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Columbia City High School Locked Down After Report of Student With Gun

A report of a teen with a gun sent a South Seattle high school into lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Police received a report from the Interagency High School—located in the 3500 block S. Ferdinand Street—just before 1 pm that a male student was carrying a gun through a campus hallway. As students took shelter on… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Nineteen After Protestors Block State Highway

A group of protesters blocked traffic on Highway 99 around 2:30 p.m. today before moving on to block traffic at the Mercer Street/Interstate 5 exit. Officers moved in quickly and made arrests but not before the incident caused heavy delays in the area. At least one protester assaulted an officer,… [ Keep reading ]

Customer Claws Cabbie

Officers arrested a woman after she assaulted a taxi driver early Saturday morning. A taxi driver was providing a ride home for the 25-year-old female suspect.  The driver said that as they drove along I-5 the woman reached forward and began clawing the his neck and punching him.  The driver… [ Keep reading ]

Man Stabbed During Friday Night Bar Fight

Officers arrested a man after he stabbed someone during a bar fight in the Interbay neighborhood Friday night. The suspect was harassing a woman at a bar in the 3400 block of Gilman Ave. West at 10:30 p.m. Friday. A man saw the suspect harassing a woman and tried to… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Robbers Caught After Crashing Getaway Car In North Seattle

Two suspected robbers are in custody after they pulled a gun on a man on Aurora Avenue Friday afternoon, stole his iPad, and then crashed their getaway car while fleeing from police. The victim flagged down officers just before 3:30 PM near N. 85th Street and Aurora Avenue N. and said… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Suspect in Maple Leaf Armed Robbery

Officers on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of pistol whipping and robbing a victim earlier this month in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. Police are still searching for other men involved in the robbery. The mugging happened shortly after midnight on January 5th. The 24-year-old victim said he ran into an… [ Keep reading ]

Man Wakes Up to Discover Gunshot Wound to His Leg

A man told police he awoke inside a tent in a wooded area near Interstate 5 and Harborview Medical Center Wednesday to find he’d been shot in the leg. Police were called to Swedish Hospital after the patient arrived with a gunshot wound. The 41-year-old victim told officers he was sleeping, and… [ Keep reading ]

Teen Escapes Injury in West Seattle Drive-by Shooting

A teenage boy narrowly escaped injury during a drive-by shooting in the High Point neighborhood Wednesday night. The 17-year-old victim told police he was standing in front of a convenience store around 8 PM with an acquaintance, near Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Findlay, when a black or dark blue SUV… [ Keep reading ]

Chief Metz Nominated for Colorado Chief’s Job

Today, the City Manager of Aurora, Colorado announced that he has nominated Seattle PD Assistant Chief Nick Metz for the position of Chief of the Aurora Police Department. In response to the news, Chief Kathleen O’Toole released the following statement: “I had very mixed emotions when hearing the news. Of… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Groping Waterfront Jogger

Seattle police arrested a groper Monday after he ambushed a jogger on the Seattle Waterfront. A cyclist waved down patrol officers near the 1500 block of Alaskan Way around 10:45 AM and reported that a man had just leapt out from between two parked semi-trucks down the road, and grabbed a woman… [ Keep reading ]