Police are trying to figure out what a wanted felon—arrested in north Seattle last week—was doing with a car full of cash, guns, body armor, and a fake badge. On January 7th, SPD Anti-Crime Team officers spotted the 48-year-old man—wanted for Department of Corrections burglary warrant—driving around north Seattle, and… [ Keep reading ]
A bank robber remains at large after hitting a downtown Key Bank this morning. At approximately 10:32 a.m. a male suspect entered the Key Bank at 2500 First Avenue and jumped the counter after telling everyone to get down. Although the suspect did not display a weapon, witnesses said it appeared… [ Keep reading ]
Residents returned home to find two juvenile burglars leaving their residence with video games, and liquor among other things. This morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., a resident in the 2700 block of NE 137 Street gave chase and attempted to capture one of the suspects. The suspect reportedly attempted to punch the victim,… [ Keep reading ]
West Precinct bicycle officers on patrol last night in Belltown arrested a 41-year old man on his outstanding Department of Corrections warrant for failing to register as a sex offender. After the man was arrested, officers recovered crack cocaine from the man. Last night, just before 10:00pm, two bicycle officers… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle Police canine unit apprehended a fleeing assault suspect after a string of calls throughout the night and early morning in North Seattle. On January 12th at approximately 9:13 p.m. officers responded to the first of a series of 911 calls involving the same male suspect. It all started when the… [ Keep reading ]
Downtown Anti-Crime Team and Bicycle Patrol officers conducted a series of narcotics “sting” operations in the Belltown area on Friday night, January 11th. It was a cold, clear night however, this did not seem to hinder street-level drug dealing. A total of seven adult male suspects were arrested for felony delivery of narcotics. … [ Keep reading ]
A teen-aged driver suspected of being under the influence of drugs crashed into an occupied house in South Seattle. On January 11th at approximately 9:36 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a car that crashed into a house in the 5500 block of 15th Avenue South. Preliminary investigation indicates… [ Keep reading ]
A man who attempted to elude officers after a domestic violence assault at High Noon injures himself leaping from a highway on-ramp. At 12:00 Noon today officers responded to the Don Armeni Boat Ramp for the report of a male suspect stealing a woman’s purse. Preliminary investigation indicates that the adult male suspect and adult… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 1/11: Acting on a tip, detectives arrested the main suspect—a 15-year-old—in Kent and booked him into the Youth Service Center for robbery. Detectives also recovered a BB gun pistol during their investigation. Detectives are no longer looking for the other two men who accompanied the suspect to the store,… [ Keep reading ]
We’ve gotten some questions about which guns will be considered “assault weapons” (eligible for up to $200 in gift cards, given out at SPD’s discretion) at this month’s gun buyback on January 26th. While the state doesn’t have anything on the books defining “assault weapons”, here’s what our in-house gun… [ Keep reading ]
