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Archives for February 2018

Detectives Investigating Fatality Bus/Pedestrian Collision in North Seattle

Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatality bus/pedestrian collision that occurred earlier today in North Seattle. At approximately 4:00 pm Sunday, February 18th, a Metro bus was travelling southbound on Aurora Avenue North approaching N. 130th Street.  At about… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Need Your Help Locating A Homicide Suspect From 2017

Detectives need your help locating a homicide suspect from a November 2017 double-homicide.  Nyagah “Big-Baby” Baker-Williams is wanted in connection with a Belltown shooting that left two people dead and a third in the hospital.  27-year-old Baker-Williams is 6’1″-6’3″, approximately 240 pounds, and frequents the Belltown and Downtown areas.  Baker-Williams should be… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Attacking Gas Station Attendant

Officers arrested a man after he assaulted a gas station clerk with a flashlight early Thursday morning. Police were called to a gas station in the 600 block of Denny Way just after 2 a.m. where an employee told officers that he was working the register when the 32-year-old suspect… [ Keep reading ]

Auto Thief Arrested After Brief Pursuit on Beacon Hill

Officers arrested a 28-year-old man Thursday afternoon after he led them on a brief pursuit in a stolen car on Beacon Hill. Officers had been tracking reports of a stolen Honda Civic in the area and located the car, occupied and running in the 5100 block of 17th Avenue South. … [ Keep reading ]

A Visit from Cupid, Bungled Burglar, Salute to Service, New officers and More

MICRO COMMUNITY POLICING PLANS AT WORK No two neighborhoods are alike, nor are their safety priorities and concerns about crime.  Recognizing this, the Micro Community Policing Plans are designed to put the department’s energy and resources into addressing the public safety issues that concern each community in Seattle. Commercial burglaries… [ Keep reading ]

IRS Scammer Demands Man’s Bitcoins

A scammer posing as an IRS agent tried to trick a man into paying an overdue tax payment through a Bitcoin ATM in downtown Seattle. On February 12th, the 34-year-old target of the scam met with police at 4th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle. He said he’d received… [ Keep reading ]

Safes Stolen In Pike Place Market Burglary

Burglary Detectives are investigating after multiple safes were stolen from a business in Pike Place Market Wednesday morning. Police responded to Pike Place Market at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a burglary to a produce stand near the Pike Street entrance to the market.  When Officers arrived they… [ Keep reading ]

Police Recover Items Taken In West Seattle Car Prowls After Arresting Burglar at Vacant For-Sale Home

Officers arrested a burglar Tuesday evening after locating him inside a vacant for-sale home in West Seattle. Shortly before 6:00 pm, officers responded to a reported burglary in the 6300 block of 36 Avenue Southwest.  The homeowner had gone to the house, which was unoccupied but staged for sale, and discovered… [ Keep reading ]

Five Men Charged in Connection to Drug Dealing in Pioneer Square

The following press release was distributed earlier afternoon by the US Attorney’s Office. FIVE DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH CRACK COCAINE DEALING IN SEATTLE’S PIONEER SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD Law Enforcement Seized Kilo Quantities of Crack and Powder Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl and Eight Firearms in Six Month Investigation Three Seattle men are… [ Keep reading ]

Officer Arrests Fatigued Felon For Firearms Folly

A Southwest precinct officer arrested a felon early Tuesday morning after they found him napping in a car with a stolen handgun. Officer Bryan Gorzav was on patrol in the 1200 block of South Cloverdale Street at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday when he spotted a man that appeared to be asleep… [ Keep reading ]