SPD Fraud Detectives are looking for a con artist who’s been posing as a cop and ripping off elderly Seattle residents for tens of thousands of dollars. So far, police know the suspect has targeted at least six women, swindling them for more than $75,000. The scam works like this:… [ Keep reading ]
Officers continue to investigate a shots fired incident in South Seattle that caused property damage to a vehicle, but no injuries. At approximately 12:23 p.m. officers responded to the area of 21st Avenue South and Rainier Avenue South for 911 reports of shots fired. No victims have been located however,… [ Keep reading ]
Officers continue to investigate an apparent BB gun shooting that occurred in West Seattle late this afternoon. At approximately 4:56 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a shooting in the 4700 block of 38th Avenue SW. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 31-year-old male victim was walking northbound on the east side of… [ Keep reading ]
SPD detectives are investigating some reefer badness after burglars broke into two marijuana dispensaries in north Seattle in the last 24 hours. The first break-in happened at about 1:45 AM Tuesday morning at a dispensary near NE 86th Ave and Lake City Way. A witness called 911 he heard the… [ Keep reading ]
An armed man fired off one shot during a bank robbery in Rainier Beach Wednesday afternoon. Just after 12:30 pm, the suspect walked into the Washington Federal Bank near Rainier Ave S. and 52nd Ave S. and demanded cash from bank staff. During the robbery, the suspect—described by witnesses as… [ Keep reading ]
Scammers are using a new twist on an old scam to try and trick Seattle City Light customers into giving up their credit card numbers. Don’t fall for it. Over the last week, con artists have called at least fifteen people and business, informed them that their City Light accounts… [ Keep reading ]
A suspect with an outstanding Department of Corrections felony warrant for drugs and eluding police found out first hand that it is almost impossible to beat a German Shepard in a foot race. Last night at around 8:15 pm, North Precinct officers were assisting detectives with the arrest of the… [ Keep reading ]
A search for a female suspected in a stabbing incident last night brought out a lot of officers and King County’s Guardian One helicopter, but the known suspect was not located. At 11:00 pm last night, officers were dispatched to 11 Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street to investigate a… [ Keep reading ]
Got questions about the Port Security Grant? Missed our meetings in West Seattle and Belltown? Planning a staycation this Memorial Day weekend? Well then, this opportunity is for you! Tell us in person. We’ll be at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse, 8498 Seaview Pl. NW, Friday, May 24th at 7 p.m. Can’t make… [ Keep reading ]
Officers booked two teenage boys into the Youth Service Center last night after they attacked a woman on a Beacon Hill trail and stole her iPhone. The victim was walking along the Chief Sealth Trail, near Beacon Avenue S. and S. Orcas Street, at about 6:40 pm when she saw… [ Keep reading ]
