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Detectives Arrest Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Yancy Noll

Homicide detectives have arrested the man suspected of gunning down Yancy Noll at a north Seattle intersection last month. Acting on a tip, SWAT officers and Homicide detectives served a warrant at a home in north Seattle early Friday morning—less than a mile from where Noll was shot and killed—and… [ Keep reading ]

Man Shot Following Westlake Jewelry Heist (Updated)

One man was shot in downtown Seattle Friday morning following a a hold-up at a jewelry store. At about 10:30 am, police received reports of gunfire at Westlake Center, where a robbery suspect pulled a gun on a clerk inside the store and fired several shots as he fled. About… [ Keep reading ]

Pedestrian struck by SUV while crossing Rainier Avenue South, seriously injured

Last night just before 11:00 pm, a 30 year old female was crossing Rainier Avenue South from the west side of the street to the east side at South Forest Street when she was struck by a 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser  travelling northbound on Rainier.  The Land Cruiser struck the… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Tries to Torch Car With Man Inside

Police are looking for a suspect who tried to torch a car and its driver Tuesday in the University District. Around 3:45 pm on September 18th, the victim walked out into the alley behind his home—near NE 47th Street and 15th Avenue NE—and got into his car. As the victim was… [ Keep reading ]

Gang Detectives Arrest Suspect In Weekend Shooting At 2nd and Pike

Gang detectives have arrested a Central District gang member for shooting a man on a downtown street early Saturday morning. Around 3:15 am on September 15th, the 25-year-old suspect got into an argument with another man near 2nd Avenue and Pike Street. When the other man punched and shattered the… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Identify This Violent Robber?

A Seattle man was brutally assaulted and robbed downtown and detectives are asking for public assistance in identifying the suspect.  Surveillance video of the attack—taken August 24, 2012 at approximately midnight—shows the 30-year-old male victim walking alone down an alley in the 300 block of Lenora Street downtown.  A lone male… [ Keep reading ]

Vehicle vs Apartment Building

A man drove his PT Cruiser into a South Seattle apartment building this morning. He then thought it was a good idea to fight with responding officers. At approximately 9:30 this morning, officers responded to MLK Jr WY S and S. Walden St to a report of a vehicle into an apartment… [ Keep reading ]

So That Happened: Random Items About a Purse Snatcher, a Failed Carjacking, and Zucchini

Not every SPD case is going to make the 5 o’clock news. But you still deserve to know that these things happened in your city over the last 24 hours: Is That a Stolen Purse In Your Pants ? Officers caught a purse snatcher at a Capitol Hill nightclub on… [ Keep reading ]

Update on this morning’s Belltown collision investigation

The truck involved in this morning’s collision in the 300 Block of Wall Street was an unreported stolen vehicle from Seattle. This may account for why the driver failed to pull over.   About an hour after the collision, the registered owner of the truck contacted police to report that  their truck had… [ Keep reading ]

“Who Killed Me? Don’t Stay Silent” Campaign

Seattle victims like Desmond Jackson, Nicole Westbrook, Danny Vega, and 14 other individuals have been murdered. These are the homicide cases that continue to remain open and unsolved since January 2010. Their family and friends, including members of the community and law enforcement agencies want to know who killed them,… [ Keep reading ]