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Woman Calls Cops After Spotting Drone Hovering Outside Her Apartment

Police were called to a downtown apartment complex early Sunday after a woman was gazing out of her apartment window…and something gazed back. Around 7:45 AM, the woman was looking out her apartment window, near Terry Ave. and Stewart St., when she saw spied an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)—or “drone”—hovering outside… [ Keep reading ]

Update**One Man Killed, Another Injured In Late Night Shooting

A 26-year-old man was killed and another man was injured in a shooting shortly before midnight on Sunday. The shooting happened after an argument outside Club Volume on S. Washington St. The victims drove away and were followed. In the 400 block of S. Jackson St., near King Street Station,… [ Keep reading ]

Manual Transmission Prevented Teens From Stealing Elderly Woman’s Car

Elderly woman robbed at gunpoint yesterday. On 6/21/14,  at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported attempted robbery in the 1400 block of S. Main St. where a 70- year- old woman reported three males had taken her car keys at gunpoint and attempted to take her vehicle. The woman’s car… [ Keep reading ]

Traffic Investigators Responded To Multiple Vehicle Crash This Morning

Five people were transported to Harborview following a four car collision in North Seattle. On Saturday 6/21/14, shortly before 11:00 a.m., a silver Impala travelling southbound on Greenwood Av N clipped a blue Subaru also travelling south on Greenwood Av N. This contact between the two vehicles redirected the Subaru… [ Keep reading ]

Man uses proceeds from robbery to buy scratch lotto tickets

A robber was arrested yesterday following a stick- up at a West Seattle mini mart. On 6/20/14, at approximately 7:30 p.m. officers responded to an armed robbery call at the 7-11 store, 1600 SW Holden St. According to the victim/clerk, a lone male entered the store and implied that he… [ Keep reading ]

Investigators Need Help Finding Suspect In Harbor Island Hit and Run

After processing evidence found at the scene of a May 22nd crash on Harbor Island, investigators have the type of car driven by a suspect, who struck a cyclist and sped away. Witnesses found the bloodied and seriously injured cyclist lying in the street at 11 Ave. S.W. and S.W…. [ Keep reading ]

Catch of the Day: Pike Place Fish Thrower Helps Cops Net Flasher

One of Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market fish throwers helped police net a flasher Wednesday evening after he gave a group of tourists an eyeful as they tried to enjoy the view from the market. Just before 5:30 PM, a patrol officer was making his rounds through the market when a fishmonger flagged… [ Keep reading ]

Disturbance Led To Man Being Beaten And Stabbed On Captiol Hill

Five suspects being sought in the brutal attack of a man on Capitol Hill last night. On 6/19/14, shortly after 2:00 a.m., the 61-year-old victim was walking in the 900 block of E. Pike St. when two white males approached him and exchanged words with the victim.  The suspects walked away and the… [ Keep reading ]

Man Takes Tons of Drugs, Trashes Car, Tears Out Hair, and Runs Naked Through Eastlake

After ingesting a cocktail of cocaine, methamphetamines, LSD and other unidentified drugs, a still-unidentified man ran through lower Capitol Hill and Eastlake Tuesday night, smashing cars and stripping off his clothes before collapsing on the side of the road. Around 7:30 PM, police received a report of a man—described as a 30-to-40 year-old… [ Keep reading ]

“He’s outside of his car and the car’s on fire…it looks terrifying.”

Seattle Police Department investigators worked late into the night Monday collecting evidence and piecing together the series of events which led two Washington State Patrol Troopers to open fire on a man armed with a knife on the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge, fatally wounding him. As investigators continue to comb through evidence… [ Keep reading ]