Early Sunday, officers arrested a man for assault after he crashed his bike into and stabbed a pedestrian. Witnesses called 911 just before 2 AM reporting a fight in the intersection of Broadway and E. Pine St. Officers on foot patrol in the area quickly found two men, one armed… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives want you to take a close look at some video footage, recorded earlier this month inside a “bikini barista” coffee stand in Georgetown. If the man in the footage seems a bit overdressed–in his mask, mask, gloves, jeans and a t-shirt–it’s because he’s a burglar, and police are hoping you… [ Keep reading ]
Just 30 hours after walking out of the King County Jail–where he’d spent the last 11 days for a probation violation–a 49-year-old man crossed paths with the law once again Wednesday, when officers spotted him riding a stolen motor scooter through West Seattle. Officers first noticed the man around 5:15 PM… [ Keep reading ]
With the help of a gutsy pizza shop employee, Seattle police were able to catch up to a robber and return a stolen purse this morning, all in about 30 minutes or less. Officer Enoch Lee was driving near Holman Road and 7th Avenue NW around 12:45 AM when he spotted a man sprinting down… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a suspect in a strong-arm robbery on Capitol Hill early Sunday morning. Police were alerted to the robbery that happened in a parking lot near Broadway and Pike St shortly before 2 AM. The roughed up victims told officers several men began accosting them trying to demand their… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 5/28/15: SWAT officers served a search warrant in the Leschi neighborhood early this morning and arrested the suspected gunman in Saturday’s shooting. SWAT officers converged on a home in the 800 block of 28 Ave. S. and arrested a 20-year-old man, identified by robbery detectives during their investigation. Police… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle police officer has been placed on leave pending administrative and criminal investigations into a 2010 use of force incident. The incident occurred in November 2010, when officers assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau were involved in an altercation after responding to a report of a disturbance at a Georgetown restaurant. The case was recently brought to the… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested two people in separate incidents after two foot pursuits Downtown Thursday night. Officers Reyes, Goodwin and Department of Corrections Specialist Winfrey were driving by 3rd Ave. and Pine St. at 9 PM when they spotted a 15-year-old boy they knew had a felony warrant for assault. The suspect ran when… [ Keep reading ]
Update 5/22/15: Police are now investigating the suspect for four additional cases of possible voyeurism after discovering several suspicious videos on his cell phone during a warrant search. Detectives have identified and contacted one of the victims recorded by the suspect, and are still investigating the three other cases. The suspect remains… [ Keep reading ]
Following a lengthy standoff with a wanted bank robber Thursday, Seattle police entered the man’s Greenwood home and found him deceased from apparent self-inflicted wounds. Detectives went to the man’s home in 9200 block of 3 Ave NW around 10:15 AM to arrest him on a warrant related to a February bank robbery in North… [ Keep reading ]