Officers arrested a suspected gunman Thursday on Capitol Hill after he shot and wounded another man and fled into a coffee shop after ditching his gun. Police were called to 10th Avenue and East John Street shortly after 9:30 after receiving reports a man had been shot in the shoulder…. [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man suspected in robberies at two North Seattle pharmacies Wednesday. Employees at a drug store in the 8500 block of NE 35 St first called 911 to report a robbery late Wednesday morning. Officers arrived and were speaking with the employees when they received another report of a… [ Keep reading ]
An encounter with a nervous man in a stolen SUV led police to recover a Vietnam veteran’s stolen Purple Heart medal over the weekend. The SUV’s driver caught the attention of officers around 5 AM on July 30th after he rolled through a stop sign near Dexter Way North and… [ Keep reading ]
Hours after U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy met with Seattle police on Tuesday to discuss the department’s life-saving Naloxone program, two downtown bike officers saved a man from a potentially fatal overdose outside a downtown store. West Precinct Bike Officers Richard Bonesteel and James Coma were on patrol near… [ Keep reading ]
A 17-year-old female is in custody following a carjacking that occurred late last night on Beacon Hill and ended when the stolen car became stuck on the railroad tracks. On Tuesday night, just after 11:30 pm, officers responded to a reported carjacking that occurred in the 5300 block of 16th… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman found in a residence earlier this morning. Just before 9:30 am, patrol officers from the East Precinct responded to a call of a person down inside the house. A passerby reported that the victim, an adult female, appeared to… [ Keep reading ]
Just last night, West Precinct Bike Officers James Kellett and Matthew Bradrick made the department’s 10th naloxone save in just 4 1/2 months since SPD began issuing nasal naloxone to police officers, thanks to a partnership with the Marah Project, the Seattle Fire Department and the University of Washington. Officers Kellet… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man after they witnessed him rob a man of his cell phone on Capitol Hill Monday morning. Two East Precinct bike officers were approached by a man in the 900 block of E Pike St. at 2:10 am Monday. The 36-year-old said he was confronted by a man who… [ Keep reading ]
