Officers corralled a herd of goats Thursday after they led police on a brief hoof chase on Beacon Hill. Shortly after 1:15 pm, police received a report that 10 goats had gotten loose from a yard in the 5000 block of South Wallace Street and were chasing a group of kids… [ Keep reading ]
Bike officers arrested a robber Wednesday in Westlake Park after he pilfered an eclectic collection of periodicals from a downtown book store. The suspect walked into the Barnes & Noble at 6th and Pine around 5 PM, picked out copies of Newsweek, Playboy and Intelligent Life—magazines devoted to currents events, lagomorphology and culture—and ran… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives seized an assault rifle and handgun Wednesday and are searching for two gunmen, suspected of opening fire on a man and his daughter following a car crash in the Central District. The shooting happened around 2:30 PM, after the gunmen’s vehicle collided with a second car at… [ Keep reading ]
Police captured a burglar early Wednesday after receiving a report of a break-in at a Georgetown furniture store. Around 4:30 AM, a burglar tripped a surveillance system inside the store in the 6500 block of 5th Place South. The system alerted the store’s owner, who pulled up a live surveillance camera feed from home outside… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police and city officials are investigating a Tuesday evening semi-truck crash, and reviewing the response to the collision, which led to a nine-hour closure of State Route 99 and the Alaskan Way Viaduct At approximately 2:21 PM, a semi-truck and trailer was traveling south on the Alaskan Way viaduct… [ Keep reading ]
SPD detectives are investigating a man who barricaded himself in a crawlspace Tuesday in the International District for a violent robbery at a Rainier Beach doughnut shop. The 21-year-old man led US Marshals and Seattle police on a brief chase around 12:30 PM after they tried to arrest him for several… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s volunteer program, the Victim Support Team, is now recruiting for its next training session. The deadline for applications is March 27th. To apply, visit: www.seattle.gov/police/vst Become a community volunteer. Help support families in crisis.
A pair of outlaws may be headed for the hoosegow after they tried to smuggle a two-foot tall cowboy into Canada after snatching him from a Seattle shop. The cross-border fuss began Sunday after the owner of an antique store on Seattle’s waterfront arrived at work and found the two cowboy-rustlers loading a 55-pound bronze sculpture—known as “Bronco… [ Keep reading ]
Police recovered a gun and a loaded pistol magazine Sunday night in the Central District after homes and vehicles were struck by gunfire in two different shootings. In the first incident, two men opened fire on an SUV at 15th and Cherry around 6:30 pm before fleeing. At the scene, officers found more… [ Keep reading ]
A teen who arrived at an Everett hospital with a gunshot wound early Sunday told staff he’d been struck by gunfire while at Alki Beach, but wouldn’t say much else. Police received received reports around 1 AM of a fight and gunshots near Marine Avenue SW and Alki Avenue SW, several hours before the… [ Keep reading ]
