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Man In Custody After West Seattle Shooting

Officers arrested a 30-year-old man after shots were fired in West Seattle on Thursday afternoon. Police received a call at 2:45 PM of several shots fired near the 2100 block of Belvidere Ave Southwest. Police resources including SWAT units and the King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter also responded to assist. Officers heard a… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested For Attempted Carjacking In SoDo

Officers arrested a man after he pulled a knife on a woman Wednesday afternoon and tried to steal her car in SoDo. Police received several 911 reports around 2:50 p.m. of a man dragging a woman out of a car near 7 Pl. S.  and S. Forest St.  Witnesses said the 30-year-old man pulled… [ Keep reading ]

“Nunchuck Master” Arrested After Attacking Friend at “Spooky” Home

The mysterious midnight disappearance of a woman’s wedding ring from a “spooky” abandoned home last Saturday led the self-styled “nunchuck master” to attack her friend with a martial arts weapon and flee, before she was caught by police. Officers first crossed paths with the suspect at about 12:20 AM when they spotted a woman… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Arrested for Stealing Mail in North Seattle

Officers arrested a woman early Monday morning after she was seen taking mail from North Seattle mailboxes. Witnesses reported seeing a woman looking in mailboxes shortly after midnight in the 14000 block of Ashworth Avenue North. The 36-year-old suspect fled when officers arrived, but she was quickly apprehended. Police saw… [ Keep reading ]

Teen Raiders Arrested After Lunch Break Break-In

Police arrested two 15-year-olds Monday afternoon after the teens took a long lunch break to burglarize a home near their North Seattle high school. The homeowner heard someone running through his house shortly after 12:45 PM and spotted the teens fleeing down the street. The man hopped into his car found and confronted the two… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested for Double Carjacking Attempt In Georgetown

Police arrested a man, high on crack cocaine, late Monday after he tried to carjack two motorists at a Georgetown gas station. A large middle-aged man, 6-foot, 225 pounds, wearing blue sweats, reportedly approached his first victim around 10:30 PM as he was getting into a car at the station in the 6200… [ Keep reading ]

Copper Thief Caught Scavenging Under Former Newsroom

Seattle Police officers arrested a man over the weekend after they caught him scavenging inside the former headquarters of The Seattle Times. Owners of a restaurant on Fairview Avenue, that occupies part of the mostly vacant building, called officers about 2:20 AM Saturday to report their water had been cut off. The… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Steals High-End Camaro From Dealership Only to Ditch It Blocks Away

After breaking into a Lake City dealership early Tuesday morning, a burglar stole a Chevrolet Camaro Z28, only to ditch the high-end car a few blocks away. Around 4:30 AM this morning, a private security guard called 911 after finding evidence of a rather dramatic break-in at the dealership, in the 11300 block of… [ Keep reading ]

Robbers Use Ersatz Cab In Latest Ploy Targeting Club Patrons

While stopping by the East Precinct to claim her found purse, a woman recounted to officers how she and a friend had been accosted by a group of men while trying to get home from a bar early Sunday morning. The woman and her friend were sitting on a curb… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Making Threats at Capitol Hill Club

Officers arrested a man who made threatening statements after being denied entry to a Capitol Hill bar early Saturday. Witnesses said the intoxicated 28-year-old suspect was prevented from entering the night club, located in the 600 block of E Pine St., shortly after midnight. He then became upset and reportedly said… [ Keep reading ]