Sexual Assault Unit detectives are investigating an early-morning attack on a woman near the University of Washington campus. The woman told police she was walking north on 16th Avenue and NE 52nd Street around 2 am this morning, when a man passed her on the sidewalk. The man then grabbed the… [ Keep reading ]
Two armed men were arrested in separate incidents during yesterday’s 4th of July festivities on Alki Beach. Around 8pm, police received a flurry of phone calls about a man brandishing a handgun on an apartment balcony near 55th Avenue SW and Alki Avenue SW. SWAT, patrol officers, and gang detectives… [ Keep reading ]
There will be an invasion of police pipers and drummers as the newly formed Seattle Police Pipes and Drums host the pipe bands from Boston Police and Delta, British Columbia later this month for a concert to raise money for the SPP&D. The Seattle Police Pipes and Drums is a non-profit band, funded… [ Keep reading ]
A man was shot while driving through a South Seattle neighborhood. Just shortly after 2:00 a.m. this morning, the victim was driving Southbound on MLK Jr Way. When he reached S. Orcas St he saw a group of people waving at him, attempting to flag him over. The victim continued… [ Keep reading ]
There’s a good reason that officers check our City parks after hours. Officers are never certain what they will find. In this case it was a gun. Not just any gun. This was a stolen gun and it was in good working order. South Precinct patrol officers were busy doing… [ Keep reading ]
Shots rang out near the Twilight Martini Lounge just shortly after 2:00 a.m. this morning. Two security guards saw a disturbance in a parking lot, across the street from the bar and then heard multiple shots. The security guards then saw a man (unknown description) running away from the scene…. [ 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 Autumn Community Police Academy that begins Thursday, September 6, 2012. Classes are held once a week for 11 weeks… [ Keep reading ]
Please plan your travel accordingly and bring a healthy dose of patience if you get stuck in pre/post event traffic. Tomorrow Seattle Police will be out assisting with crowds and traffic in and around Gasworks Park in preparation for this year’s Family 4th at Lake Union. The annual event is very… [ Keep reading ]
A city-owned backhoe was damaged in a shooting in North Seattle overnight. Just after 9 am this morning, city employees arrived at a Seattle Department of Transportation facility on 126th and Stone Avenue N, and found that a backhoe’s window had been shattered by gunfire. Staff at the facility called… [ Keep reading ]
Yesterday at 5:20 pm East Precinct officers responded to a report of a man shooting a gun out of the side of a maroon Dodge Intrepid. A witness reported that they saw the suspect park the car in a parking lot in the 500 Block of Broadway. Officers arrived and… [ Keep reading ]