Detectives are investigating two men for a spree of burglaries in the South Precinct after tracking a stolen iPad to a south Seattle home. Around 8 AM Tuesday, police were called to a Poké restaurant in the 5300 block of Rainier Ave after employees arrived and found the front door had been… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 9/17/2018: The victim later died at the hospital. This remains an active and on-going investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at (206) 233-5000. Detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the Central District Friday afternoon. Witnesses began calling 911 just after 3:15 p.m. reporting… [ Keep reading ]
Police have been searching for a prolific criminal after he escaped from King County Jail on August 23rd. The big break in the break out case came from an unlikely source: the suspect’s own hubris. On Monday, the escapee texted Scotty Bach, a Seattle Police Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF)… [ Keep reading ]
City of Seattle Seattle Police Department 610 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98124-4986 NOTICE OF PROPOSED HEARING AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT Pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 10.79 and acting under the authority of Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 3.02, the City of Seattle proposes to adopt rules relating to the storage… [ Keep reading ]
Some jobs call for a ladder, others call for a 13 tons of steel, 127 horsepower (net, of course) and a quiet, but powerful hydraulic system. Witnesses called 911 Thursday afternoon to report a man on a ledge in the 2600 block of SW Spokane Street. Officers found the man standing… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the 8300 block of Wabash Avenue South Late Sunday night. Multiple witnesses called 911 to report shots fired outside a home in the Rainier Valley neighborhood just before 11:00 p.m. Sunday. Officers arrived and found a 35-year-old man who had been… [ Keep reading ]
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UPDATE: The King County Medical Examiner’s office is still conducting its investigation into this case, however, at this point in the investigation, SPD detectives have determined there are no outstanding suspects. Seattle police are investigating after two women were found deceased Tuesday morning in a University District apartment building. Around… [ Keep reading ]
West Precinct officers arrested twelve women and nine men after they blocked the street in the 1900 block of 5th Avenue earlier this afternoon and refused to leave. At around 4:00 pm, downtown officers responded to the area of 5th and Virginia to reports of a number of people protesting. The demonstration… [ Keep reading ]
A man in his 30’s was struck in the lower leg after occupants of a car and two young men standing near a bus stop began shooting at each other Monday afternoon near 15th Avenue and East Union Street. The victim is being treated at the hospital for a non life-threatening injury. Just… [ Keep reading ]