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Semi-Truck Driver, Giant Spools Cause Closure Of Alaskan Way Viaduct

April 29, 2015 4:17 pm

Seattle police and local and state transportation officials were forced to close a portion of State Route 99 for two-and-a-half hours Wednesday afternoon after a semi-truck driver’s oversized load struck the underside of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Police received 911 reports at 11:34 AM that a semi-truck had lost a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, Police Precincts

Police Seize Assault Rifle, Arrest Felon After He Threatens to Shoot Up Brighton Home

April 29, 2015 2:43 pm

Officers recovered an AK-47-style rifle and arrested a 45-year-old felon after he threatened to “shoot up” a home occupied by his girlfriend and her children early Wednesday. Police were initially called to the 4600 block of South Brighton Street shortly after midnight after a woman reported that her boyfriend was carrying a rifle… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: South Precinct