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Two Teens Arrested For Burglarizing, Trashing Greenwood Home

Police arrested two teenagers Wednesday for breaking into a Greenwood home while the owner was on vacation and leaving behind a huge mess of garbage and graffiti. A neighbor tipped off police that people were inside a home, located in the 100 block of Northwest 95th Street, that should have… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Found Dead off Waters of West Seattle Park

Officers and the King County Medical Examiner are investigating after a woman was found off the waters of Me-Kwa-Mooks park Thursday morning. A witness called 911 after seeing a deceased person floating face-down in the water of Puget Sound approximately twenty feet from shore. Firefighters recovered the deceased woman from the… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Female Suspect in West Seattle Stabbing

Police arrested a 54-year-old stabbing suspect after responding to a fight in the High Point neighborhood Wednesday night. Officers were sent to a fight in front of a convenience store at 35 Ave SW and SW Morgan Street shortly after 7 P.M. The officers arrived finding a female victim who… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Arrest Two Suspects In New Years Eve Gas Station Robbery

Detectives have arrested both suspects in a violent New Year’s Eve robbery at a Georgetown gas station. Police tracked both men down Wednesday, first arresting a 47-year-old suspect near the 2700 block of E. Madison Street. Detectives interviewed the man at Seattle Police Headquarters and began searching for the second suspect at… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Help Major Crimes Detectives Find Prolific Burglar?

A prolific burglar is wanted by police after he fled from Major Crimes Detectives earlier today at the Northgate Mall. Detectives believe Joshua Meadow-Mittenen, 24, is connected to several recent burglaries in North Seattle and Queen Anne, as well as a New Year’s Eve break-in Magnolia. Police attempted to arrest Meadow-Mittenen outside Northgate Mall… [ Keep reading ]

Video: Gunman Fires Toward Police On New Year’s Eve

Patrol car cameras were rolling New Year’s Eve after a gunman fired toward officers on a South Seattle street. The shooting came minutes after police responded, for the second time New Year’s Eve, to a report of a domestic violence incident at a home in the 4200 block of S. Eddy Street…. [ Keep reading ]

King County Sheriff’s Guardian One Helicopter Helps SPD Catch Auto Thief

The King County Sheriff’s Guardian One helicopter helped Seattle police track a stolen vehicle and arrest the driver Tuesday evening. Major Crimes Task Force detectives were looking for a man driving a stolen car in Northgate neighborhood. The detectives were hoping to follow and arrest the driver who was thought… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Suspect in 2011 Dismemberment Murder

Officers on Monday arrested a 59-year-old man suspected of murdering Donald Meyer in 2011 and dismembering his body. Forensic evidence linked Scott Halfhill of Seattle to the murder. Prosecutors issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday. A patrol officer spotted Halfhill’s car Monday night and staked it out until… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Shot In Hand Sunday Night

Gunfire outside a Dunlap restaurant Sunday night left one woman with a gunshot wound to her hand and another person’s car riddled with bullets. Witnesses called 911 shortly after 10 PM to report shots fired in a parking lot located in the 9400 block of Rainier Avenue South.  No one… [ Keep reading ]

A Dazzling Bodycam Video and Notes From Our Hackathon

As 2014 drew to a close, one of the SPD officers involved in our body-worn video camera pilot project was on-hand at the Seattle Center to capture the dazzling lights and cacophonous boom, boom, boom of the New Year’s Eve’s fireworks show. The Space Needle looks even brighter than the moon, moon, moon, doesn’t it? SPD… [ Keep reading ]