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SPD, King County Bike Officers Work With Medics to Revive Man Following Overdose

SPD bike officers worked with a King County Sheriff’s Office bike squad and a team of Seattle Fire Department medics to revive a man after he was found overdosing in a downtown alleyway Monday evening. Just before 4:30 PM, police received a report of a man overdosing in an alley in… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Abandoning Child In Car While He Runs From Police

South Precinct officers arrested a man Sunday night after he ran from police, ditching his car and his young child inside. An officer driving near Rainier Avenue South and South Byron Street at 9 p.m. spotted a car traveling well over the speed limit.  The officer pulled behind the car,… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Releases Bias Crimes Report for First Half of 2017

Today the Seattle Police Department released its semiannual report detailing bias crimes and incidents for the first half of 2017. During this time, a total of 178 criminal and non-criminal bias based incidents were reported, up from the 128 incidents reported at the same time last year. The increase in… [ Keep reading ]