Seattle detectives, with the assistance of Redmond police, captured a woman wanted in a downtown robbery where she kicked and punched a store employee as she stole more than $2000 in items. Detectives identified the suspect in the November 5th robbery that left a store employee with punch to the face and… [ Keep reading ]
A group of protestors threw rocks at officers, broke vehicle and local business windows as demonstrators marched throughout Capitol Hill. Protestors began to assemble at Seattle Central College late in the evening before they started marching first north then southbound on Broadway. Around 11 p.m. a demonstrator threw paint at… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested five people during a sometimes violent demonstration, culminating in the lighting of the Westlake Center holiday tree during a wet and windy Black Friday in downtown Seattle. Seattle Police were busy this afternoon managing downtown holiday festivities and providing public safety services to a planned demonstration around 1 p.m. today. Demonstrators gathered… [ Keep reading ]
An armed 31-year-old man arrested by Seattle police at Monday’s Ferguson demonstration is facing charges after officers found a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosive materials in his backpack and vehicle. A bystander alerted police to a suspicious man Monday and reported seeing him handling a road flare during a… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives have tied a group of North Seattle high schoolers arrested in a stolen car Monday to a string of recent break-ins at auto dealerships. Patrol officers arrested the three teen suspects Monday morning after spotting them driving around Lake City in a car stolen from a dealership in Edmonds, WA. Officers arrested the three… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle City Council will consider legislation soon that authorizes use of a two-year, $2.34 million Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant awarded by the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA through its Homeland Security Grant Program. The money would go toward a variety of projects including: • $100,000 for community outreach… [ Keep reading ]
A Bitter Lake home containing an apparent hash oil extraction lab was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The fire was reported around 7:30 PM. Firefighters battled the blaze, but it consumed the home in the 400 block of North 125th Street. Firefighters found what appeared to be an extensive hash… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two teenage boys Monday after they kicked in the back door of a home in the Dunlap neighborhood and stole some jewelry. The boys broke into a home in the 9100 block of Spear Place South around noon. A neighbor saw them and called police. Officers arrived quickly and… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested five people Monday night after a peaceful demonstration took a tense turn late in the evening, which included a crowd hurling bottles, rocks and fireworks at officers and a brief closure of Interstate 5. Hundreds of people gathered in Westlake Park following a grand jury announcement Monday evening in Ferguson, MO. The group marched up… [ Keep reading ]
Two people were robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped while walking along Volunteer Park’s dirt paths Sunday night. The muggers fled the scene in a waiting car and later threatened a driver with a handgun. It all started around 7 PM when two men stepped out from behind some bushes… [ Keep reading ]
