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Woman Arrested After Early-Morning Wine and Pie Incident

After drinking a bottle of wine inside a Northgate grocery store early Monday morning, a 48-year-old woman roamed the store eating handfuls of pie before she was arrested by police. The incident began around 6 AM, when an employee saw the woman drinking a bottle of wine in the store and… [ Keep reading ]

Robbers Force Man to Drive to Bank, Withdraw Cash

Two armed robbers pulled a gun on a man Thursday and threatened to kill his family if he didn’t drive them to a Columbia City bank and withdraw cash. The victim told police he was walking to his car outside a grocery store in the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South when a… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Teen and Recover Gun After Shooting

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Thursday afternoon after he fired a gun at other people in the Dunlap neighborhood. No one was injured in the shooting. Witnesses reported the gunfire to police around 4 p.m. Officers responding to the scene spotted the suspect, based on descriptions provided by callers, and… [ Keep reading ]

Man Robbed After Hitching Ride With Mom to Sell Pot

A robber opened fire on a man in a Mount Baker park Thursday night after relieving him of two pounds of pot and marijuana-infused brownies. Officers responded to calls of shots fired just after 8 PM in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Way S., where the 38-year-old victim told… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Armed Felon, Recover Two Guns on Beacon Hill

Officers arrested an armed felon and seized two guns Wednesday in a wooded area on Beacon Hill. While working with Department of Corrections (DOC) officers, police were searching the woods on the west side of Beacon Hill—sometimes colloquially referred to as “the jungle”—looking for DOC clients. As officers entered the woods, they saw… [ Keep reading ]

Burglars Steal 50 Keys and a Car from Lake City Dealership

Burglars broke into a Lake City car dealership early Tuesday, grabbed 50 car keys and stole a Chevy Malibu. Lake City dealerships have been hit hard by burglars recently. Police arrested a man earlier this week after he brazenly stole a car in the middle of the afternoon, and last… [ Keep reading ]

Leschi Rooster Dispute Ends With Dinner Plans

Days after moving into the Leschi neighborhood, a man called police and said he was chagrined by fowl noises coming from a nearby home. When officers arrived at the man’s home near East Alder Street and Erie Avenue around 8:15 Sunday morning they quickly identified the culprit. “I could plainly hear the… [ Keep reading ]

Man Averts Stickup by Hitting Robber With Political Fliers

A 19-year-old man delivering political fliers near Green Lake on Monday afternoon told police he narrowly averted a stickup by hitting the would-be robber with his only weapon at hand – a bag of brochures. The victim told police he was delivering political fliers to homes near North 60th Street and… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Track Down and Arrest Auto Thief in Clyde Hill

A Lake City car dealership employee hopped into his own car Tuesday afternoon to tail a car thief who stole a vehicle from the lot. Police were called around 3 PM after an employee at a dealership on Lake City Way Northeast witnessed a man steal one of their cars…. [ Keep reading ]

Woman Returns Home to Find Masked Men Robbing Friends

Two armed men broke into a West Seattle home Tuesday looking for marijuana and made off with a laptop and Xbox controller after pointing guns at the women living there. A woman told police she was returning home when she saw two unknown men leaving her house in the 9000… [ Keep reading ]