Staff at a SoDo marijuana store told police Saturday that a man seen selling pot out of the back of his Buick threaten to “stomp” an employee who confronted him about poaching the pot shop’s customers. Employees at Cannabis City—one of the 21 stores in Seattle licensed to sell state-taxed marijuana… [ Keep reading ]
Police closed 23rd Avenue South at South Dearborn Street in the Central District to traffic for a half hour on Monday to investigate reports of shots fired from a moving car. Several 911 callers reported the shots shortly before 2:30 PM. Responding officers found several shell-casings on 23 Avenue South,… [ Keep reading ]
A 22-year-old man told police he was pistol-whipped and had his cell phone and backpack stolen in the Georgetown area Sunday night. The victim told police he was walking on 1st Avenue South, near the intersection with South Lucile Street, around 11 p.m. when he was approached by two men who… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating after a wounded 16-year-old arrived at Harborview Medical Center late Sunday night, shortly after SPD received reports of gunfire in the Central District. Around 11:15 PM, police received a number of 911 calls about gunshots near 21 Ave and East Fir Street. At the scene, officers recovered more than… [ Keep reading ]
A 41-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting firefighters, and two responding officers suffered bumps and bruises when their patrol cars collided. Shortly after noon, Seattle firefighters were rendering medical aid to a man near 7th Avenue and Cherry St. For reasons not yet known, their patient suddenly became their… [ Keep reading ]
A 34-year-old man is behind bars after breaking into an occupied Wallingford home Sunday morning. Around 7:30 AM, a startled Seattle man called officers to the 1200 block of North Allen Place when an equally surprised burglar ambled into his kitchen. The burglar made a prompt exit of the home with… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s gumshoe detectives are on the case after two women stole bags of clothes from Niketown on Wednesday after threatening staff with a metal foot measuring tool. The two women walked into Niketown—located in the 1500 block of 6th Avenue—around 12:30 PM and began stuffing clothing and other items inside shopping bags. Niketown… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are searching for a robbery suspect after he walked into a store in downtown and pulled off a jewelry heist. The suspect walked into a store in the 500 block of Pine St. at 10:50 a.m. Thursday and went straight to the jewelry department. He asked to see few… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are searching for a gunman after two men were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in South Seattle. After receiving reports of gunfire in Rainier Beach neighborhood just after 2 PM, officers caught up to a car seen speeding away from the Rainier Beach neighborhood. Police stopped the car near Martin Luther… [ Keep reading ]
Police are looking for two men who smashed windows of dozens of vehicles in South Lake Union early this morning in a suspected car prowl spree. A South Lake Union resident called police just after 3 AM and said two men armed with a baseball bat and crowbar were smashing the windows… [ Keep reading ]
