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Man Stabbed in Lake City, Suspect Arrested

A 61-year-old man is in custody following an incident in Lake City last night where a 38-year-old man was stabbed several times in the arm.  The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Just before 9:00 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a 911 call of a stabbing in the… [ Keep reading ]

More On This Morning’s Officer-Involved Shooting of Bus Gunman (Updated)

Update: The suspect has died. His body has been turned over to the King County Medical Examiner. Seattle police shot a gunman Monday morning after the man shot a bus driver and led police on a brief chase through downtown Seattle. Homicide/Assault Detectives are now investigating the incident, which began… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Shoot Suspect After He Shoots Bus Driver, Flees Through Downtown (Updated)

A man suspected of shooting a bus driver multiple times Monday morning was shot by police after he fled through downtown Seattle. Just after 8:45 this morning, Seattle police began receiving a flood of reports that a man had shot a Metro bus driver on the Route # 27 bus… [ Keep reading ]

“Man with a Gun” Threatening Others Quickly Taken Into Custody in Greenlake

A man is in custody after threatening others with a handgun at the Greenlake Community Center. On August 11th at approximately 9:14 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a “man with a gun” threatening people on the basketball courts at the Greenlake Community Center located in the 7200 block… [ Keep reading ]

“Man with a Gun” Call Leads to Recovery of a Stolen Handgun & a Wanted Man Arrested

Two men were arrested for felonies and a stolen handgun was recovered following a citizen who called 911 to report “a man with a gun” in a park in West Seattle. On Saturday, August 10th at approximately 4:22 p.m. officers responed to High Point Drive SW and SW Bataan Street… [ Keep reading ]

Man Sets Photo Booth on Fire at Northgate Mall

 Officers are on the lookout for a man who set fire to a photo booth at Northgate Mall this morning. At approximately 9:33 a.m. officers responded to an arson at the Northgate Mall located in the 400 block of NE Northgate Way. Preliminary investigation indicates that the adult male suspect… [ Keep reading ]

Man arrested for biting off another man’s ear

Officers searched for a man’s missing ear with negative results. Last night just shortly before 10:00 p.m., officers responded to an assault call in the 100 block of 10 Av E.  According to the victim the suspect walked into his fenced yard and urinated.  The victim asked the suspect to leave when the suspect’s girlfriend came… [ Keep reading ]

Motor Scooter & SUV Collide in Intersection in South Seattle

A motor scooter operator was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was involved in a collision with an SUV in South Seattle today. At approximately 5:05 p.m. officers responded to a vehicle/scooter collision at 6th Avenue South and South Michigan Street.  Preliminary investigation indicates that an adult… [ Keep reading ]

Occupied Burglary in North Seattle

A North Seattle home was burglarized while family slept inside. This morning  just shortly after 2:00 a.m.,  a family of four (two adults and two kids) were asleep in their home, in the 700 block of N 101 st when an unknown suspect(s) removed four window screens from the house, made entry then ransacked… [ Keep reading ]

Suspects Wanted For Spree of 10 Robberies In Less Than A Week

SPD robbery detectives are searching for a group of men suspected in a series of increasingly brazen armed robberies over the last week in each of Seattle’s five precincts. The string of 10 cases began just after 9 AM on July 31st, when a group of six male suspects cornered… [ Keep reading ]