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Police Searching For Suspect After Middle School Student Assaulted

Police are searching West Seattle for a man who groped a middle school student Thursday as she was on her way to school. School officials called police around 11 AM after a student reported that a man had followed her off a bus near California Avenue and SW Stevens Street and grabbed… [ Keep reading ]

SPD, FBI Target 3rd and Pine Drug Market In Operation Crosstown Traffic

A four-month operation by the Seattle Police Department’s Major Crimes Taskforce (MCTF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has led authorities to 186 suspected drug dealers and thieves, who turned Seattle’s downtown core into an open-air drug market and street corner swap meet. As of Thursday morning, police have arrested… [ Keep reading ]

Man Injured in Columbia City Drive-By Shooting

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg while sitting in his car early Thursday morning. Just after midnight officers were called to Rainier Ave S and S McClellan Street when man was reporting his friend had been shot in the leg. The victim told officers he had… [ Keep reading ]

Police Called to Brighton Neighborhood After Man Shoots Self In Leg

A man in his 30’s was found with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon in the Brighton neighborhood, which police now believe is the result of a self-inflicted shooting. Officers received a report of shooting Wednesday at Rainier Ave. S. and S. Garden St. just after 4 PM, and found a man… [ Keep reading ]

55 Ways Seattle Police Are Making Your Neighborhood Safer

Seattle Police Department Micro Community Policing Plans have been finalized and are being published on Nextdoor neighborhoods today. No two neighborhoods are alike, nor are their safety priorities and concerns about crime.  Recognizing this, the Micro Community Policing Plans are designed to put the department’s energy and resources into addressing… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Teen For Assault At His Former School

Officers arrested a previously expelled 16-year-old student who returned to school and assaulted a student Tuesday morning. Just before 10 AM police responded to the 107oo block of 30 Ave. Northeast for an assault of a student. The suspect, who had been previously expelled from the school, assaulted a student and… [ Keep reading ]

Girl Grabbed While Walking To West Seattle School

Police are investigating after a 14-year-old girl was grabbed while walking through Westwood Village Tuesday morning. The girl told officers she was walking to school at 6:30 AM when a man approached her and asked where he could buy a phone charger. She answered his question and made her way… [ Keep reading ]

Cops Catch Teens, Recover Pair of Stolen Cars Following Ballard Dealership Break-In

Police arrested two teens and recovered a pair of stolen cars after and early Saturday heist at a dealership, which was neither particularly fast, nor furious. The case began when a witness called 911 around 4:30 AM and said someone was trying to break through a window at a car dealership in the… [ Keep reading ]

East Precinct Captain Helps Catch Cal Anderson Park Assailant

East Precinct Captain Paul McDonagh helped catch an assault suspect during a weekend nightlife patrol on Capitol Hill. Just before midnight, Captain McDonagh was walking through Cal Anderson Park when he spotted the 17-year-old suspect punching a 34-year-old man. The suspect knocked the victim to the ground in the attack,… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Student For Threatening Notes Left On Seattle U Campus

Seattle police arrested a 26-year-old Seattle University student Monday in connection with a series of threatening notes left on the school’s campus. Police evacuated three buildings on campus Friday after students found a series of threatening notes left in school bathrooms. On Saturday, staff at Swedish Hospital’s Cherry Hill facility—which… [ Keep reading ]