrip provides an opportunity for the young women to engage with Seattle’s women officers, Park employees and members of various neighborhoods, as well as bring insight and build positive relationships with each other.

“The women police officers of the Seattle Police Department who have been involved in the planning of this fieldtrip are looking forward to actually meeting these young girls and engage them in one-on-one conversations about anything and everything the girls would like to talk about,” said Rev. Harriet Walden, the national director of the Silent War Campaign. The campaign is a program in Seattle that seeks to address the issue of ongoing violence in the African American community and has been in existence for eight years.

“I believe that this trip will offer these girls new ideas, new possibilities and a new way of seeing things related to police work if that’s a topic they choose to talk about with us” adds Lt. Carmen Best, who will be one of the officers joining them this Monday.

Off to the Tulip Festival!

Bias crime/property damage to vehicle

Detective Renee Witt — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:49:24 +0000

The female victim parked her vehicle in front of a house in the 3100 block of NE 120^th St on 04/08/12, at approximately 7:00 p.m. When the victim returned to her vehicle on 04/09/12, at approximately 7:00 a.m., she discovered someone had written graffiti on all four sides of her vehicle. The words written on the vehicle were derogatory and showed hatred towards African Americans. The victim is not of African American descent. No suspect information available.

2 burglars caught red-handed

Detective Renee Witt — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:29:32 +0000

On 4-10-12, at approximately 2:13 a.m., security called 911 stating they had two suspects in the yard at a Steel Company in the 4500 block of Colorado Ave South. The two suspects were attempting to steal metal. The guard observed the suspects piling metal up by the fence. Officers and K-97 arrived quickly on the scene and stopped the suspects as they attempted to flee. The suspects were arrested and transported to the South Precinct. The suspects 43 and 61 years-old were later booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Burglary.