Police arrested a 52-year-old man Thursday in West Seattle after he menacingly harassed two women on the street, and tried to bite an officer as she took him into custody. Two women told officers the man had approached them separately on the street. One woman said she encountered the man shortly after noon while… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a car crashed into an oncoming traffic along the northbound lanes of the viaduct early Friday morning. Officers were dispatched to the collision just after 2:30 AM when a car was apparently traveling south in the northbound lanes. It appears the car struck a motorcycle throwing… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating after one vehicle was damaged in a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Dunlap neighborhood. Witnesses called 911 around 3:15 PM and reported a gunman had stepped out of a car stopped at a traffic light at Renton Ave S and S Cloverdale St, and opened fire on another vehicle stopped… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a trio of robbers after they attacked a man early this morning and stole his cell phone as he stepped off a bus in the Dunlap neighborhood. The three suspects—two men, both 23, and a 16-year-old girl—approached the victim as he exited a bus near Rainier Ave. S. and S. Henderson St. They began… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are searching for a gunman after a car was struck by gunfire Wednesday evening in the Mount Baker Neighborhood. Witnesses began calling 911 shortly after 6 PM Wednesday reporting shots fired in the 2300 block of Rainier Ave. S. People described a passenger in a silver Audi firing shots… [ Keep reading ]
A car prowl victim helped police catch a prolific thief Monday in the Brighton neighborhood after spotting the man prowling his work van for the second time in two days. The victim was working at a home in the 4400 block of South Eddy Street around 2 PM when he saw the 42-year-old suspect walking down… [ Keep reading ]
A two-hour standoff in North Seattle ended peacefully Wednesday after a man set a fire in an abandoned building and barricaded himself inside, leading police to temporarily shut down Lake City Way. Police received reports around 10:30 AM that the man was swinging a long metal pole and throwing paper out of… [ Keep reading ]
A 22-year-old man botched a burglary at a First Hill apartment building Monday night and then botched his getaway, after he stopped near the scene of the crime to sign his sub-par criminal handiwork, like some terrible Batman villain. Witnesses called police just after 10 PM when they saw the 22-year-old man trying… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two teens Monday afternoon following a burglary in the Columbia City neighborhood. A witness called 911 just before 3 PM and reported that three people were climbing the fence into his neighbor’s backyard in the 3200 block of S. Ferdinand St. Officers arrived just in time to see the three suspects climbing back… [ Keep reading ]
A 20-year-old man was wounded Sunday in a late-night shooting outside a Hillman City convenience store. Shortly before 11:30 PM, the 20-year-old pulled into the store’s parking lot in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.. About 10 minutes later, a gunman opened fire on the man as… [ Keep reading ]
