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Man Arrested For Self-Exposure at Self-Checkout

East Precinct officers arrested a 31-year-old man Wednesday night after he flashed employees and befouled a self-checkout machine at a Capitol Hill grocery store. Around 5 PM, employees at the store in the 400 block of Broadway E noticed the man standing at a self-checkout machine, laughing to himself as… [ Keep reading ]

Child Abuse Case Leads Police to Man Who Offered Dog Online For Sex

Warning: this post is contains disturbing content. The Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce detectives arrested a Toledo, WA man this week after investigators discovered he had offered his dog up online for sexual encounters and had prior online exchanges with a couple convicted of sexually abusing a 6-year-old. In instant messages with the couple, the… [ Keep reading ]

Traffic Impacts Expected This Weekend For Pride, Presidential Visit

President Obama and several other dignitaries are visiting Seattle this weekend  just as Seattle Pride gets underway, which means it’s time to start planning for traffic impacts around the city. Downtown streets, arterials and some freeway on and off-ramps will be subject to intermittent closures throughout the weekend, altering normal traffic… [ Keep reading ]

Two Arrested for Brandishing Guns, Golf Clubs in West Seattle

Two men are in custody after they broke into a parked vehicle Tuesday night and brandished guns and golf clubs at several people in West Seattle. On June 21st, at about 11:40 pm, officers responded to a report of a car prowl near Bonair Drive SW and Alki Avenue SW. … [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Seize Box Full of Cash, Crack In Narcotics Investigation

A team of SPD officers, Narcotics detectives and DEA agents arrested two men and seized a box filled with cash and drugs Tuesday at a Mountlake Terrace home. After making several buys from a suspected dealer, police served a warrant at a rental home in the 5600 block of 224th St SW… [ Keep reading ]

Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Domestic Violence Call

Consistent with the Seattle Police Department’s commitment to releasing information as soon as possible following significant incidents, the Seattle Police Department is releasing evidence from the ongoing investigation into the June 19, 2016 officer involved shooting the in 1900 block of S. Dearborn Street. The following audio clip is from… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Seek Ballard Bank Robber

Detectives are looking asking for the public’s help identifying a man who robbed a Ballard bank Saturday afternoon. The suspect walked into a bank in the 1800 block of NW Market St. around 2:45 PM and demanded cash from a teller. Witnesses described the suspect as a white male in his 50’s with grey… [ Keep reading ]

Police Wound Knife-Wielding Domestic Violence Suspect During Confrontation in Jackson Place Neighborhood

Earlier this afternoon at around 1:44 p.m., East Precinct patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of S Dearborn to a report of a suicidal man chasing his partner with a kitchen chopping knife out in front of their home. Officers arrived just three minutes later and contacted the victim…. [ Keep reading ]

Gunshot Victim Found Blocks Away Following Early Morning Disturbance

Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a 25-year-old man being shot in the arm and back after an early morning disturbance near the Jackson Street overpass.  The man’s injuries are not life-threatening. Officers responded to two separate 911 calls of a disturbance involving men fighting in the area… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen Van Into Two Cars on Queen Anne

Police arrested a man on Queen Anne early Thursday after he crashed a stolen van into two parked cars and was later caught with heroin and a scale. Around 5 AM, several witnesses awoke to a crash outside their homes in the 400 block of Halladay Street and saw a… [ Keep reading ]