Ever wanted to go on a police ride along but never had the time? Curious as to what a day in the life of a Seattle Police patrol officer looks like? Now you can – virtually. Join us on November 15th for Tweetalong Tuesday. Follow South Precinct patrol officer Nate Shopay as he goes about a typical day… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s African American Advisory Council Chair and East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition Board member Paul Bascomb will be presented today with the FBI Seattle Division’s 2011 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). Since 1990, the Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) has been a principal means for the FBI to publicly recognize the achievements… [ Keep reading ]
Just a reminder, the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System is scheduled for today, at 11:00 am. Here is the news release from the Mayor’s Office: First nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, Nov. 9 Similar to local emergency tests, national test scheduled for 11 a.m. PST … [ Keep reading ]
On November 9th at approximately 2:00 a.m. officers responded to a bank alarm in the 4100 block of East Madison Street. Upon arrival officers discovered the bank’s outdoor ATM machine engulfed in flames. Officers also observed fire inside the bank, possibly originating from the ATM fire outside. SFD was called… [ Keep reading ]
On 11/7/11, at approximately 9:50 a.m., a witness heard an alarm at a house in the 3100 block of Cascadia Ave S and observed two males jumping over a fence from the residence. A short time later dispatch received a burglary alarm activated at that same address. Another witness reported two individuals with… [ Keep reading ]
On November 7th at approximately 6:21 p.m. officers responded to the 5500 block of Airport Way South for the report of a train/pedestrian collision. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 21-year-old female pedestrian was crossing the railroad tracks in an area that is not open to the public and is not a legal… [ Keep reading ]
On November 7th at approximately 4:08 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of two dogs fighting and shots fired in the 10400 block of 67th Avenue South. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 30-year-old woman was in her front yard with her boxer when a pitbull that had been wandering through… [ Keep reading ]
Crime statistics for the City of Seattle through September 2011 are now available on the Seattle Police Department’s website. Year-to-date, Major Crimes are down citywide by 6% when compared with the first nine months of 2010. This continues the downward crime trend that occurred citywide in 2010. Through September of… [ Keep reading ]
Interested in the ten-week Community Police Academy but can’t make the time commitment? SPD has developed a one-day Academy! The courses provided will be condensed and a hybrid of the regular ten-week sessions. For more information and to get your application for the one-day academy click here. (http://www.seattle.gov/police/programs/policeacademy/default.htm) The next… [ Keep reading ]
On 11/6/11, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a vehicle traveling eastbound in the 11000 block of Lakeside AV NE, at an apparent high rate of speed (witness claims “seventy miles an hour”) down the hill approaching this intersection apparently failed to realize it was a ‘T’ intersection. The vehicle continued straight through a… [ Keep reading ]
