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Archives for March 2019

Detectives Looking to Identify South Seattle Serial Burglar

UPDATE 4/4:  South Precinct Anti-Crime Team officers followed up on tips from the community and arrested the 57-year old suspect in Auburn yesterday afternoon.  South Precinct detectives will continue with the follow up investigation. Detectives are asking the public for assistance in identifying a burglary suspect that has been entering… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Releases Body-Cam Footage of Confrontation with Armed Man on Capitol Hill

Update 3/21:  Seattle police and the King County Sheriff’s Office are investigating following a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. At 9:20 PM on March 19th, police received a 911 call from the family member of a 37-year-old man, who was in crisis and had armed himself with… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Wednesday Night Homicide in Capitol Hill Park

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in a Capitol Hill park Wednesday night. Witnesses began calling 911 just before 10 p.m. to report that a man had been shot following a disturbance at the basketball courts in Cal Anderson Park. Officers quickly arrived and found… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Capitol Hill

Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this evening in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Officers were called to a report of a suicidal man armed with a gun in the 1600 block of Melrose around 9:20 p.m. Moments after arriving, officers made contact with… [ Keep reading ]

Updates to the SPD Leadership Team

The Seattle Police Department would like to announce two command staff changes. Captain Eric Sano has been named the North Precinct Captain, taking over for Captain Sean O’Donnell who held the position since 2016.  Captain O’Donnell will now head the Traffic Enforcement Unit taking over for Captain Sano. Captain… [ Keep reading ]

Officer Recovering After Being Stabbed By Harassment Suspect at Chinatown/International District Apartment

A Seattle police officer is recovering after being stabbed by a blind man, who was reportedly harassing numerous tenants at his China Town/International District apartment building late Monday night. Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 300 block of Maynard Avenue South at 10 p.m. Monday to investigate reports… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Shooting in Pioneer Square

Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.  Two people were injured, but the injuries are considered non life-threatening.  The suspect or suspects were not located. At approximately 2:15 am Sunday 911 began receiving calls of shots fired near 2nd Avenue South and South… [ Keep reading ]

North Precinct Detectives Arrest 10 In Series of Theft Operations

Major Crimes Task Force Detectives and the North Anti-Crime Team officers arrested 10 suspects in a series of operations along Aurora Avenue North, targeting property crime and prolific shoplifters. Police had learned that shoplifters were hitting the Home Depot and Lowes stores on a nearly daily basis, committing misdemeanor and… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Statement on New Zealand Mosques Shootings

The Seattle Police Department stands with our Muslim community. We have reached out to local mosques offering any assistance they might need. Although there are no imminent threats to Seattle we are working closely with federal, state and local partners to monitor the situation. If you see something. Say something…. [ Keep reading ]

Driver Tells Police He’s “Not Going to Jail” Before He Does Whippets For Hours in His Parents’ Driveway and Gets Arrested

Police arrested a 38-year-old man for DUI for the second time in a week after he picked up his car from an impound lot, promptly crashed it into another vehicle, fled from police when they showed up at his house a short time later, and then sat in his truck… [ Keep reading ]