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Suspect Arrested After Damaging Ken Griffey Jr. Statue Outside Safeco Field

Just before 5:00 pm Tuesday, several witnesses called 911 reporting that a man was damaging the Ken Griffey Jr. statue located at 1st Avenue South and South Royal Brougham Way.  The suspect, an adult male, had managed to break loose the baseball bat from the statue.  Officers arrived and located… [ Keep reading ]

Southwest Precinct Officers Follow Trail of Parted-Out and Stolen Cars to Prolific Auto Thief

For nearly a week, officers in the Southwest Precinct followed a trail of a suspected prolific car and identify thief until they finally caught him driving away from his mother’s house. The search for the 46-year-old man began on October 10th when a member of the precinct’s Anti-Crime Team spotted… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested for DV Harassment After Hours Long Standoff in Northgate

A 37-year-old man is in custody following an hours-long standoff in the Northgate neighborhood after he assaulted and threatened a family member.  The man was eventually taken into custody after extensive negotiations with police. On Monday, October 16th, shortly after 1:00 pm, officers responded to a residence in the Northgate… [ Keep reading ]

Can You ID These South Precinct Package Thieves?

South Precinct burglary detectives need your help identifying two package thieves captured on video last week in the Mount Baker neighborhood. On October 11th, officers were dispatched to investigate a package theft in the 3800 block of 38 Avenue South.  The victim said that around 2 p.m. the two suspects… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Breaking into Capitol Hill Condo

A 36-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after a witness called 911 and reported seeing him prying his way into a secure condominium in the 500 block of Belmont Avenue East. At approximately 6:30 am, called 911 and reported the man was breaking through a door of the condo… [ Keep reading ]

Two Men Injured in Brighton Drive-By Shooting

Officers are investigating after two men in their twenties were shot in the Brighton neighborhood Sunday. Witnesses began calling 911 just before 5 p.m. to report shots fired near 44th Avenue South and South Webster Street. Officers arrived and found two people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, one to the hand… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Man in North Seattle North for Drug Sales, Recover Multiple Guns

Officers arrested a man Saturday in Northwest Seattle for selling narcotics and found six guns in the process. On October 12th a man reported he had been shot in the hand while attempting to purchase narcotics in Mineral Springs Park. The suspect fled the park prior to officers arriving. Officers… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Assault Near Central District

Detectives are investigating after a man was shot at and assaulted Friday night. The 40-year-old victim was walking in the 1900 block of South Jackson Street at 10 p.m. when two men exited a red Dodge SUV and began chasing him. The two men were both holding handguns when one… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating South Lake Union Fatality Crash

Detectives are investigating after a man was killed in a crash Thursday evening that involved a bus. Witnesses called 911 just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday to report a collision between a bus and pedestrian in the South Lake Union neighborhood. Officers arrived and with the help of the Seattle fire… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested For Identity Theft, Possession of Stolen Property After Passing Out in Stolen Car

Officers were called to the 100 block of 19th Avenue East on Wednesday morning to check on a man, who was seen passed out in the driver’s seat of a car. Police found him, and quickly noticed the wires spilling from the car’s mangled ignition column and the butter knife on… [ Keep reading ]