Officers arrested a robber in the International District this morning after the 29-year-old man tried—and failed—to snatch a man’s phone at a bus stop. The victim was talking on his cellphone at a bus stop near 11th Avenue and South Jackson Street at about 9:45 AM when the suspect walked up and tried… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested one man on a felony warrant and collected a handgun as evidence after an early morning shooting. A woman called 911 around 2:45 AM Tuesday and reported hearing a gunshot near 9th Ave and Marion Street and saw a man with a gun walking away from the scene. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
A man was robbed at gunpoint and had his car stolen late Monday night at Golden Gardens Park in Ballard. According to the victim, he was digging in his pockets for his car keys in Golden Gardens’ parking lot around 11:20 p.m. when four men walked up behind him. One of… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested two teen-agers early Monday after they robbed a marijuana dispensary in the Columbia City neighborhood, stuffing a backpack with marijuana joints and other products. When officers responded to reports of a burglary around 4:30 a.m., near 42nd Avenue and South Brandon Street, they saw a broken window at the business and… [ Keep reading ]
A coffee-shop employee was beat up and robbed in the North Admiral neighborhood Monday morning while he waited for the store to open. The victim got to work, near 41st Avenue Southwest and Southwest Admiral Way, about 4 a.m., before the manager arrived. After he sat on the steps to… [ Keep reading ]
Katie Hosteny isn’t fazed by blood spatters, digging through rotting garbage or crawling through putrid cars that once held corpses, but the clingy black powder she uses on everything sticks with her. “You get really, really dirty with fingerprint powder,” said Hosteny, who dusts guns, bottles and any other evidence… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 39-year-old Seattle man after he was carrying and firing a shotgun near 4th Ave South and South Lander Street. The incident began shortly after 5 PM when multiple concerned residents called 911 to report a fight between several men at a near by gas station. As the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police on Wednesday arrested a teenager for breaking into a North Beacon Hill home last month and crawling into a woman’s bed as she slept. The victim, on July 29th, reported to police that she was asleep, naked, in bed when she woke up and realized someone was lying… [ Keep reading ]
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Carmen Best to Deputy Chief of the Seattle Police Department. Since I was appointed, Carmen has shown me she cares deeply for this department and the community. She is a respected leader within the organization and has demonstrated, as the current Assistant… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 9/1/2017: The Seattle Police Department has not acquired any new items via the Department of Defense 1033 federal surplus program since this post was originally published in 2014. Of the original items listed below, the SPD has only retained coveralls, gloves and a utility cabinet. All other items were… [ Keep reading ]
