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Chief Best’s Message To SPD Personnel Regarding The Order U.S. District Judge James Robart Issued Today

Written by Public Affairs on May 21, 2019 7:53 pm

The Court’s ruling today affirms both that the reforms put in place under the Consent Decree have truly taken root in our operations and that the Department has embraced a culture of continuous improvement an[...] Read more »

Man Arrested for Kidnapping After Stealing Truck, Trapping Worker in Cherry Picker

Written by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on May 21, 2019 1:47 pm

You know that recurring nightmare everyone–not just us–has where you’re trapped in the bucket of a truck’s cherry picker as the driver careens around, while you dangle helplessly over the road? [...] Read more »

Police Investigating Overnight Shooting in Rainier Vista Neighborhood

Written by Detective Mark Jamieson on May 21, 2019 11:06 am

A 19-year-old man was wounded overnight in a shooting in the Rainier Vista neighborhood. Early Tuesday, shortly after midnight, South Precinct officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 4300 block of J[...] Read more »

Officers Arrest Two Men After Shots Fired Outside Fremont Convenience Store

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on May 21, 2019 10:54 am

Police arrested two men Monday night after one of them smashed a car window with a baseball bat, and the other pulled a gun and opened fire outside of a Fremont convenience store. Around 9:55 PM, a parking enfo[...] Read more »

Detectives Make Arrests in Weekend Armed Robbery

Written by Detective Mark Jamieson on May 20, 2019 12:24 pm

Two suspects were arrested and a third is being sought following an armed robbery at a business in North Seattle on Saturday night. Just before 9:00 pm, two masked suspects entered store at North 140th Street a[...] Read more »

Police Arrest Teen, Recover Handgun After Reports of Shots Fired in Rainier Valley

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on May 20, 2019 11:54 am

Officers arrested a 16-year-old boy and recovered a firearm after witnesses reported hearing gunfire and saw his SUV speed away in the Rainier Valley Saturday evening.. Witnesses began calling 911 at 5:45 PM to[...] Read more »

Young Adult Struck By Gunfire At North Seattle House Party

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on May 19, 2019 1:59 pm

Detectives are investigating after a 18-year-old man was hit by gunfire at a Roosevelt/Ravenna house party early Sunday morning. The victim’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Witnesses be[...] Read more »

Narcotics Detectives Seize Drugs, Guns, And Cash From Nuisance Property Near North Precinct

Written by Public Affairs on May 18, 2019 12:10 pm

Following up on community complaints, Narcotics seized drugs, guns, and cash from a chronic nuisance property in the Northgate neighborhood, just blocks away from the North Precinct. After thorough investigatio[...] Read more »

East Precinct Officers Arrest Man With A Gun Thanks to Quick Action by Alert Passerby

Written by Public Affairs on May 18, 2019 12:02 pm

On May 17, just before midnight, an alert passerby notified East Precinct officers they had just observed a man in a parking lot in the 1400 block of E Pike, sitting in the drivers seat of a car, holding a hand[...] Read more »

East Precinct Officers Arrest Knife-Wielding Man, Provide Aid to Wounded Victim

Written by Public Affairs on May 18, 2019 11:20 am

On May 18, 2019 at around 12:50 a.m. police responded to an assault near Broadway and E Pike St. The 911 caller reported a man had stabbed another man at this location. Officers arrived, took the suspect into c[...] Read more »

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Police Week 2019

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Police Week is an important time of year for law enforcement across the country. It is a time for us to pay ho[...] Read more »

SPD Releases First of Two Reports on Disparity

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The Seattle Police Department filed with the US District Court the first of two disparity reviews to demonstra[...] Read more »

Mayor Durkan, Chief Best, and City Departments Announce Pre-Summer Emphasis Program to Improve Public Safety & Address Maintenance Needs in Seven Neighborhoods across Seattle

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Seattle (April 30, 2019) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Chief of Police Carmen Best and City departme[...] Read more »

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