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SWAT & Hostage Negotiators respond to shots fired call in North Seattle

An intoxicated elderly male fired shots and barricaded himself inside his residence. This morning just shortly after 1:00 a.m. officers responded to the 8900 block of 31st Av NW to a call of shots fired. Officers arrived and were setting up containment /arrest teams, when they heard two shots from… [ Keep reading ]

Stun Gun-Wielding Pregnant Woman Attacks Bike Messenger

Police are looking for a pregnant woman who pulled a stun gun out of her bra and attacked a bike messenger in downtown Seattle Friday morning. Shortly after 11:15 AM, the bike messenger was crossing 5th Avenue in the crosswalk when a man driving a gray coupe pulled onto 5th Avenue,… [ Keep reading ]

Suspected Robber Shot During Search Warrant Service

A wanted robbery suspect tried to run down Bellevue Police SWAT officers in Seattle early this morning. He was fatally shot in the process. No officers were injured during the attempted assault. Just before 5 a.m., Bellevue Police SWAT officers – in uniform with POLICE markings – were serving a… [ Keep reading ]

Update to South Seattle Street Robbery: 4 Suspects Arrested

Here is an update to a robbery call we posted on the Blotter on March 18th: Later in the day, Second Watch South Precinct officers responded to a suspicious circumstances report of three black males who appeared to be trying car door handles in the area of 26th Avenue South… [ Keep reading ]

Man Shot In Buttocks In Lake City

Gang detectives are investigating a shooting near Lake City after a man was struck in the buttocks by gunfire late Thursday night. Around 11:15 pm, police got a tip that a man had been shot near 140th and 32nd Avenue NE, and was on his way to Harborview. Gang Unit… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Rescue Cat After Horrible Man Throws Her Into a Tree

Two Seattle police officers rescued a feline from the tree line on a north Seattle street last Saturday (take that, firefighters!). Just before 10 pm on March 16th, a man and a woman were walking near N 80th Street and Densmore Ave N when they saw a man climb out of a… [ Keep reading ]

Car/Pedestrian Collision in South Seattle

A man was struck by a car as he ran across Rainier Avenue South this afternoon, sending him to the hospital.  At approximately 2:02 p.m. officers responded to a car/pedestrian collision in the 7000 block of Rainier Avenue South.  Preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Corolla was travelling northbound in the… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Student Who Pulled BB Gun During School Fight

Officers arrested a student at Franklin High School Wednesday afternoon after he pulled out a gun (which turned out to be a BB gun) during a fight outside the school.  Just after noon, the teen was involved in a fight with another student outside the school, and officers received a… [ Keep reading ]

Sex Offender Behind Bars After Violent Attack

A registered sex offender is in jail after being arrested for sexually assaulting an 18 year old woman last night. North Precinct officers responded to the report just before 7 p.m. The victim told officers that she was physically attacked and sexually assaulted by the suspect and that this had… [ Keep reading ]

Pioneer Square shooter being sought

A man was shot in the face this morning in Pioneer Square. Just shortly before 6:00 a.m., multiple calls came into 9-1-1 reporting shots heard in the area of 3rd Av and S. Washington St.   Officers arrived in the area and found the victim, a man in his 30’s in the 300 block of… [ Keep reading ]