Usually a venue for sports cars and autocross races, yesterday the Bremerton Motorsports Park in Port Orchard saw an entirely different type of race; a race to see which test vehicle would be the next official patrol car for the Seattle Police Department. The department currently relies on the Ford… [ Keep reading ]
On April 13th at approximately 9:22 a.m., the victim was in the office (a business in the 300 block of Terry Ave N) preparing the cash for the day when he was confronted by two male suspects carrying boxes. The suspects stated “delivery…COD” and threw the boxes at the victim…. [ Keep reading ]
A group of city leaders and citizens–including Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Mariko Lockhart (Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative), Rahwa Habte (OneAmerica), Bill Hobson (DESC), and Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat–will discuss issues of public safety, gun safety, mental illness, gangs, and how a community… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police have released a sketch of the suspect in Friday night’s attack at North 93rd Street and Aurora Avenue North. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, mid 30s-early 40’s, approximately 5’9″ tall with a stocky build. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the… [ Keep reading ]
A 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a stranger posing as an undercover police officer last night. On June 15th at approximately 11:32 p.m. the female victim was on her way to meet a friend when she was confronted by the male suspect on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Multiple vehicles were vandalized by unknown suspects in North Seattle this morning. At approximately 3:12 a.m. police and fire department personnel responded to a suspicious car fire in the 7700 block of East Greenlake Drive North. Officers discovered a van that was partially burned around the gas cap but otherwise undamaged. Preliminary investigation indicates that… [ Keep reading ]
A teen-aged male was stabbed during a large fight disturbance at Golden Gardens Park last night. At approximately 11:35 p.m. multiple patrol officers responded to Golden Gardens Park in the 8400 block of Seaview Avenue NW for reports of a large fight disturbance. Upon arrival officers found a large party of… [ Keep reading ]
Sexual Assault Detectives have arrested the head of a North Seattle Boys and Girls Club teen program for repeated inappropriate sexual contact with a teenage volunteer. Investigators believe the 28-year-old man, who has been the director of the club’s teen program since 2008, began an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 17-year-old… [ Keep reading ]
A 70-year-old man was tied up during a burglary-turned-robbery at a Beacon Hill home Friday afternoon. Around 1:30 pm, the victim heard noises at the back of the house—near 12th Avenue S. and S. Nevada Street—and found two black males, both in their 40s, inside the home. The victim tried… [ Keep reading ]
A six-member delegation from Chicago and Seattle was selected by the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS/CRCL) to participate in the program which took place in Germany the beginning of this month. Det. Mark Vwich was selected as one of three delegates from the… [ Keep reading ]
