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(UPDATE) Detectives Arrest Man and Woman for Homicide at Aurora Motel

UPDATE 8/25: Police arrested a 32-year-old woman in Ballard on Friday in connection with the homicide. She was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide and robbery. UPDATE: Police arrested a 29-year-old man in Ballard on Thursday in connection with the death of a 48-year-old man at… [ Keep reading ]

One Injured By Overnight Gunfire in Brighton Neighborhood

Detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the Brighton neighborhood late Wednesday night. Witnesses began calling 911 after hearing shots fired in the 4400 block of South Holly Street just before 10 p.m. Officers arrived and found multiple shell casings of various calibers in the street between South… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Arrested For Early Morning Robbery, Drugs on Capitol Hill

A 34-year-year old woman is in custody following an early morning incident on Capitol Hill. At about 6:45 Thursday morning, the woman entered a grocery store in the 1400 block of East John Street and loaded up a shopping cart with approximately $900 worth of merchandise.  She then attempted to… [ Keep reading ]

Three Arrested in Keeping Demonstration and Counter Demonstration Separated

Seattle Police arrested three men as officers worked to facilitate two planned demonstrations in Seattle today: one in Westlake park and a separate, larger counter demonstration in Denny Park. As hundreds of peaceful counter demonstrators gathered in Denny Park, police observed some individuals infiltrating the crowd carrying axe handles, two-by-fours, and balloons containing… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating After Man Arrested For Homicide

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed following a fight disturbance. Officers were called to the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Dearborn Street after people heard shots fired in the area. Officers arrived and found a man in the 700 block of South Charles… [ Keep reading ]

Complaints From Neighbors Lead Police to Illegal Grow Op at North Seattle Home

Seattle Police Department narcotics detectives seized more than 115 plants from a North Seattle home on Thursday after receiving numerous complaints about an illegal grow operation. Responding to those concerns, detectives and Anti-Crime Team officers served a search warrant at the home in the 1200 block of NE 97th Street late… [ Keep reading ]

EMT Trained Police Officer Saves Life During Paternity Leave

Seattle Police officer and certified EMT Kevin Oshikawa-Clay knows what it’s like to be in the right place at the right time. Just a week into paternity leave following the birth of his second child, Officer Oshikawa-Clay took a breather from his parental duties for an evening soccer match at… [ Keep reading ]

Man Charged In 1998 Central District Park Murder After SPD Detective Re-investigates Case

A man convicted of a series of violent sexual assaults in the 1980s and 90s is now facing charges for the unsolved murder of a woman in the Central District in 1998 after the case was re-investigated by an SPD homicide detective. On January 14, 1998, city workers found the… [ Keep reading ]

Man Stabs Victim, then Self in Gatewood Assault

The male victim, age 40,  is at Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries while the suspect, 39, is also at Harborview with non-life-threatening injuries. On Tuesday, August 8th at 10:00 pm, Southwest Precinct officers responded to a call of a fight and  stabbing near California Avenue SW and SW Orchard… [ Keep reading ]

Two Separate DUI/Child Endangerment Arrests in the Last Several Days

Officers made two separate, but very similar arrests, in the last couple of days involving driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle.  In both cases, the driver was arrested and the child was unharmed. On Friday, August 4th, at about 8:40 am, an officer was dispatched to… [ Keep reading ]