At the direction of Mayor Mike McGinn, the Seattle Police Department has been working with Councilmember Harrell and his Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee to help draft the regulation of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS). These systems are intended to help us protect public safety by gathering visual… [ Keep reading ]
A Parking Enforcement Officer was struck in a hit and run collision early this afternoon in the U-District. At approximately 12:36 p.m. officers responded to the report of a female Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) that was struck in a hit and run collision in the 4300 block of University Way… [ Keep reading ]
Call it “angel dust,” “wet” or “sherm”, bad things can happen when dealing with someone under the influence of phencyclidine, or PCP. Yesterday, just before noon, two West Precinct bicycle patrol officers were rolling through Pioneer Square when they saw two men in an argument on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Yesler. … [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are actively investigating a murder that occurred in Beacon Hill. On February 4th at approximately 5:39 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a man shot in the 2400 block of South Columbian Way. The victim, a 38-year-old male, was in front of his house when he was… [ Keep reading ]
As you may have heard last week, the Seattle Police Department is leading a city effort to install a wireless “mesh network” of 160 wireless access points and miles of fiber optic cable around the city, as well as 30 cameras along the Seattle’s shoreline. The Mesh Network was designed as… [ Keep reading ]
A man showed up to his parent’s South Seattle home armed with a handgun and demanded money. This morning at 4:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a house in the 104 block of 57th Ave south to a report from the suspect’s mother that he was at the door demanding money from… [ Keep reading ]
Two females robbed of their iphones. On Sunday morning, just shortly after midnight, two females were robbed of their iphones by two male suspects. The two women were standing outside in the 4600 block of 21st Ave NE when they were approached by two unknown males. The two men demanded… [ Keep reading ]
A man claimed he was pistol whipped and punched in the face. Last night just shortly after 8:00 p.m., the victim reported that a known acquaintance lured him into Golden Gardens to discuss money owed to the victim. The acquaintance brought two associates with him and they all ended up… [ Keep reading ]
Knife-wielding robber arrested after he made off with five bucks. Last night just shortly before 9:00 p.m., the victim and his partner were driving into a warehouse (900 block of S. Bayview) in a pickup that was pulling their trailer. When the man exited his pickup to activate the door… [ Keep reading ]
Officers received a complaint that a patron of the Royal Esquire Club had been in an argument and was now outside waiting to “hurt” the other party. This morning just shortly before 1:00 a.m. officers responded to the 5000 block of Rainer Av S to contact the suspect. They were… [ Keep reading ]
