On April 18th, at 11:24 pm, a cab driver was flagged down by three men in Skyway and asked if he would drive them to 36th Avenue South and South Oregon Street. One of the men stated he would pay the driver once they reached their destination. The driver agreed and… [ Keep reading ]
On 4/18/12, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the victims were working on a car at their residence in the 4800 block of Columbian Dr S , when a light colored compact vehicle drove past them twice – and on its 3rd pass – the occupant(s) of the vehicle fired at the victims 5 times,… [ Keep reading ]
On April 18th at approximately 12:55 p.m. officers responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the 1200 block of 4th Avenue South. Preliminary investigation indicates that an 18-year old female pedestrian attempted to cross the 1200 block of 4th Avenue South, from west to east, immediately under the Edgar Martinez Drive South overpass. … [ Keep reading ]
Since the beginning of the year, gun violence has risen to a five-year high in Seattle. Recent shootings and gunfire have left a wake of deaths and injuries in neighborhoods like Beacon Hill, Northgate, Rainier Beach, and Ravenna, and damaged our vibrant nightlife community in SoDo. To curb rising violence,… [ Keep reading ]
On April 18, 2012, officers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad inspected 10 commercial trucks. Area worked 3400 block of East marginal Way South Documented Violations 5-No retro reflective tape on tractor mud flaps 4-No retro reflective tape on rear of cab 2-No retro reflective tape on rear trailer 3-Broken… [ Keep reading ]
On April 17th, just after 9:00 am, West Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in the 2700 Block of Third Avenue on a report of a 14 year old boy threatening to assault his mother with a knife. Officers arrived to the apartment building quickly and the woman was… [ Keep reading ]
The man’s email was shockingly direct: “I’m in to kids, so if you have kids you want to whore out, let me know,” he wrote. For several weeks, the man sent a flurry of emails from his home in California to another man in Seattle. He wanted to set up… [ Keep reading ]
A woman was attacked as she walked home after getting off a bus in the evening of April 15th. At approximately 10:20 pm, the woman got off a bus on Delridge Way SW and was walking eastbound on SW Trenton Street while talking on her cellphone. She suddenly became aware… [ Keep reading ]
As part of Mayor McGinn’s SPD 20/20 – A Vision for the Future plan, the Seattle Police Department has committed to create and implement a transparency initiative to ensure release of information to the maximum extent allowed by law (Initiative 18 – Improve Transparency and Accountability). For this purpose, SPD… [ Keep reading ]
On 4-15-12, at approximately 1:19 a.m., officers responded to the 5100 block of S. Augusta St to a reported drive by shooting. Upon arrival officers learned that at 12:00 a.m., there was an argument outside of this residence between the victim and another female. Just shortly after 1:00 a.m., two… [ Keep reading ]
