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Detectives Find Stolen Gun, Stolen Power At Illegal Pot Grow

SPD Narcotics detectives arrested two people last week after an investigation led police to a particularly dank Burien basement, filled with 11 pounds of packaged pot and 28 illegally grown marijuana plants, fed with stolen electricity. While searching the home in the 13000 block of 15th Avenue SW last Thursday, January 28th,… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Suspect in Belltown Stabbing

Police arrested a woman Sunday night in Belltown after she reportedly stabbed another woman following a heated argument over $20 and an alleged assault with a slice of pizza. Officers responded to the 2nd Avenue and Bell Street just before 10PM after receiving a report a 37-year-old woman had been stabbed. Police… [ Keep reading ]

(Updated) One Man Killed, Two Wounded In Brighton Shooting

Update 2:45 PM: Detectives are still investigating the shooting but believe the incident was not random, and that the victims were specifically targeted by the suspect or suspects. If you have any information about this case, please contact the SPD Violent Crimes tip line at (206) 233-5000. Detectives are investigating… [ Keep reading ]

Three Arrested For Fatal Shooting In Beacon Hill Greenbelt

Update 2/1/2016: 7:30 PM: Police arrested the three teens shortly after 4 PM today near 4th Avenue S. and Royal Brougham Way, following a relentless investigation by SPD Homicide Detectives Paul Takemoto and James Cooper. In connection today’s arrests, members of SPD Homicide, SWAT, Robbery and Gang Units served warrants on multiple… [ Keep reading ]

Men Caught Printing Fake Checks, Selling Meth At Aurora Motel

Police found a gun, knives, ammunition, laptops and printers from an Aurora Avenue motel last week after arresting two men for selling meth and running a check counterfeiting operation out of their room. SPD Major Crimes Task Force detectives began investigating the men for narcotics dealing last week, and visited… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Eating Pot Cookies, Driving Around With a Gun and a Felon

Police arrested a man Saturday evening on Capitol Hill after his expired license plates caught the attention of officers, who soon discovered he was driving while high on marijuana cookies while transporting a felon and an illegally stowed firearm in his car. East precinct Anti-Crime Team officers were on patrol Saturday… [ Keep reading ]

One Carjacker Arrested, One Sought After Stolen Buick Crash

Police arrested one carjacker and are still searching for his accomplice after the pair crashed a stolen vehicle in the Central District on Sunday afternoon. The victim told officers he had met the suspect a day earlier when he had given his nephew and the suspect a ride in his 1987 Buick… [ Keep reading ]

Half-Naked Man Arrested For Making It Rain, Burglary

After he was confronted by police Sunday during a break-in in Eastlake, a burglar climbed to the roof of a home, stripped off half his clothes and began throwing money down to the street before he was arrested. A woman called 911 around 11 AM Sunday and said she had locked herself inside… [ Keep reading ]