UPDATE: Detectives have identified the person of interest and continue to investigate the case. Thanks to everyone who assisted. Seattle police are asking for help identifying a person of interest as detectives investigate a May 1st Molotov cocktail attack on officers. Police were on the perimeter of a crowd on 4th Avenue on May… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man died and a woman was seriously injured in the International District in a crash involving a Metro bus. Officers were called to 5 Ave. South and South Main St. at 10:40 PM Saturday, when two people riding on one bike crashed into the side… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Police Department’s South Precinct will host the first annual South Precinct Community Engagement Basketball Tournament at the Rainier Beach Community Center. The event will be formatted as a traditional 3 on 3 basketball tournament, pairing area youth with officers. In addition, there will be several local celebrities volunteering… [ Keep reading ]
Two men arrested early this morning for a robbery on Capitol Hill are being investigated for ties to other recent crimes after police found they were carrying a gun, a ski mask and gloves. The two suspects approached a man on the street near Boylston Avenue and East Pike Street… [ Keep reading ]
A 62-year-old cyclist was seriously injured Wednesday after he was struck by a driver in the Ravenna neighborhood. Around 1 PM, the cyclist was reportedly crossing Northeast 70th Street and 25th Avenue Northeast. As the cyclist crossed NE 70th, he was struck by a car travelling southbound on 25th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: SPD detectives have arrested a suspect in an attack on a 72-year-old woman on Capitol Hill. Detectives arrested the 46-year-old man today in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, one block from the scene of the May 7th incident. Police identified the suspect this week with the help of evidence collected… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a report of a sexual assault in the University District. The female victim told police she was walking in the 5200 block of 15th Avenue NE in the late evening hours of May 6th when she was approached by a man, described as a white male, in… [ Keep reading ]
A 48-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday in a collision with a van in the Ravenna neighborhood. Witnesses called 911 just after 7 am Tuesday and reported a collision between a red Metro Van Pool vehicle and the cyclist. Both were headed eastbound on NE 65th St. at NE Ravenna Blvd. The… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men who robbed a clerk at gunpoint on Friday night in the Central Area. On May 6th, at 10:30 pm, two black males each armed with a handgun and wearing masks and gloves, entered the Village Market in the 2800 block of… [ Keep reading ]
A ride-share driver led police to arrest a convicted felon Saturday night and recover a backpack filled with meth, crack cocaine, cash and a handgun. Officer Nic Plemel was on patrol in the Delridge neighborhood around 11 PM Saturday when he heard the sound of gunfire several blocks away. Moments later,… [ Keep reading ]