The Seattle Police Department’s year-end crime statistics are now available online, highlighting a continued overall downward trend in crime in Seattle. The department saw some successes this year in efforts to combat car prowls (down 5%), auto theft (11%) and residential burglaries (11%). Patrol officers, precinct Anti-Crime Teams and the… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two people Saturday morning after a man saw someone trying to steal his truck from his West Seattle home. A witness in the 7500 block of 12 Avenue Southwest called 911 early Saturday morning to report that a man was inside of the caller’s vehicle. The caller went on to… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are conducting the follow up investigation after patrol officers arrested a man Saturday morning for possession of stolen mail. On Saturday, around 9:30 am, officers responded to a call of a man attempting to steal mail in the 11400 block of 69th Place South. The witness called 911 and… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman died Saturday night following a suspected stabbing in the Rainier Beach Neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to a female down in a parking lot in the 9400 block of Rainier Avenue South Saturday just after 11 p.m. Police arrived and found the 34-year-old female… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 4/24/18: Police arrested the suspect in a Fremont grocery store Monday evening after an employee recognized him and called 911. The 31-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for voyeurism. — Detectives are attempting to identify the suspect in a voyeurism case that occurred downtown last October…. [ Keep reading ]
On January 24, 2018, Seattle Police Department is deploying a new beat map that adjusts existing boundaries in the West Precinct and East Precinct. This change will affect beats G1, G3, K2 and K3, and was made following a review of the deployment map at the recommendation of the Chinatown-International… [ Keep reading ]
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train employee called 911 at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to report a man had just been struck by a train. Officers entered a train tunnel and located the crash scene between Jackson Street and Pine Street. Traffic Collision investigators are now interviewing the freight train engineer… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 1/15/2018 10:55 PM: Investigators now confirm that this incident is being investigated as a homicide. There is a suspect in custody. The victim is a 63-year-old female. Officers contacted the suspect in downtown Seattle hours after the initial call in Lake City. Based on statements made by the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are investigating an early morning fatal car/bicycle collision on Seaview Avenue NW. At approximately 4:30 am Sunday, officers responded to reports of a collision between a car and a man on a bicycle in the 7000 block of Seaview Avenue NW. Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
A 30-year-old suspect is in custody and a 29-year-old man is recovering at the hospital following a disturbance inside a Capitol Hill apartment late Thursday night. Shortly before midnight, East Precinct officers responded to an unknown disturbance at an apartment building in the 200 block of 10th Avenue East. A… [ Keep reading ]
