Officers responded to a report of shots fired and people running early this morning in the 1500 Block of 17th Avenue South. When officers arrived at 3:20 am, they found several shell casings in the street. Two parked cars had been struck by bullets, but no witnesses or possible victims… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives are investigating a shooting and one-car collision that occurred in the 7900 Block of Seward Park Avenue South. The 21-year-old male victim had head trauma (from the collision) and a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg. At around 11:30 this morning, South Precinct officers were responding… [ Keep reading ]
Police responded to a report of an armed street robbery early this morning in the 1600 Block of Harvard Avenue. According to the two vicitms, they were walking northbound on Harvard Avenue around 3:00 AM this morning when they were approached by three unknown black males. One of the suspects pulled… [ Keep reading ]
Sexual assault detectives are investigating a report of attempted molestation in the bathroom of a South Seattle park. Around 1:45 pm on July 9th, a group of boys—all between 8 and 13 years old—were changing clothes in the bathroom near the beach area of Seward Park when a man approached… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a very high man at Green Lake Wednesday evening after he crashed an eight-year-old’s party and made off with pizza and balloon animals. Officers arrived in the park just before 6 pm, where parents pointed out the shirtless, shoeless suspect laying in the grass near a wading pool…. [ Keep reading ]
On Monday, police received a report of a suspicious man in Ballard’s Salmon Bay Park. The man’s presence in the park alarmed several families, who contacted police. While officers were quickly dispatched to Salmon Bay Park, a chain of events created a delay in SPD’s response to the park. The incident—and… [ Keep reading ]
Now that summer is here, one of our burglary/theft supervisors came up with several tips for people in hopes of reducing thefts. The following is based on recent cases that have come across his desk: From Sgt. Chris Hall, West Precinct Burglary/Theft: Car Prowls Leave nothing of value in your car-either leave… [ Keep reading ]
Were you recently the victim of a break-in or car prowl? Did the thieves steal your steak knives, jewelry, coins and cash, checks, car title, paperwork, signed baseball, GPS, blue basketball shoe (right foot only), car keys or slightly used nose hair trimmer? Well then you can help the Major Crimes Task Force help you! After sifting… [ Keep reading ]
Officers shot a dog on a south Seattle street Tuesday afternoon after responding to a report that four “pitbulls” were on the loose in the Holly Park neighborhood, where one of the dogs had already bitten a man. At about 12:45 pm, police received a 911 call that one of… [ Keep reading ]
Two suspects are now in custody following a stolen vehicle stop in the Thriftway parking lot in West Seattle this afternoon. Following the arrest, officers located stolen property from multiple burglaries and car prowls. The two suspects were also armed. Today at 1:00 pm, a citizen reported a stolen 2012 Nissan Frontier… [ Keep reading ]
