The Seattle Police Department is working tirelessly to rebuild community trust and restore pride in our organization. It’s unfortunate that behavior on social media by a few has contributed to the erosion of our collective efforts. Moving forward, I want to be certain that employees are clear regarding my expectations… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man, who was wearing socks over his hands, for prowling cars near Cal Anderson Park on Thursday afternoon. An officer was patrolling the Capitol Hill area around 1 PM when a witness flagged him down to report seeing a prowler trying to open car doors. The officer spotted the suspect in the area… [ Keep reading ]
Police are searching for the shooter after a man was struck in the leg by gunfire Thursday evening. Shortly after 6 P.M. several calls came into 911 reporting gunshots in the 800 block of 24 Ave South. Officers arrived and located a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his… [ Keep reading ]
On the heels of Mayor Ed Murray’s state of the city address where he promised continued reforms related to bias-free policing, the Seattle Police Department released a Request for Proposal (RFP) yesterday for a new business intelligence computer system, accomplishing a key milestone on the road to compliance with the… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating two rolling gun battles that happened late Tuesday in the 23rd and Union, and Beacon Hill neighborhoods. Witnesses told officers they saw a dark green Chevy Tahoe chasing a light colored SUV through the 23rd and Union neighborhood around 10:30 PM. Passengers in both vehicles were reportedly… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested several teenage muggers who pistol-whipped, punched and robbed a 25-year-old man in the North First Hill neighborhood Tuesday night. The victim and two women were smoking cigarettes in the 1200 block of Boylston Avenue when a group of five to six boys and one girl approached about 10:20… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Police have made contact with the individual in this case and verified that he is a transportation provider with legitimate business at the school. Both he and his employer were very cooperative with police throughout the contact and officers are confident that no crime occurred. There will be no further investigation at… [ Keep reading ]
After donning the appropriate protective gear, firefighters entered the home, which contained the suspected drug lab. Firefighters found a 30-year-old man unconscious inside the home. The man was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Officers reopened 15 Ave Northeast to traffic shortly before 9 P.M. Detectives are… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are investigating a series of early-morning break-ins near the University of Washington campus. Police responded to 911 calls from three different houses between 4:25 and 4:45 AM Tuesday from residents in the 4700 blocks of 18th and 19th Avenue NE and 5000 block of 19th NE. In one… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives say a 15-year-old student tried to rob two teens, stole a package from a West Seattle home, and then climbed out of the wreck of a stolen getaway car before rushing back to his high school earlier this month. Police arrested the teen Friday evening for the string of West Seattle crimes… [ Keep reading ]
