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New Data-Driven Policing Approach Coupled with Community Input Puts More Officers On Capitol Hill Resulting in Multiple Arrests

September 7, 2014 2:33 pm

Responding to community concerns and analysis from the SPD’s newly implemented Compstat process, Chief Kathleen O’Toole bolstered the number of officers in the Capitol Hill neighborhood this weekend. East Precinct Captain Pierre Davis has assigned officers to walk foot patrols and has put additional officers on bikes on Capitol Hill,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: East Precinct

Police Investigating Three Overnight Arsons In West Seattle

September 6, 2014 10:23 am

Officers were called to assist Firefighters for three suspected arsons in West Seattle overnight. Officers received a call just before midnight Friday, after two witnesses saw a man set fire to a dumpster in the 4300 block of SW Admiral Way.  The witnesses yelled at the suspect just before he ducked between two buildings… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Southwest Precinct

Capitol Hill Emphasis Patrol Catches Not So Smart Phone Thief

September 6, 2014 10:08 am

A brazen thief will be spending some time in a cell after trying to steal a woman’s cell phone on Capitol Hill early this morning, right in front of police. Officers working a Capitol Hill emphasis patrol were walking through the 1500 block of Broadway just before 1:30 a.m. when they saw the 21-year-old… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: East Precinct

Woman Grazed by Bullet While Riding Metro Bus

September 5, 2014 11:14 pm

Detectives are investigating after a woman was grazed by a bullet while riding a Metro bus through North Seattle Friday night. Officers began receiving calls of shots fired just before 9:40 p.m. Friday in the 6000 block of Aurora Ave. North.  When they arrived on scene, they found a woman… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct

Driver Strikes 12-Year-Old Boy In Morning Collision In Wallingford

September 5, 2014 8:59 am

Update:  Traffic collision investigators say the 12-year-old boy was walking northbound on Wallingford Avenue with a group of other children when the driver—who was headed eastbound—struck the 12-year-old as he crossed the street. The child rolled onto the hood of the car and struck his head on the windshield. The driver… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: North Precinct

(Updated) Man, Woman Shot In Early-Morning Hold-Up In West Seattle

September 5, 2014 6:10 am

SPD Robbery detectives collected video surveillance from the scene of this morning’s shooting and are now working to identify a group of suspects. In the video, the group of suspects can be seen circling through the parking lot of a West Seattle 7-11 in a gray or silver Buick early… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, Southwest Precinct

Police Use Commands, Taser, Rubber Bullets and Gunfire To Arrest Knife-Wielding Man

September 4, 2014 8:57 pm

North Precinct Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), University of Washington Police Department (UWPD) and SWAT officers used a variety of tactics, from de-escalation to deadly force, to corral and arrest a knife-wielding man in the University District late this afternoon. Officers were called to the 5800 block of Roosevelt Way NE… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct

Two People Hit By Gunfire Overnight

September 4, 2014 10:35 am

Two men suffered minor injuries Wednesday night in two separate shootings that occurred in the Mount Baker and High Point neighborhoods. Officers, responding to reports of gunfire, found a 19-year-old victim lying in a mangled car with graze wounds to his head and hand in the 4200 block of South… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: South Precinct, Southwest Precinct

SPD, King County Prosecutors Renew Effort to Go After Career Criminals

September 3, 2014 3:25 pm

In response to an increase in property crimes, primarily auto thefts, in the city, police and prosecutors are renewing two previous efforts, the Repeat Burglar and Auto Theft Initiatives, to aggressively pursue cases against career criminals. This week members of the Coordinated Criminal Investigations Section—including SPD’s Auto Theft Squad and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, Investigations

Dogs Attack Two Women and One Man on Beacon Hill

September 3, 2014 11:16 am

Two aggressive dogs have been corralled and contained by officers after injuring a man and two women Wednesday morning on Beacon Hill. Around 10:30 AM several witnesses called 911 to report a woman being attacked by two pit-bulls near Beacon Ave South and South Cloverdale Street. Medics also responded to treat the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General