Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day at the Seattle Police Department on Thursday with meeting new colleagues, media interviews, and getting to know the community. Chief Barnes, 50, is a longtime law enforcement leader. He was ...
Seattle police are investigating two deadly hit-and-run crashes involving a pedestrian on Feb. 1. In both incidents, the victims did not survive, and the suspect(s) sped away from the scene. Officers were first called to the area of Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest in Ballard at about 1:21… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police arrested a 23-year-old man in Auburn on Jan. 30 in connection with a series of drive-by shootings in Seattle. The suspect was taken into custody at a residence in the 2800 block of 34th Avenue during the service of a search warrant by Seattle Police SWAT, the SPD… [ Keep reading ]
Updated on 2/2/25 at 11:25 am Homicide detectives developed probable cause to arrest a 30-year-old man responsible for the Central District homicide. With the assistance of Community Response Group officers, detectives in the Gun Violence Reduction and Narcotics Units, and the SWAT team, the suspect was located Saturday afternoon… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a Capitol Hill man on Jan. 30 for sharing and possessing child sexual abuse material. This follows a monthslong investigation by the SPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and members of the Washington State ICAC Task Force. According to the report, the 40-year-old suspect had several aliases,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police safely took a man into custody following an intense burglary and barricade incident in South Seattle on Jan. 30. SPD officers were called to an apartment complex in the 3600 block of 33rd Avenue South at 3:58 p.m. after neighbors told dispatchers there was a man in crisis… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department Human Trafficking Unit made nine arrests during an undercover prostitution operation along Aurora Avenue on Jan. 30. Several suspects were arrested for patronizing a prostitute and prostitution loitering. During the operation, the male suspects approached an undercover officer and offered to pay for sex acts. The… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police detectives are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy inside of his South Seattle residence this afternoon. At 2:17 pm, patrol officers responded to a domestic violence (DV) altercation in the 4000 block 14th Avenue South involving a mother and her unresponsive teenage son. When police arrived, they… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police robbery detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect responsible for stealing a $27,000 bracelet from Tiffany & Co. three weeks ago. On Jan. 2, at about 4:40 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a robbery in the 600 block of Pine Street at Tiffany’s… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers arrested two men after they were caught firing a gun from their vehicle’s sunroof in Pioneer Square Sunday morning. On January 26th at about 2:20 a.m., patrol officers were outside of Xtadium nightclub when they witnessed a drive-by shooting. They followed the vehicle and performed a high-risk… [ Keep reading ]
At 10:54 a.m., Seattle police officers responded to reports of a 48-year-old man armed with a handgun in the stairwell of a building in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue. When officers arrived, the man was on the rooftop of the six-story Belltown building. Police cordoned off the area for… [ Keep reading ]
