Officers arrested a woman Friday afternoon after she sold drugs and a gun during a buy bust Downtown. Officers set up a meet with the suspect at 1:20 PM. Friday in the 300 block of Lenora St to purchase a small amount of narcotics and a .44 caliber revolver. The… [ Keep reading ]
Police are searching for a velocipede vandal who rented two bikes from a Seattle bike share company last week, only to return them hours later covered in paint and scrawled messages. The suspect first rented one of Pronto’s bright-green custom-made bicycles from a bike station at 3rd Avenue and Pike Street around 5 AM… [ Keep reading ]
SPD robbery detectives arrested a felon suspected of posing as a police officer before he robbed and beat two men near 1st and Pike early last Sunday. The two victims left a bar near 1st Avenue and Pike Street around 1 AM on November 16th and walked north along 1st Ave. The victims… [ Keep reading ]
A 52-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon after getting hit by a van in the Delridge neighborhood. The victim was crossing Southwest Brandon Street at the intersection with Delridge Way Southwest shortly after 4 PM when he was struck. Medics took him to Harborview Medical Center, where he died from… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives have identified the couple in the photos (thanks to all your tips) and are now working to return the photo albums to Mike and Erin. Thanks for all the help, everyone! Do you know Mike and Erin? Major Crimes detectives found the couple’s wedding photos earlier this month after seizing a stash… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested an Everett firefighter Wednesday afternoon after he showed up for a rendezvous with an underage prostitute, who turned out to be an undercover detective. The Vice/High-Risk Victims Unit (HRVU) detective had exchanged messages with the 60-year-old firefighter during an online sting targeting men looking for sex with underage girls, and the man… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE (12/14/14): Detectives arrested two juvenile suspects, ages 15 and 17, and booked them into Youth Service Center on this case. The 15 year old suspect is believed to be involved in numerous other East Precinct street robberies. Detectives continue to investigate. Detectives are asking for your help finding two suspects and… [ Keep reading ]
After arresting a package-stealing grinch, a bike thief, and a cop car-ramming felon earlier this month, SPD’s Major Crimes Taskforce (MCTF) went right back to work, seizing a stash of more than 100 cellphones and guns in Pioneer Square, before chasing down two car thieves on Aurora. MCTF detectives were prowling Aurora Avenue on… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 11/20: SPD detectives have contacted and interviewed the person of interest in this case. The man was very forthcoming with information about the incident. Investigators are currently checking out details he provided to rule out any criminal activity on his part. Detectives are investigating a possible luring incident Monday in West Seattle. A… [ Keep reading ]
Officers chased down and arrested a 37-year-old man who broke into a Georgetown restaurant and stole three bottles of liquor Tuesday night. The burglar set off an alarm when he broke into the restaurant in the 6900 block of Carleton Avenue South around 8:30 PM. Officers quickly arrived and saw… [ Keep reading ]
