SPD Blotter Seattle Police Department

SPD Blotter | Seattle Police News

Seattle Crime News

Home
SPD in the Community
Major Incidents
- May Day 2012
- Cafe Racer and 8th and Seneca Shootings
About the Blotter
SPD Website

Text-to-911

Protect Yourself from Swatting

Detectives Investigating After Two Men Wounded in East Precinct Shootings

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on April 22, 2019 11:18 am

Detectives are investigating after two people were injured in shootings in the East Precinct on Saturday. In the first incident, officers were dispatched to investigate shots fired at the intersection of Melros[...] Read more »

Chief Best Announces Mark Baird as Chief Operating Officer

Written by Chief Carmen Best on April 19, 2019 2:32 pm

I am pleased to announce that Mark Baird will serve as SPD’s Chief Operating Officer. Mark has been with the Department for nearly four years, and has been an integral part of our Command Staff. He will overs[...] Read more »

Man With Stab Wounds Arrested for Robbery

Written by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on April 19, 2019 12:05 pm

A wounded and bloodied 28-year-old man told police he’d been stabbed by a woman about an hour before he was arrested by police for attempting to rob a man outside a South Seattle gas station. He did not say w[...] Read more »

Police Cancel Man’s Impromptu Barbecue

Written by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on April 18, 2019 1:06 pm

Officers splashed water on a man’s plan for an impromptu barbecue in the International District’s Hing Hay Park Wednesday night. Police responded to Hing Hay Park in the 400 block of Maynard Avenue South ar[...] Read more »

Police Called to Pea Patch Skirmish

Written by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on April 18, 2019 12:32 pm

Police were called to a dispute at a West Seattle pea patch on Wednesday after a gardener hosed down a man who tried to treat the patch as his personal compost bin. Just before 4:30 PM, officers responded to th[...] Read more »

Man Arrested For Warrant, Stolen Credit Cards In Greenlake Neighborhood

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on April 18, 2019 12:21 pm

Officers arrested a 50-year-old man in the Greenlake neighborhood for a robbery warrant and possessing stolen credit cards after a report of a disturbance. The manager of a business called 911 after an unknown [...] Read more »

Chief Carmen Best to Serve as Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force

Written by Public Affairs on April 18, 2019 9:24 am

The Seattle Police Department is honored to announce that Chief Carmen Best will serve as co-chair for the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force (LEITF). The LEITF is made up of 116 law enforcement officials f[...] Read more »

Can You Help Police ID Rainier Valley Purse Snatcher?

Written by Public Affairs on April 17, 2019 2:48 pm

SPD Robbery investigators are seeking the public’s help as they seek to identify a man suspected in a series of purse snatches targeting women in the Rainier Valley. In four robberies between April 4th an[...] Read more »

Officers Arrest Two Suspects Following Assault in Encampment This Morning

Written by Public Affairs on April 17, 2019 2:22 pm

Two male suspects are in custody following an assault that occurred earlier today in the wooded area between Airport Way South and Interstate 5. At about 9:20 this morning, South Precinct officers responded to [...] Read more »

Detectives Investigating Monday Night South Park Shooting

Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on April 16, 2019 11:48 am

Detectives are investigating after a 17-year-old male was shot twice in the South Park neighborhood Monday night. Just before 10 p.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to reports of a male who had been shot in t[...] Read more »

View More Posts >>

SPD Channels

Please contact the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit for all records requests. Find the process for submitting requests here. To ensure all requests are accurately received and fulfilled, SPD does not accept disclosure requests via social media.

Tweets by @SeattlePD

Browse Community Outreach

SPD in the Community April 19th

Written by Tracy Clayton

Chief’s Awards In December 2018, Mr. Nelson heard a commotion in the hallway near his classroom and imme[...] Read more »

Chief Carmen Best to Serve as Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force

Written by Public Affairs

The Seattle Police Department is honored to announce that Chief Carmen Best will serve as co-chair for the Law[...] Read more »

SPD Statement on New Zealand Mosques Shootings

Written by Public Affairs

The Seattle Police Department stands with our Muslim community. We have reached out to local mosques offering [...] Read more »

Blotter Disclaimer: Seattle Police officers respond to hundreds of events every day. The information you see in The Blotter is just a sampling. Information is subject to change as case investigation proceeds. Individuals arrested on the basis of probable cause have not been charged.

Additional information regarding each posting may be obtained by reviewing associated police reports in their entirety. SPD does not accept disclosure requests via social media. Please contact the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit for all records requests. Find the process for submitting requests here. http://www8.seattle.gov/seattle-police-department/records-request-center/.

ADA Notice

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Privacy

7ads6x98y