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Boat Collision on Lake Washington with Two Injured and One Deceased (Update)

(Update) The man piloting the motorboat in last night’s boat collision, a 46 year-old from Renton, has been booked into King County Jail on Homicide by Motorcraft. Further charges may be pending in this ongoing investigation. A 24 year-old female died as a result of her injuries sustained in a… [ Keep reading ]

Police Looking For Knife-Wielding Carjacker (Update: Arrested)

Update: Thanks to the diligent work of our officers and detectives, Cyrus Davis was taken into custody around 9:15 p.m. in Westlake Park downtown. Davis had a $500,000 warrant for his arrest stemming from his recent robberies. He was arrested and taken to SPD’s headquarters and will be booked into… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Gunman After Early Morning Shooting Outside Pancake House

Police quickly arrested a gunman early Tuesday, minutes after a second man burst into the International House of Pancakes on First Hill and screamed that someone was trying to shoot him When officers arrived at the IHOP around 2:45 AM, witnesses told police they saw the 31-year-old victim arguing with two men outside… [ Keep reading ]

Knife Wielding Man Attacks Woman In Her Home

A man entered a woman’s apartment and attacked her with a knife just after 6 a.m. this morning. The attack occurred in the 4500 block of S Henderson Street. The victim told officers her assailant is an East African male in his early twenties and that he was wearing a… [ Keep reading ]

Police Seize Guns, Drugs Following Belltown Gunfire

Officers seized several guns early Saturday morning after catching up to a car seen speeding away from a shooting scene in Belltown. West Precinct bike officers were patrolling Belltown at 2:30 a.m. on July 12th when they heard gunshots in the 2300 block of 1st Ave. At the scene, a witness pointed to a… [ Keep reading ]

Stick up Man Caught in the Act of Robbing Lake City Business

A 27-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday after robbing a Lake City Way 7-11 store with a realistic looking pellet gun. An officer was flagged down by a passerby near the 7-11, shortly after 4 a.m., in the 3200 block of NE 145th Street regarding a suspicious person inside the… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Turn Up Heat on Tomato Tosser

Two people robbed a convenience store in the 4300 Block of South Henderson St. July 7th, now detectives need your help. A man walked into the store in the Rainier Beach Neighborhood and milled around as if he was shopping. A woman arrived in an SUV and joined the man…. [ Keep reading ]

Penny Pinched: Bungled Robbery Reaffirms That Crime Does Not Pay

A man arrested after robbing a Northgate convenience store Friday probably would’ve had a more lucrative evening if he’d just stayed home and gone through his couch cushions. The suspect walked into the store in the 10700 block of 5 Ave. N.E. just after 7 PM with shirt pulled over his face,… [ Keep reading ]

Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Injured

A man was shot twice in the 700 block of Westlake Ave. North at 2 a.m this morning. West Precinct Officers were sent to a fight outside a bar in the Westlake Neighborhood.  On their way to the scene, the officers got updates that there were shots fired at the… [ Keep reading ]

13-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted at Bitter Lake

Seattle police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a thirteen-year-old girl at Bitter Lake Friday afternoon. As the girl was listening to music at the park, a man called out her name.  The girl thought she knew the man and walked up to him. The suspect then grabbed… [ Keep reading ]