SPD bike officers saved a man on Sunday from a potentially fatal overdose in downtown Seattle. Officers Josh Dunbar, Jim Kellett and Randy Jokela were riding through downtown shortly before 5 PM when they heard dispatchers broadcast a report of an apparent overdose at 3rd Avenue and Spring Street. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
Update 2:30 PM: Medics have transported the suspect to Harborview Medical Center after he was found inside the home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are still investigating and working to determine his relationship to the juvenile male released from the home earlier in the day. At this point,… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after two people were shot and injured in the Columbia City neighborhood Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. officers began receiving calls of shots fired at 37 Avenue South and South Genesee Street. Callers told officers that it appeared two people were injured in the shooting. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
A Capitol Hill couple called Seattle police early Thursday after a small drone crashed into the side of their home, near 13th Avenue East and East Aloha Street. The couple reportedly heard the sound of breaking glass in their living room around 7:30 AM and went outside, where they found a… [ Keep reading ]
SPD bike officers saved a 61-year-old man from a potentially fatal overdose early Tuesday after finding him lying in a downtown alleyway. Around 12:30 AM Tuesday, Officers Matt Newsome and Dick Bonesteel were on bicycle patrol downtown when they saw a man lying on his back in the 200 block… [ Keep reading ]
Thanks to everyone who participated in Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day . The unwanted/unused/expired drugs have been safely turned over to the DEA. The public turned in 1,032 pounds of drugs between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Saturday. This program happens twice a year, so there will be another… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in the Queen Anne neighborhood. The 51-year-old driver of a Toyota sedan was pulling his car out of a building in the 100 block of Taylor Ave. N at 6:40 this morning when heard the sound of an impact… [ Keep reading ]
Five officers were injured and nine people were arrested Sunday during an anti-capitalist march through downtown Seattle and SODO. This march is not to be confused with the Seattle March for Workers and Immigration Rights, a peaceful event attended by thousands of people earlier in the day. Around 6 PM,… [ Keep reading ]