The Seattle Police Department welcomes Bill Schrier as the new interim Chief Information Officer (CIO). As CIO, Schrier will lead the department’s efforts to bolster SPD’s information technology programs and services. He will be a part of the leadership team that will continue to fulfill Mayor Ed Murray and Chief… [ Keep reading ]
Two teens were arrested Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill after bailing out of a stolen Jeep they had just crashed into another vehicle. Officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run just after 3:30 PM at Broadway E. and E. Thomas St. Witnesses reported three people ran from a Jeep shortly after colliding with another… [ Keep reading ]
Officer Cynthia Whitlatch was served today with a termination notice for sustained policy violations involving bias, abuse of police discretion, and escalation of a contact on July 9, 2014. The termination order is available here (PDF). The Chief of Police’s letter to Mayor Murray and Council President Burgess regarding the sustained… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a motorist for vehicular homicide Friday evening following a fatal collision with a man on a moped in South Seattle. Investigators believe the 63-year-old victim was riding his motorized scooter across Rainier Avenue on S. Bayview Street at about 6:15 PM when the driver of a Chrysler van attempted… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department (SPD), with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) support, will conduct the second in a series of transit lane emphasis patrols on Thursday, September 17 on Howell Street near 9th Avenue in Downtown Seattle. Extra officers will be assigned to enforce existing lane restrictions during the afternoon… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man for robbery Friday night after he attacked two people in a Capitol Hill Park and injured an officer. Witnesses began calling 911 at midnight Friday reporting a robbery at Cal Anderson Park near the tennis courts. Officers Anthony Ducre and Brian Sunderland were the first to… [ Keep reading ]
A group of quick-thinking bystanders helped police catch a registered sex offender Thursday evening after he groped a woman at a Capitol Hill bus stop. The woman was waiting at a bus stop at Broadway and E. Union Street around 9:15 PM when she noticed the suspect walking past her. He… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police reunited an 83-year-old man with his family Friday after he went missing from his home in Issaquah, leading authorities to issue a “Silver Alert.” Officers Douglas Beard and Michael Shin were on patrol in the 9200 block of Aurora Ave. N. around 4:30 AM when their patrol car’s Automated License Plate… [ Keep reading ]
Three females were arrested after firing shots during a street robbery near Pioneer Square early Thursday morning. Officers responded to the area of Yesler Way and Post Avenue around 1:45 AM after multiple witnesses called in a disturbance with shots fired. Police located three females getting into a cab nearby matching… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Harbor Patrol officers responded with Seattle Fire around 7:12 a.m. this morning to a report of a body floating in the Ship Canal. Harbor officers located the body of an adult man floating in a cove just west of the Fremont Bridge. Officers transported the body to the… [ Keep reading ]
