Police arrested a felon with a loaded revolver this morning after he crashed his pickup truck into a building on Aurora Avenue after smoking heroin. Around 9:30 AM, officers and firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Aurora Avenue North, after the suspect drove his truck under a deck and struck… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Federal Monitor filed his latest report highlighting significant progress the Seattle Police Department has made in its reform efforts during the past year. The department continues to make great strides in dealing with persons in mental health crisis with only 1.6% of the 9,300 crisis contacts resulting in… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a car thief in a North Seattle neighborhood Sunday after neighbors spotted him trying to start a truck with a screwdriver. Just before 6 pm, police received a 911 report of a possible car theft in the 8200 block of 20th Avenue Northeast. Officers arrived in two minutes and approached… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 19-year-old man on Sunday for drug trafficking after he approached police working a traffic post outside the Seahawks game, and asked if they’d found his missing briefcase–which was full of cocaine. Around 2 PM, Officer Doug Jorgenson was directing traffic at Occidental Avenue South and South King Street… [ Keep reading ]