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DUI collision in Ballard

On June 8th at approximately 10:46 p.m., North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a collision at NW Market Street and Leary Avenue NW.  Upon arriving, they discovered the following: a black Toyota sedan traveling north on Leary Avenue NW apparently ignored a red traffic light at NW… [ Keep reading ]

Man points rifle at victims

On 6/8/11, at approximately 9:30 p.m., 3 males who were parked at the look-out park in the 2900 blk of 12th Ave S, noticed that an older white male was standing on the balcony of a home across the street, pointing a rifle at them.  The men quickly left the area and called… [ Keep reading ]

Home invasion robbery in South Seattle

On June 9th, at approximately 2:20 AM, South Precinct officers responded to a home invasion robbery in the 9600 Block of 54 Avenue South.  Officers arrived and found that two separate residences had been robbed.  Officers spoke to both victims and determined that two black males, wearing masks and armed… [ Keep reading ]

Stolen vehicle/collision

On 6/8/11, at approximately 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the 9700 block of Rainier Av S to a report of a single vehicle collision. According to the caller a vehicle went 20 feet down an embankment and may have struck a house, ejecting the occupants.  Seattle Fire responded and treated the 24-year-old driver on scene. … [ Keep reading ]

Do you know this bank robber?

On June 7th at around 4:50 p.m., a man walked into a bank the 400 block of NE Ravenna Blvd.  He presented a note demanding cash and implied that he was armed.  The bank employee gave him money and the suspect left.  By the time officers arrived, the suspect had… [ Keep reading ]

Pair of robbers caught

On March 6th, at 8:45 p.m., a male and female confronted the store clerk at store in the 2500 block of Beacon Avenue S.  The female pepper sprayed the clerk in the face and the male unplugged and grabbed the cash register. Both then fled the store. Officers responded to the… [ Keep reading ]

Alert neighbor checks twitter, finds stolen car

Arbor Heights resident Margaret Lanphier had noticed a car parked across the street in a church parking strip for a couple of days.  As her neighborhood has had trouble with abandoned vehicles parked there before, she decided it couldn’t hurt to just check the plate numbers against SPD’s “Get Your… [ Keep reading ]

Chief Diaz speaks at Wage Theft press conference

Earlier this morning Mayor Mike McGinn, City Attorney Peter Holmes, Councilmember Tim Burgess, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz and Casa Latina worker member Joel Coronado were at Casa Latina speaking in support of Seattle’s New Wage theft ordinance.  Here is what he had to Chief Diaz had to say: Thanks to everyone who was involved… [ Keep reading ]

A GREAT graduation

Officer Sam Braboy has been teaching  the G.R.E.A.T. – also known as Gang Resistance Education And Training – program in partnership with Denny International Middle School.  Today, 148 students graduated from the 13 week program. During the graduation ceremony Principal Jeff Clark, Chief John Diaz, Officer Sam Braboy and teacher Mrs…. [ Keep reading ]

Aggressive driving enforcement for June 6th

On Monday, June 6th officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) issued the following citations:   Aurora Avenue North – 40 mph zone 1 at 61 mph 1 at 60 mph 2 at 57 mph 3 at 56 mph 1 at 54 mph 2 No Proof of Insurance 2… [ Keep reading ]