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Bank Security Guard Wraps Up Jimmy Buffett Bandit For Police (UPDATED)

(This is all the information we currently have on this arrest. More on Monday) After receiving a report of a robbery Thursday evening, police walked into a South Lake Union bank and found cash and a gun strewn across the bank’s floor, and a security guard holding down a masked… [ Keep reading ]

Free Gun Locks and Tips For Safely Transporting Your Firearms to Saturday’s Buyback Event

Do you have a gun at home you’ve always wanted to secure, but weren’t sure how? Well have we got a treat for you. The Seattle Police Department is now providing free gun locks as part of the ongoing Seattle/King County gun safety initiative. We’ll have a limited supply of gun locks… [ Keep reading ]

Woman’s body found this morning on Rainier, near I-90

An adult woman’s body was found early this morning by outreach workers in the grass next to the street  in the 1200 Block of Rainier Avenue South. Police responded to the call at about 3:45 this morning.  There were no obvious signs of trauma.  Investigators from the King County Medical Examiner’s Office… [ Keep reading ]

Man Robbed At Gunpoint In the Central District Craig’s List Scam

Two young male suspects are at large tonight after robbing a man at gunpoint.  At approximately 6:26 p.m. officers responded to the area of 31st Avenue and East Yesler Way for the report of an armed robbery of a citizen.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim placed an advertisement on Craig’s List… [ Keep reading ]

Help Police Hook Fishy-Smelling Watch Thief

Last week, a fishy-smelling toothless man single-handedly gave all fishy-smelling toothless men a bad name when he ripped off a watch—probably worth more than your car—from a downtown jewelry store. Just after 2 pm on January 18th, the suspect walked into the Ben Bridge Jewelers at 4th and Pike and started chatting up employees. Employees noticed the… [ Keep reading ]

Victim Fights Off Attacker in South Seattle (Updated)

A 14-year-old girl fought off an unknown man who attacked her while she was walking home from the train in South Seattle early this morning.  The victim got off of the southbound light rail at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South (MLK) and South Henderson Street and started walking up Carkeek Drive… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Need Help Finding Man Who Met Victims For Sex, Robbed Them Instead (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Detectives have arrested Hansen. A robber, who targeted his victims through online personal ads, eluded police in the Central District last night, but detectives are hoping the public can help track him down. Police believe David Hansen, 25, brutally beat and robbed a man in November after meeting him for sex. In… [ Keep reading ]

Do You Recognize This Bungling Bandit?

Crime does not pay. Especially when you rob a bank and don’t actually get any money. Detectives are now looking for the bank robber who walked into the Washington Federal Bank at 3rd Avenue and Columbia Street just before 11:30 am this morning, threatened a bank teller, demanded cash, and… [ Keep reading ]

Gunmen Take Cash, Cell Phones From Middle Schoolers In Two Roxhill Park Robberies

Police are looking for a pair of armed gunman, who have held up two groups of middle schoolers in Roxhill Park in West Seattle The first robbery happened around 6:30 pm on January 20th, when two suspects pulled a shotgun on a group of four middle schoolers, near 27th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives searching for robbery suspect

Detectives were attempting to arrest a robbery suspect when it is believed he saw them and ran back into the apartment building. After a few hours, a search warrant was obtained and SWAT officers were able to search the residence.  The suspect was not there. Detectives will continue to search for this suspect. … [ Keep reading ]