Following up on community complaints, Narcotics seized drugs, guns, and cash from a chronic nuisance property in the Northgate neighborhood, just blocks away from the North Precinct. After thorough investigation into complaints from community members and information from patrol officers, Narcotics detectives obtained a search warrant for a three-story rental… [ Keep reading ]
On May 17, just before midnight, an alert passerby notified East Precinct officers they had just observed a man in a parking lot in the 1400 block of E Pike, sitting in the drivers seat of a car, holding a handgun. East Precinct patrol and Anti-Crime Team officers quickly devised… [ Keep reading ]
On May 18, 2019 at around 12:50 a.m. police responded to an assault near Broadway and E Pike St. The 911 caller reported a man had stabbed another man at this location. Officers arrived, took the suspect into custody, and provided emergency medical care to the victim until Seattle Fire… [ Keep reading ]
On April 8, 2019, police responded to a report of a shooting at an encampment underneath Jose Rizal (12th Avenue South) Bridge. When officers arrived, they discovered the 40-year old male suspect had already fled the scene of the crime. Police quickly located the victim, an adult male with a… [ Keep reading ]
Police Week is an important time of year for law enforcement across the country. It is a time for us to pay homage to our brothers and sisters who made the ultimate sacrifice. They gave their lives for greater meaning, and served with honor, duty and courage. Police Week is… [ Keep reading ]
As part of an ongoing investigation into recent gang-related shootings in the Central District and South Seattle, members of SPD’s Gang, Narcotics and East Precinct Anti-Crime units, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, served several warrants in the King County region on… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Narcotics investigators seized four handguns, over a 1,300 Oxycodone pills and other drugs from a dealer after tracking him to Fife, Washington this week. On Tuesday, May 14th, Narcotics Unit detectives arrested the 34-year-old man outside his apartment and recovered a loaded handgun from his bag. Detectives then served… [ Keep reading ]
Real and fake firearms. Knives, machetes and a sword. Stolen purses, tablets, cell phones, watches, clothing, and perfume. Over $20,000 in cash. And drugs. Nearly a pound of crack cocaine, plus varying quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and pills. These items and more comprise the myriad evidence detectives will be… [ Keep reading ]
Update 9/26: A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the May 15th shooting of a 22-year-old man in Greenwood. The victim died the following day from his injuries. King County prosecutors have charged the 29-year-old with murder in the first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm. He… [ Keep reading ]
Traffic collision detectives are investigating after one person was killed and several others were injured in a crash on Aurora Avenue. Seattle police and firefighters were dispatched to a serious crash at Aurora Avenue North and Halladay Street at 4:50 PM Tuesday. When they arrived they found a dark-colored Toyota… [ Keep reading ]
