Officers and a K9 team tracked down a teenaged robber Wednesday night in Wedgwood after he stole two cellphones from a woman and tried to hide in a greenbelt. The victim was walking near 35th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 82nd Street just before 8pm when the teen grabbed the phones… [ Keep reading ]
South Precinct officers arrested a 29-year-old man after he led them on a foot chase after fleeing a stolen car last night in the Rainier Valley. Shortly after 6:00 pm, officers were patrolling near Rainier Avenue South and South Holly Street when they routinely ran a license plate of a vehicle. … [ Keep reading ]
At approximately 1:30 am Tuesday South Precinct officers responded to a store in the 4400 block of Rainier Avenue South for a report of a broken window. Officers arrived and saw that an upper window had been broken, but it was unclear if entry into the business had been made. … [ Keep reading ]
Officers patrolling a West Seattle shopping area arrested a man and recovered a firearm after he attempted to flee when they recognized that he had warrants. Officers patrolling Westwood Village as a part of an ongoing effort to curb car break-ins and auto theft spotted a vehicle they recognized that… [ Keep reading ]
This Saturday the Seattle Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are hosting the 14th semi-annual event to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by disposing of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted drugs. This Saturday, April 28th, the city’s five precincts will serve as drop-off locations between 10… [ Keep reading ]
One of the newest K-9 teams, Officer Ryan Huteson and his partner, Delta, have only been working the streets as a team for a few months. However, earlier this month the team completed two separate, successful tracks that resulted in the arrests of the suspects in one shift. On April 13th, shortly… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 5/1: Homicide detectives and SWAT, working with detectives from the Real Time Crime Center and Intelligence Unit, arrested a 25-year-old man near Shoreline yesterday afternoon for the April 22nd Ballard homicide. The suspect was later booked into the King County Jail for investigation of murder. This remains an active and… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are conducting the follow up investigation after responding to a train/pedestrian fatality collision this morning. Just before 8:00 am officers responded to reports of a collision involving an Amtrak train and a pedestrian on the tracks at Elliot Avenue West and West… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives arrested a 36-year-old man and an accomplice Wednesday afternoon in Lynnwood after following up on reports of counterfeit bills being used in North Seattle over the past few months. Over the past few months there have been several reports of counterfeit money being used in North Seattle involving two suspects. … [ Keep reading ]
Earlier this morning at 5:30 AM, Seattle Police East Precinct officers responded to a report of a demonstration at 14th Avenue East and East Remington Court, the construction site for the new King County Youth Detention Center. Three adult women had breached a security fence and entered the construction site…. [ Keep reading ]
