On August 3rd, just before 9:00 PM, members of the West Precinct Anti-Crime Team (ACT) were conducting a narcotics surveillance operation in the area of Pioneer Square. Two individuals were observed making narcotics transactions during this operation and were arrested. One individual, 28, was arrested for Drug Traffic Loitering. During… [ Keep reading ]
On August 3rd, one of the Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) officers stopped a motorcyclist on the I-90 floating bridge who was driving 103 mph in a 60 mph zone. The driver said he just got the motorcycle out of storage and wanted to find out if it was running… [ Keep reading ]
On August 3rd, at approximately 6:06 PM, North Precinct officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a coffee shop in the 13000 Block of Aurora Avenue North. The call indicated that a white male, in his thirties, wearing a Seattle Mariners cap and carrying a folded newspaper, robbed… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/2/11, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a SPD Harbor Patrol unit responded to the Thunderbird Marina in the 2900 block of Fairview Ave E., to a call of an injured 58- year- old woman who had fallen into the water. The woman was attempting to get into her boat at slip #39, when… [ Keep reading ]
Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) detectives continue to actively investigate a fatality hit and run vehicle/bicycle collision that occurred on July 28th at approximately 3:44 p.m. near Dexter Avenue North and North Thomas Street. The suspect vehicle has yet to be located. Detectives are looking for a mid-1990’s to mid-2000… [ Keep reading ]
There are two new Captains recently promoted within the Seattle Police Department. Congratulations to Captains O’Donnell and Koutsky! Captain James Koutsky Captain James Koutsky began his career with the Seattle Police Department in 1988 after spending the previous four years as an officer with the Kent Police Department. He… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) case results in a 25 year prison sentence. The following news release is courtesy of the Department of Justice: SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Defendant with History of Hands-on Molestation was Making Available More than 100,000… [ Keep reading ]
This past January, a 55 year old male suspect picked up a 27 year old female victim in the 300 block of 8th Avenue North. After receiving a sex act from the victim the suspect stabbed her in the hip and arm with a knife. The suspect then stole the woman’s purse and… [ Keep reading ]
Want to learn about being a police officer? What is CSI? What does I & R stand for? What’s a DOA? The Seattle Police Department is now taking applications for the fall Ten-Week Community Police Academy that begins Thursday, September 15, 2011. Classes are held once a week for ten-weeks… [ Keep reading ]
On August 3rd, just after midnight, West Precinct officers responded to a report of a man who had been assaulted and possibly robbed in the 300 block of Cedar Street. Upon arrival, officers located a 68-year-old male victim lying on the ground, semi-conscious, bleeding from the head. Seattle Fire Department Medics… [ Keep reading ]
