On January 8th, at approximately 9:50 am, a citizen reported a suspicious object along the road in the 8200 Block of 8th Avenue NW. North Precinct officers responded and requested that detectives from the Arson Bomb Squad (ABS) respond. ABS detectives were nearby and responded. They used the ABS robot to conduct a prelimary examination… [ Keep reading ]
On January 8th, at approximately 8:51 am, North Precinct officers responded to the 8800 Block of 2nd Avenue NE at the request of the Seattle Fire Department to assist with traffic control at a house fire. Firefighters informed the officers that this was an arson, and that the suspect had… [ Keep reading ]
Attached is video surveillance of an armed robbery of a pawn shop in the Rainier Valley that occurred on January 3rd, 2012 (there is no sound in the video). The suspects remain at large. Anyone with information about this incident or who may know the identities or whereabouts of any… [ Keep reading ]
Surveillance images from this morning’s attempted arson are now available. The surveillance was captured at 3:16 a.m. Detectives are hoping that members of the general public may have seen the suspect approaching or leaving the bank in that time frame. The suspect’s clothing description is as follows: blue hooded jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, baseball cap, black mask… [ Keep reading ]
Yesterday, a Parking Enforcement Supervisor delivered a car load of new and gently used shoes to Redeeming Soles. All of the shoes were donated by the men and women of the Seattle Police Department. The shoe drive was a month long event with donation boxes at each Precinct. Redeeming Soles is a non-profit organization that collects, cleans, sorts, and… [ Keep reading ]
At around 6:36 a.m., South Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a suspicous package at a bank in the 7100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. Upon arrival, officers discovered a device in the ATM foyer of the bank, set just underneath an ATM. Arson Bomb Squad (ABS) detectives… [ Keep reading ]
On January 5th, the King County Sheriff’s Office notified the Seattle Police Department that they had located an injured adult man off of the John Wayne Trail in the 1800 block of Cedar Falls Road NE near Rattlesnake Lake. The man had suffered what appeared to be a self inflicted… [ Keep reading ]
On January 4th officers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad (CVES) inspected six commercial trucks. One truck was taken out of service for an unsecured load due to a broken trailer security pin. The driver had to call a welder to the scene to make the necessary repair. Total violations… [ Keep reading ]
On January 3rd at approximately 6:45 pm, three black male suspects wearing masks entered a pawn shop in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. At least one of the suspects displayed a handgun. The suspects gathered the employees and a customer and took them to the… [ Keep reading ]
On January 3rd, at approximately 10:00 pm, South Precinct officers responded to several calls of “shots fired” in the 9300 Block of Rainier Avenue South. People were seen running from the parking lot of a fast food restaurant immediately after the shots were fired. Officers responded and located an adult… [ Keep reading ]
