A 25-year-old man was arrested last night for attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl in West Seattle. Just before 6:00 pm Tuesday, officers responded to 16th Avenue SW and SW Holly Street where a 14-year-old girl reported she had been grabbed by an unknown suspect minutes earlier. The victim told officers the suspect… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police 911 Center has added some new capabilities. While cellular telephones have offered our society with convenience and portability, they have surrendered a key benefit that is ordinary to landline technology: precise location services when calling 911. That is, up until now. RapidSOS, enabled late last month at… [ Keep reading ]
From the Seattle City Attorney’s Office: City Files Motion to Clear Certain Low-level, Non-violent Misdemeanor Warrants with Seattle Municipal Court Action paves way to address cases dating back to 1996 SEATTLE – Today Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City Attorney Pete Holmes, Councilmember M. Lorena González, and Chief Carmen Best filed… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a woman was found murdered at an illegal marijuana grow operation late Thursday evening. Officers were dispatched to a home in the 7100 block of 44 Avenue South just after 11 pm Thursday for a report of a woman with a possible gunshot wound. Seattle Fire… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide Detectives have arrested a man after a victim died following assault. Officers were called to the 300 block of 4 Avenue South November 7th for a report of an assault following a disturbance. On November 12th, the 55-year-old man died from injuries sustained in the assault. Homicide detectives worked… [ Keep reading ]
Traffic Collision Detectives need your help identifying a pickup truck and locating a driver who struck a woman in the 9500 block of Aurora Avenue North on November 13th. Witnesses called 911 just after 12:30 am after finding a 25-year-old woman, who had been struck by a driver in a pickup…. [ Keep reading ]
If you’ll be out shopping on Black Friday or F5-ing your way through Cyber Monday, please be mindful that this is also a busy season for car prowlers and package thieves. SPD’s Crime Analysis Unit has identified the spots most heavily-targeted by prowlers during last year’s holiday shopping season, and… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Police Department returned seized artifacts to Mexico at a repatriation ceremony held at the Consulate of Mexico. In November 2017, SPD was contacted about an estate sale where Mexican artifacts were being sold. Upon examination of the items by anthropology experts and Mexican officials it was determined… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man in the Green Lake neighborhood early Tuesday after he set at least eight fires in North Seattle. Around 5:30 AM, numerous witnesses called 911 to report fires in the neighborhoods surrounding Green Lake. The first fire was set outside a Phinney Ridge home, where a small pile… [ Keep reading ]
Update 12/7/18: Detectives have determined that the suspect may have been staying at a nearby motel and have obtained video footage of the possible suspect and two other individuals leaving the motel. The suspect is described as a black male in his twenties, skinny, short hair, wearing a black hooded… [ Keep reading ]
