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Ten Injured In Multiple Car Crash

Detectives are investigating after a truck careened into at least nine other vehicles in South Seattle just before the evening commute. Witnesses said that just before 5 PM Friday the suspect’s vehicle was traveling at speeds in excess of 65 MPH south along the 9200 block of Rainier Ave. South. … [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Arrested After Text Message Threat Locks Down SPU Campus

Seattle Pacific University briefly locked down its campus Friday after a student got a threatening text message from a former girlfriend who lives outside King County. The lockdown was lifted once it was confirmed the woman is currently in Skagit County and posed no threat to the school. The student… [ Keep reading ]

Unhappy Meals: Police Investigating Three Assaults at Seattle Burger Joints

This week was a royale (with cheese) pain-in-the-ground-chuck for employees and customers at Seattle burger joints, with a full order of complaints, spittle and a weaponized milkshake. The smorgasbord of assaults started around lunch time Monday when the manager of a restaurant in the 13200 block of Aurora Avenue North noticed a woman… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested in Belltown After Firing Gun During Fight

Police arrested a man early Sunday after he got into a fight outside a Belltown restaurant and fired a gun. A group of people told police they were leaving a restaurant about 3 AM near 1st Avenue and Blanchard Street when the suspect approached and asked if they wanted to… [ Keep reading ]

(Updated) Officers Catch Groper Near Pioneer Square

A group of women helped police chase down a groper in downtown Seattle Wednesday afternoon. Police received a flurry of phone calls around 12:45 PM after the man began groping women on the street as he walked south from 2nd Avenue and James Street. Several victims and witnesses followed after the suspect, providing… [ Keep reading ]

Police Investigating After Beacon Hill Home Struck By Gunfire

Police are investigating after a Beacon Hill home was struck by gunfire Wednesday afternoon. After receiving reports of the shooting around 2:40 PM, officers arrived in the 5100 block of S. Avon Street and found a home damaged by gunfire. A resident of the home told officers he had walked out… [ Keep reading ]

Halloween Safety Tips

The Seattle Police Department wishes Seattle residents a Happy Halloween and offers these safety tips as kids prepare to put on their costumes and roam from house to house on Friday. FOR MOTORISTS & BICYCLISTS: Stay alert for increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Halloween night. Be patient and SLOW… [ Keep reading ]

Police Crack Rash of Dealership Car Thefts, Arrest Two

Seattle Police have arrested two 15-year-old boys believed responsible for a rash of car thefts at dealerships in the Lake City area. Police got a break in the case when they detained three teen-age boys found lurking at a dealership on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago. One of the boys was… [ Keep reading ]

(Updated) Man Fatally Shoots Daughter, Granddaughter Before Turning Gun On Himself

A man in his 60s fatally shot his daughter and granddaughter Monday evening inside a home in the 6300 block of S. Fountain Street before turning the gun on himself. Police received a call around 8:15 pm from a 10-year-old boy, who said his grandfather had brandished a handgun at the boy’s… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Help Detectives Identify This Bawdy Bandit?

SPD detectives are still in search of a man who fled a Capitol Hill adult emporium last month with $400 worth of stockings, lubricants and other personal items, and now police need your help identifying him. Detectives have a pic of the bawdy bandit, but don’t yet know his name. If… [ Keep reading ]