A 19-year-old man is in custody this morning following a carjacking and K9 track early this morning. At about 1:45 am Wednesday morning a suspect armed with a handgun approached the victim, who had just parked his Honda CRV in the 1600 block of Melrose Avenue, and demanded money. The… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at an encampment in the 1200 block of Airport Way around 8:20 p.m. on July 3rd. Officers quickly found the victim, a 36-year-old woman living in the encampment, suffering from a single gunshot wound to her abdomen. The victim provided… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are investigating after a 2-year-old boy arrived at Harborview Medical Center (HMC) at 9:36 this morning with a gunshot wound. HMC staff called police to report that a boy was transported to the hospital by his mother and her boyfriend, and that the child was receiving emergency surgery. Fortunately, the… [ Keep reading ]
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars,” said Martin Luther King Jr. Last night, in Dallas, these words rang true again. Dallas Police and Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers were providing an escort to a peaceful demonstration, when shots were fired, leaving five of their fellow officers dead…. [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 28-year-old man Tuesday evening after an attempted robbery led to an escalating arms race inside a Ballard pharmacy. Around 6:45 PM, the 28-year-old suspect walked into a drug store in the 5400 block of 15th Avenue Northwest, climbed on top of the store’s pharmacy counter and asked employees… [ Keep reading ]
After warning workers at a Rainier Beach fast food restaurant that he planned to ram his truck into their business, a 46-year-old man made good on his word, crashing his truck through a wall and injuring two people before speeding away. He was later arrested by officers after they spotted… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a 29-year-old felon late last night after the man reportedly conducted his own 4th of July celebration by firing an assault rifle into the air in West Seattle. Officers were patrolling near the 4100 block of 25th Avenue Southwest around 11:30 PM when they heard the sounds of… [ Keep reading ]
Three separate gun-related incidents overnight lead to two arrests and property damage. Witnesses called 911 at 8:45 PM Saturday night when they saw a man displaying a handgun in Judkins Park. Officers arriving in the area reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a white Lexus with no plates speeding away. … [ Keep reading ]
Two Seattle Department of Transportation contractors were injured around 8 o’clock this morning after a box truck struck the lift they were working in on a westbound exit ramp of the West Seattle Bridge on throwing both men from the basket, to the ramp and surface street below. The contractors were working on the Fauntleroy… [ Keep reading ]
