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SPD, West Seattle Junction Association Partner to Launch City’s First Anti-Crime Business Block Watch Program

October 19, 2018 12:39 pm

This week the Seattle Police Department rolled out the city’s first anti-crime Business Block Watch Program in the West Seattle Junction.  Six months in development, the program is a pilot collaboration between the Seattle Police Department and the Junction Association. Jennifer Danner, the Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator explained that… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, Southwest Precinct

Police Investigating University District Groping

October 19, 2018 12:16 pm

Police are searching for a man who groped a woman in the University District on Friday. Around 9:15 AM,  a woman was walking near NE 45th Street and University Way Northeast when a man, who she did not know, approached her and groped her. The man then walked southbound on… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct

Week in Review: October 19 2018

October 19, 2018 10:29 am

Help Support the Seattle Police Foundation We are proud to be working with the Seattle Police Foundation to raise $50,000 to give 200 kids a bed. Learn more. On this special evening, we come together to honor the sworn and civilian members of the Seattle Police Department for going above… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach

Detectives Investigating Thursday Night South Seattle Arson

October 18, 2018 10:16 pm

Witnesses began calling 911 just after 8 p.m. Thursday to report a fire at a church in the 7100 block of 42 Avenue South. The Seattle Fire Department responded to the scene and arrived after the fire had already been extinguished. Fire investigators spoke with witnesses who stated a person… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, South Precinct

Cameron McLay to Advise City of Seattle on Police Reform

October 18, 2018 4:23 pm

The City of Seattle announced the hiring of consultant Cameron McLay as the City of Seattle’s Senior Advisor on Police Reform, working with the Mayor’s Office and the Seattle Police Department.  As a consultant, McLay will support the City by working to continue to implement and measure reforms to help… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General

Officers Arrest International District Bank Robber

October 18, 2018 10:45 am

Officers arrested a man after he robbed a bank in the International District Wednesday afternoon and holed up in his apartment. At 3:45 p.m. staff at a bank in the 600 block of 5 Avenue South called 911 to report a robbery.  The suspect, a 52-year-old man entered the store,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct

Officers Arrest Dentist Office Burglary Suspect, Searching for Second

October 16, 2018 12:01 pm

Officers arrested a burglary suspect and are searching for a second after the pair broke into a Crown Hill dentist’s office. A woman called 911 Monday at 9:10 p.m. after receiving an alarm notification from her office in the 1400 block of Northwest 85th Street. When police arrived they found the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, North Precinct

Prolific Auto Thieves Arrested in Ballard

October 11, 2018 11:12 am

Two suspects with a history of stealing cars were arrested yesterday afternoon in Ballard by officers, the North Precinct Anti-Crime Team and the Major Crimes Taskforce (MCTF). On October 8th, police received a report of a car prowl in SODO. That evening, the victim from the car prowl returned to their home and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct

Driver Arrested, Detectives Investigating Following Multiple-Vehicle Collision Downtown,

October 8, 2018 10:12 am

A 32-year-old driver was arrested Sunday after he seriously injured his passenger in a multiple-vehicle collision at 6th Avenue and Columbia Street and showed signs of impairment at the scene. On Sunday, October 7th at approximately 5:20 pm, the 32-year-old driver of a Kia Optima was travelling southbound on Interstate… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct

The Latest From SPD In The Community

October 5, 2018 1:33 pm

CALLS FOR SERVICE DASHBOARD SPD launches new data dashboard for 911 calls, officer response times: https://t.co/c2hbgCii4j pic.twitter.com/HK7URhURpQ — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) October 2, 2018 SWATTING IS NO JOKE The @SeattlePD 911 Center has a new process that allows Seattle residents to register their concerns about swatting. Swatting is the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, General