Police arrested a 46-year-old man and recovered a knife following a stabbing Saturday afternoon in the Haller Lake neighborhood. Officer Daniel Spiewak was in the 11700 block of Aurora Ave North investigating another 911 call around 3PM when a man ran up to him saying someone had just been stabbed nearby. Officer… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are investigating after a woman showed up at Harborview Medical Center with a suspected gunshot wound to the head early Sunday morning. A car sped to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) just after 2:30 AM Sunday with a shattered back window. The woman had cuts on her scalp from the broken… [ Keep reading ]
Officers responded to calls of street racing in West Seattle Saturday and arrested three teens for auto theft. A witness called police at 7:45 Saturday morning and reported street racing followed by suspicious behavior around a car in the 5400 block of 34 Ave. SW. Officers quickly arrived and saw three teen… [ Keep reading ]
The owner of Osaka Grill Teriyaki was loaded down with big white buckets as he left his restaurant at 1st Ave. and Pike St. Thursday night. He had just cut a deal to buy a case of iPads at rock-bottom prices—$1,400 for a lot of 20, worth about $10,000—and each of his buckets was packed… [ Keep reading ]
A wanted felon tried to ditch a CD binder as he fled from police in Yesler Terrace early this morning. When officers finally caught up to the man and recovered the case, they discovered it contained something far more sinister than than John Tesh or Nickelback albums. Officers Harold Dentinger and Amanda Hirata were searching Yesler… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle University officials evacuated three buildings and contacted Seattle police Friday morning after a student found two threatening notes in a women’s restroom. School officials called police around 8:45 AM and evacuated three buildings–Pigott, Bannan and Engineering–while officers searched the campus. Officers conducted a floor-by-floor search of the three buildings,… [ Keep reading ]
Two masked men forced their way inside a Seattle marijuana shop owner’s West Seattle home early Friday and tied him up at gunpoint, before making off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash, a half-dozen pistols and a high-powered rifle. The 47-year-old owner was walking up to his home in… [ Keep reading ]
A tip from a sleuthing bike theft victim led police to staggering number of stolen bicycles and a suspected chop shop Wednesday in Edmonds. Now detectives want to know if they have your bike. SPD Major Crimes Taskforce Detective Scotty Bach began investigating the case last week, on April 7th, after receiving… [ Keep reading ]
A man caught burglarizing a Matthews Beach home earlier this week told police he was not the criminal mastermind behind the break-in, and made his case by trying to bribe a cop, while on camera. Detectives haven’t yet confirmed the man’s role in planning the burglary, but are now looking to arrest two other… [ Keep reading ]
Neighbors’ concerns that a Greenwood apartment had become a hub for crime led Seattle police to arrest a suspected heroin and meth dealer and seize a police-grade ballistic vest Wednesday night. SPD Narcotics detectives began investigating the 49-year-old woman earlier this year after receiving complaints about people constantly coming and going… [ Keep reading ]
