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Man Standing in Traffic Arrested For Waving Knife at Passing Cars

Police arrested a 48-year-old man late Monday morning in the Greenlake neighborhood after a number of motorists reported a man standing in traffic, waving a knife at passing cars. Officers responded to the 6800 block of Aurora Avenue North at 11:45 a.m. for at least 16 reports of a man… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested For Brandishing 25-Foot Pipe

Police arrested a 46-year-old man after a two-hour standoff in a downtown alleyway after he brandished a 25-foot drain pipe at a man who was trying to recycle some boxes and barricaded himself behind a garbage can. Around 6:30 pm on Monday, police received a report that the man was… [ Keep reading ]

National Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 27th

On Saturday, April 27th, from 10 am to 2 pm, the Seattle Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 17th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring… [ Keep reading ]