Police arrested a man early this morning for felony assault after officers located a woman with a cut to her throat. The woman was transported to the hospital for treatment. Shortly before 2:00 this morning, an officer was alerted to an adult woman who appeared to be intoxicated near Boren… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police and Fire Department officials are cautioning neighbors in the Wallingford area to secure their dumpsters and garbage bins as detectives investigate a series of reckless burning incidents in the area. Since February 5th, police have been called to four incidents of fires set in dumpsters or recycling bins… [ Keep reading ]
Gun, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Oxycodone Seized from Office at One Facility Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Seattle Police Department (SPD) arrested the operator of a number of ‘clean and sober’ residential facilities on February 9, 2016, following an investigation that revealed the man was dealing illegal… [ Keep reading ]
A suspect is in custody and a man is at Harborview Medical Center undergoing treatment for a serious cut to the back of his neck following an incident that occurred this evening inside a University District Starbucks store. At approximately 8:30 this evening, a man entered the coffee shop located… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man Tuesday afternoon for narcotics and weapons charges after his erratic behavior caught the attention of a laundromat attendant. A laundromat employee called police to the 1800 block of 12 Ave when a man walked into the business and began yelling at himself. The upset man then… [ Keep reading ]
Robbery detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy after he was identified during a months-long investigation into armed Craigslist robberies in the city. Detectives have linked three armed robbery cases reaching all the way back to December 20, 2015 when the suspect answered an ad on Craigslist looking to purchase some high-end basketball… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Detectives are releasing a surveillance video that captured last Tuesday’s assault. The grainy video shows the suspect pull up curbside just as the victim walks into frame. The suspect can be seen reaching into the cab before lunging at the victim. The victim quickly breaks free and the suspect… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives believe scam artists are using an old con on a new target: non-profit groups. In late January, a man contacted the Seattle Hearing Speech and Deafness Center via email and offered to make a $30,000 donation to then organization. A few days later, HSDC received a check for $39,850,… [ Keep reading ]
Two burglars were arrested after a calamitous caper Saturday Friday night in Rainier Beach, after the men got their first stolen getaway car stuck in the mud, crashed a second and fled into Lake Washington. Officers quickly found the men: one damp and pants-less at a condo complex where he had pulled… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man after a woman called 911 Saturday morning when she woke to a burglar in her bedroom. The victim was sound asleep in her home in the 6500 block of 39 Ave SW around 3:30 this morning when she felt someone touch her face. The victim woke, and… [ Keep reading ]
