The Seattle Police Department has a Violent Crimes Tip Line that allows community members to anonymously provide valuable information to Seattle Police detectives. These tips may lead investigators to arrests in violent crimes, such as homicides, sho...
A woman jumped out of a car after she was driven to Kent in a vehicle she believed was her Uber. On October 10th, a woman reported to police that she had been taken by a man who was impersonating an Uber driver. The 25-year-old woman had been out at… [ Keep reading ]
For the 12th straight year, Seattle University’s Crime and Justice Research Center is teaming with the Seattle Police Department to administer the annual Seattle University Public Safety Survey. The survey, which plays a pivotal role in helping determine what the most common perceptions of crime and safety in Seattle are among… [ Keep reading ]
Following a completed investigation by the Office of Police Accountability, I have issued a written reprimand to the lieutenant related to his conduct during the May 24, 2025, Mayday USA rally and counterdemonstration at Cal Anderson Park. The language he used, captured on body-worn video as his team prepared to… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating a shooting at a gas station in the 300 block of Broad Street near Belltown early Tuesday morning. Shortly before 6:00 a.m., officers responded to reports of an unresponsive man inside the store. Officers arrived and found the clerk suffering from gunshot wounds. Seattle Fire Department medics… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting in south Seattle that injured a woman and killed a man early Sunday morning. Just before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday night, multiple people began calling 911 about a shooting in the 5800 block of 4th Avenue South. Two victims, a 36-year-old man and a… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday morning around 4 a.m., a man called 911 and told dispatch that he had struck a pedestrian in the road while driving northbound on 15th Avenue Northwest. Seattle Fire Department medics arrived and found a deceased man in the middle of the northbound lanes of 15th Avenue Northwest,… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives with the Human Trafficking Unit partnered with patrol officers, detectives, and the Community Response Group (CRG) to proactively address prostitution solicitation along Aurora Avenue North. On October 6th, more than twenty Seattle Police personnel deployed to the Aurora Avenue corridor in response to community concerns and a high level… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a shooting in a North Seattle gas station parking lot. At 4:48 a.m., dispatch received reports of a shooting in the 10500 block of Aurora Avenue North. Officers arrived and found a 44-year-old man with scratches to his head that may have been caused by glass fragments…. [ Keep reading ]
Update: 10/05/2026 As the victim in this case remains in critical condition, detectives with the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad provided an updated suspect vehicle description. Detectives have identified the suspect vehicle as a silver 2012-2014 Toyota Camry 4-Door sedan with damage to the right side of the hood, right side… [ Keep reading ]
The Independent Force Investigative Team – King County assumed direct investigative responsibility for an officer-involved death that occurred on September 12th, 2026 in south Seattle. Based on the Seattle Police Department’s exit from the Federal Consent Decree in September 2025, the Seattle Police Department requested IFIT-KC to conduct the death… [ Keep reading ]
