One house and two vehicles sustained damage during a wild shots fired incident last night in South Seattle. At approximately 7:45 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired near Beacon Avenue South and South Leo Street. Upon arrival officers found an abandoned 1997 silver Ford Crown Victoria whose… [ Keep reading ]
Early this morning, 9-1-1 centers across the State of Washington began experiencing issues with their 9-1-1 telephone equipment. This issue impacted jurisidictions to varying degrees. Here in Seattle, we switched to a part of the 9-1-1 backup system to receive 9-1-1 calls from the public. As of 7:00 am, the… [ Keep reading ]
What’s worse than the Seattle Freeze? Making a new friend in a bar, only to have them rob you several hours later. That’s what a Ballard man told police happened to him late Saturday night. The victim said he first met the suspect in the robbery at a bar on Capitol Hill… [ Keep reading ]
A man was shot and killed late last night in downtown Seattle, following an argument. On 4-6-14, just shortly after 2:00 a.m., two males were involved in a heated argument at 5th and Olive Way. According to witnesses one male pulled out a gun and shot the other male. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
Traffic Collision Investigators responded to a DUI collision in South Seattle. On 4/6/14, just shortly after 2:00 a.m., a grey Toyota Prius was travelling northbound on MLK Jr Wy S approaching S Othello St. At the same time, a green Ford Focus was travelling southbound on MLK Jr Wy S… [ Keep reading ]
In January, the Seattle Police Department discovered a technical issue with its patrol car video systems. The department is currently working to review extent of the issue and resolve it. On Friday afternoon, the department sent this memo to Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the council’s Public Safety,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police flooded the Denny-Blaine neighborhood Thursday morning in search of an armed bank robber, who was later fatally shot after running toward a veteran Detective with knife in hand. At 9:16 AM, Seattle police received a 911 report of a takeover-style bank robbery at the Madison Park Wells Fargo… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the death of a woman found on the railroad tracks in SoDo in July 2013. On July 2nd, police received a 911 call from a train engineer after he found the woman’s body near 5th Avenue S. and S. Spokane… [ Keep reading ]
Just after 9:15 Thursday morning, an armed man, reportedly wearing lots of makeup, women’s clothing and a brunette wig walked into a bank near E. Madison Street and McGilvra Blvd. and demanded money from a teller. The man then fled the bank on foot, possibly carrying a rolling suitcase, and… [ Keep reading ]
Remember this bank robbery from last week? Well, a couple of East Precinct officers do, and ended up arresting the suspect after they had stopped him for a liquor violation last night at 17th and Madison just before 7:00 pm. Officers recalled the bank robbery that occurred in the… [ Keep reading ]
