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Can You Help Detectives ID University District Voyeur?

UPDATE: Based on tips from the community, detectives took the suspect into custody late Tuesday afternoon.  The 26-year-old man was arrested without incident and later booked into the King County Jail for felony voyeurism.  Detectives are working with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, and this remains an active and on-going investigation…. [ Keep reading ]

Six Facing Charges Following Sexual Exploitation Investigation

This past week, the Seattle Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security served more than a dozen warrants in and around Seattle in the culmination of a three-and-a-half-year investigation into a broad network of massage parlors and spas, which were sexually exploiting numerous victims from the… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Need Assistance Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect

UPDATE 4/30/2019- The suspect was located and taken into custody without incident in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Information developed by robbery detectives led to the identity of the suspect.  After checking several locations, the information was shared with law enforcement partners and the U.S. Marshals Task Force assisted with the coordination… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Help Police Locate a Wanted Domestic Violence Suspect?

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man charged for a domestic violence assault on Capitol Hill late last month. During the incident on February 28th, Edward Gentry, 34, attacked his ex-girlfriend at an apartment, striking her repeatedly before strangling her until she was unconscious. Gentry attacked the… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Would-Be Burglar After Foot Pursuit in West Seattle

Police took a man into custody after a woman called 911 to report someone was trying to break into her West Seattle home. A woman called 911 at 8 a.m. Tuesday to report an unknown man had attempted to enter into her home in the 3000 block of 45th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]

Proactive Officers Arrest Man Conducting Narcotics Sales at 3rd and Yesler, Recover Drugs and Cash

Two bicycle officers interrupted what appeared to be a narcotics transaction yesterday afternoon near the Prefontaine Park fountain. Shortly after 1:00 pm Monday, Officers Eastman and Luckie watched the man engage in drug transactions.  They arrested the 41-year-old man without incident and recovered nearly 9 grams of Ecstasy and crack cocaine and… [ Keep reading ]

To the Man Who Stole $600 From a Girl Scout Cookie Table: We Cannot Stop Them; Your Only Hope is to Turn Yourself In

Why would you rip off a moneyed organization with thousands of members trained in mechanical engineering, cybersecurity investigations and archery? Only one man knows for sure. Just before 8 pm on March 3rd, a group of young scouts were selling cookies outside a grocery store in the 11100 block of Roosevelt… [ Keep reading ]

SPD in the Community – March 1st

RIDE ALONG WITH CHIEF BEST Thank you Sunset Club for having me and listening to what @SeattlePD is doing around #holisticpolicing we are all in this together. pic.twitter.com/SAVQf1IOlx — Chief Carmen Best (@carmenbest) February 8, 2019 Welcoming our new African-American Advisory Council chairperson. #holisticpolicing pic.twitter.com/RGCVOWRPpe — Chief Carmen Best (@carmenbest)… [ Keep reading ]