Officers arrested a man in Chinatown Friday after he fired a flare gun at another man and then tried to attack him with a machete. Around 8:15 pm Friday, a bus tunnel security guard flagged down Officer Richard Bonesteel near 6th Avenue and King Street and reported hearing a gunshot nearby…. [ Keep reading ]
A suspected bank robber took his girlfriend and pitbull hostage at a north Seattle motel Sunday after police showed up at the motel to arrest him on a warrant. Officers had gone to the motel on N. 133rd Street and Stone Way Sunday afternoon looking for the man, suspected of… [ Keep reading ]
Officers and detectives responded late this afternoon to investigate an unattended piece of luggage that ultimately turned out to be harmless. At approximately 4:51 p.m. officers responded to Westlake Avenue and Olive Way for the report of an unattended piece of luggage. Officers quickly called Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) detectives to the scene. The… [ Keep reading ]
One man sustained life-threatening injuries after a hit and run driver collided into a tree early this afternoon. At approximately 1:52 p.m. today a male suspect was driving a white 1993 Chevy Blazer southbound on Rainier Avenue South. As he passed South Henderson Street the suspect sideswiped a northbound-traveling Nissan. After striking… [ Keep reading ]
Two robbery suspects are now in custody following armed robberies last night in the Central District and Montlake neighborhoods. Last night, at 9:50 pm, a woman was robbed at gunpoint while she was walking in the 1700 Block of 24th Avenue. According to the victim, the suspects, described as two… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are actively investigating a traffic collision involving an injured Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO). At approximately 4:47 p.m. this afternoon officers responded to the intersection of East Alder Street and 11th Avenue for the report of a collision involving a PEO and a Nissan Pathfinder. Preliminary investigation indicates that a female… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 53-year-old woman at her Wallingford home early this morning after she pulled a hammer and hatchet on her roommate and attacked him. Just after midnight, the 53-year-old woman’s roommate called police and said the woman had attacked him with an axe. Officers arrived at the home, near… [ Keep reading ]
A sandwich shop clerk was assaulted by a man armed with a knife. This morning just shortly before 9:00 a.m., the suspect entered the Subway (sandwich shop) in the 100 block of 4th Av N and began throwing items around. The clerk told the suspect to stop and the suspect began destroying food… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department’s Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) and their robot assistants have been busy in the last 24 hours. Since Monday’s bombings in Boston, ABS detectives have been dispatched to examine a half-dozen suspicious bags or devices around the city. While Seattle police haven’t received any information about threats in our region, ABS Sergeant… [ Keep reading ]
Police closed off streets around 3rd and Yesler just after 10 am Tuesday morning and called in the Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) after security guards found a suspicious bag near the entrance to the Metro bus tunnel and the King County courthouse. The guards believed they had seen wires in the bag, and… [ Keep reading ]
