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Woman wearing hot pink duct tape assaults officers

On 5/19/12, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a tavern on 2nd W and W. Mercer involving a customer who began stripping off her clothes and placing hot pink duct tape on her upper body area. The female  was ordered to leave but refused. She… [ Keep reading ]

Occupied burglary in North Seattle

On 05/20/12, at approximately 1:15 a.m., the victims heard a window slam downstairs in their home in the 4700 block of 20 Av NE. Since they were the only residents in the house at the time, they went outside to investigate the noise.  After circling the house, one of the… [ Keep reading ]

Man shot in North Seattle

On 5/20/12, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at 85th and 8th NW. Officers located a male in his 40’s with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Seattle Fire responded and treated the man on scene. He was then transported to an area… [ Keep reading ]

Car/Moped collision investigation in Central District

At approximately 1:30 am this morning a 27 year old male was riding his 1979 Puch (Austrian made) moped northbound on 25th Avenue approaching East Spring Street.  At the same time, a 1989 Chrysler New Yorker driven by a 51 year old was eastbound on East Spring Street approaching 25th. … [ Keep reading ]

Metal thieves arrested outside South Park house

An unoccupied  house  in the South Park neighborhood had recently been burglarized where the suspects had stolen wire.  On May 18th, the house’s representative had replaced the wiring and boarded up the point of entry the previous thieves had used.  At approximately 4:30 pm, Southwest Precinct officers were in the… [ Keep reading ]

The Week In Crime: Shootings, Road Rampages, and Synchronicity

There was a strange sort of synchronicity in some of the 6,611 incidents police responded to in the last week. On May 12, a man in his 20s was wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a south Seattle restaurant near Rainier Avenue and S. Fisher Place. Four days later, a… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Identify this Armed Bank Robber?

On May 18th at approximately 3:16 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a bank robbery in the 1000 block of 8th Avenue North.  The suspect entered the bank and walked up to a teller counter.  The suspect implied he had a gun and after receiving an undisclosed amount… [ Keep reading ]

Updated post on Seattle Police Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony

The community and law enforcement gathered together to remember those Seattle Police officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice at a ceremony this afternoon at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  Here are a few photos from this afternoon’s event.  Photos are courtesy of David Rosen – SlickPix Photography – West Seattle Herald.

Woman Stabbed Near Northgate Transit Center

On May 18th at approximately 4:34 p.m. officers responded to 1st Avenue NE and NE 103rd Street for the report of a stabbing.  Officers located a teen-aged female victim who had sustained multiple stab wounds.  SFD medics are on scene treating the victim at this time. The suspect, who remains… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Scammed out of $70,000 in Cash & Jewelry

On May 8th at approximately 10:00 a.m. the 72-year-old female victim was walking down the sidewalk near 5th Avenue South and South King Street.  Two unknown female suspects in their 50’s approached the victim and told her that her family was in danger (as they walked through the International District… [ Keep reading ]