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Disturbance early this morning, two arrested, gun recovered

West Precinct officers were flagged down early this morning and  ended up arresting a couple who could not behave themselves while outside a  nightclub in Belltown.   A 21 year old male was making unwanted advances toward a woman outside a club in the 100 Block of Bell Street just before 2:30 am .  The woman did not… [ Keep reading ]

Officer-Involved Collision Downtown

A patrol officer was injured in a collision with a truck downtown today.  At approximately 1:53 p.m. a uniformed officer driving a fully marked Seattle Police Department patrol car was responding to a traffic collision involving injuries with his emergency lights and siren activated.  The officer was traveling northbound on Fairview Avenue North and as he entered… [ Keep reading ]

SPD is hiring Police officers!

The Seattle Police Department is a good department and we now have an opportunity to make the department better. Part of that process includes ensuring that our officers reflect Seattle’s values and diversity. We are looking to recruit and hire from a pool of applicants who are well educated, and… [ Keep reading ]

Because You Might Have Some Lingering Questions About the UAV, Here’s a Powerpoint

Last night’s rousing/spirited/raucous discussion of SPD’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program at the Garfield Community Center didn’t leave enough time for the department to show its full Powerpoint presentation on the who, what, when, where, why, and hows of the UAV program. If you’re interested in learning more about the UAV,… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Knife-Wielding Woman Following Coffee Clash

Patrol officers arrested a woman in downtown Seattle Friday afternoon after she threw a cup of coffee on a coffee shop employee and pulled a knife on officers. Around noon, the female suspect threw a cup of coffee on an employee at a Starbucks at 5th Avenue and Pine Street… [ Keep reading ]

Update to Belltown homicide investigation

Witnesses have told investigators that just before the stabbing  occurred, there was a disturbance and possible fight among several people outside of Tia Lous nightclub in the 2200 Block of 1st Avenue.  This would have been around 1:30-1:40 am timeframe.  Witnesses have told detectives that people not involved in the… [ Keep reading ]

Stabbing at 1st and Bell now a homicide

A man was stabbed in the chest early this morning and has since died from his injuries.  Detectives from the Homicide and Assault Unit are on scene and have begun their investigation. At approximately 1:45 am, the victim, a man in his early twenties, was walking with his girlfriend in the 2200… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Blows the Whistle On Necklace Snatching Suspect

A quick-thinking robbery victim armed with a whistle led police to a necklace-snatching suspect near Columbia City Wednesday evening. Around 5:20 pm, the victim, who is in her 70s, was walking out of a Walgreens pharmacy at Rainier Avenue S. and S. Genesee when a 19-year-old man ran up to… [ Keep reading ]

How Is Tweets By Beat Working For You?

It’s been a whole month since the Seattle Police Department launched Tweets By Beat, and more than 8,000 people are now using the service to get information out about crimes happening in their neighborhoods. So far, SPD’s 51 Tweets By Beat feeds have sent out more than 50,000 tweets about police… [ Keep reading ]

Hit and run collision, injuries, early this morning in Belltown

Officers responded to an early morning call of a hit and run collision which initially began in the 2100 Block of Alaskan Way and ended several blocks away with a violent collision involving another vehicle at the intersection of Western and Vine. At about 3:30 this morning, officers were responding… [ Keep reading ]