Seattle police arrested a man Sunday for hitting another man with a baseball bat and making derogatory remarks about his sexual orientation. The incident happened about 11 p.m. on Sunday when two men were walking toward their car on East Pine Street holding hands. When they walked passed a parked… [ Keep reading ]
A Rainier View home was riddled with bullets early Monday after three men opened fire. No one in the home, occupied by five adults and several children, was injured in the shooting, which happened around 1:50 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Hazel Street. A woman at the home… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a cellphone thief and are searching for a second suspect after receiving reports Saturday evening that a fight had spilled off a Metro bus and into the parking lot of a South Seattle gas station. A woman called police around 4 pm Saturday—shortly after officers received reports of… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a Rainier Beach family called police early Monday and reported that a man had sexually assaulted their young daughter at gunpoint inside their home. The victim’s family called 911 around 6 AM and said the man entered their home near 53rd Ave. South and South Wabash St., sexually assaulted… [ Keep reading ]
T-Mobile customers nationwide are having difficulty connecting to 911 services tonight. The Seattle Police Department would like to remind everyone that you can still reach dispatchers in the city by calling (206) 583-2111 for emergencies. This number connects directly to Seattle dispatchers, so if you live outside the city limits… [ Keep reading ]
Deputy Chief Harry Bailey recently notified me of his intention to retire (again!) from the Seattle Police Department on August 15, 2014. I want to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to Chief Bailey. From the moment Mayor Murray announced my selection as Chief of Police, Chief Bailey… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested an agitated man in the South Beacon Hill neighborhood after he broke a glass door on Metro coach with a four foot lance stick. Initially, police were called to the area of 51 Avenue South and Rainier Avenue South for property damage done to a bus. Moments later another… [ Keep reading ]
Update: Detectives now have a clearer picture of what transpired during Thursday’s shooting. The 43-year-old suspect drove to the 1700 block of South Hanford St. and found the 41-year-old victim standing in the alley. Detectives believe the two had an argument that quickly escalated until the suspect pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds,… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 36-year-old man after her went on a tear involving hit and run collisions in multiple precincts and an attempted armed car-jacking. The incident appears to begin in West Seattle. For unknown reasons a man entered a nursing home, knocked everything off a counter, pushed a walker at an employee and… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Officers have located the suspect and placed him under arrest. The King County Sheriff’s Office is now the lead agency in this investigation. Officers are searching for a man who flipped his car and left a woman injured inside while he ran from police Wednesday afternoon. South Precinct officers are… [ Keep reading ]
