Good Samaritans kept robber at bay until officers arrived. On 11-04-2012, just shortly before 5:00 p.m., Bike Officers were directed to a disturbance in the 150 block of S Washington St on the North Side of the street. Officers were advised that a man had snatched a woman’s purse and a witness and patrons… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police responded to two separate occupied burglary calls overnight, one in West Seattle, the other in the University District. In both calls, the suspect was apprehended. First, the West Seattle incident: A couple had quite a start early this morning when they discovered a burglar inside their Fauntleroy home… [ Keep reading ]
An 85-year-old woman was crossing 3rd Avenue NW at NW 132nd Street last night at about 5:30 pm when she was struck by a Saab station wagon travelling northbound on 3rd Avenue NW. Police and Seattle Fire Department Medics responded. The victim was treated at the scene and then transported to… [ Keep reading ]
A suspected drug dealer ran from officers last night, tossing a handgun in the process, before he was taken into custody. The officers’ instincts proved correct as a quantity of drugs were found on the man after his arrest. Two officers were patrolling the Pike/Pine Corridor on their mountain bikes last… [ Keep reading ]
The efforts of officers working an auto theft/car prowl emphasis patrol paid off early this morning when they responded to a report of a car prowl in progress and took into custody the two suspects. At about 2:20 this morning radio broadcast a car prowl in progress in the 3800 Block of 45th Avenue SW. Several William… [ Keep reading ]
Major Crimes Task Force detectives have arrested six people as part of an investigation into widespread liquor theft in the Seattle area, including several people who were buying booze stolen from Seattle stores to resell to high schoolers and wedding parties. Since Washington retailers began selling liquor on June 1st,… [ Keep reading ]
A man in his 20’s was seriously wounded in a shooting in South Seattle Friday afternoon. Around 12:20 pm, several people called 911 and reported hearing at least a half-dozen gunshots near McClintock Avenue S. and S. Byron Street. Witnesses also told police they saw a man lying on the… [ Keep reading ]
Two veteran Gang Unit detectives were shaken up early this morning when their car was broadsided by a Volkswagen early this morning in the intersection of 1st Avenue and Seneca Street. The detectives were driving their black SPD Ford Crown Victoria and had just come off the viaduct, heading eastbound… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives working an emphasis patrol in the Central District on Halloween night arrested two men and seized a gun, drugs, and a Jeep which may be connected to a recent shooting in south Seattle, which left two people wounded. In recent weeks, sources have told gang detectives about… [ Keep reading ]
A program initiated by the City of Seattle to help impact dangerous speeding in school zones, reduce collisions and enhance the safety of children and pedestrians is kicking off today. Starting November 1st, school zone speed cameras will go “live” in four selected school zones around the city: Broadview-Thomson K-8 School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Olympic View Elementary… [ Keep reading ]