Find Posts By Topic

Posts categorized under 2019 - Page 5 of 43 - SPD Blotter

Archives for 2019

Police Investigate Shooting at Rainier and Henderson

Just after 4 p.m. this afternoon, South Precinct patrol officers and Gang Unit detectives responded to the 8800 block of Rainier Avenue South to a report of a shooting, with one bystander struck by gunfire. Preliminary investigation and witness reports led officers to believe that the incident began as a… [ Keep reading ]

Update: Detectives Need Your Help Solving a Fatal Lake City Hit and Run Collision

Detectives need your help finding the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a woman in late September. On Sept 30, at approximately 8:57 am, a 77-year-old woman and her 77-year-old husband were struck by a person driving a car as they attempted to cross Northeast 125 Street at… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Arrests 16 in Downtown Retail Theft Operation

Seattle police arrested 16 people on Monday and recovered $1,700 in stolen goods during an operation targeting retail theft at a downtown store. West Precinct bike patrol officers conducted the operation at the 2nd Avenue business, which has been the site of previous SPD anti-retail-theft efforts. Officers continue to work… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Teens For Highpoint Carjacking

Police arrested two teens after they carjacked a woman in the Highpoint neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. A woman was driving through the Highpoint neighborhood in the 7100 block of 32 Ave Southwest at 12:50 pm Saturday when two teenage boys got into her running vehicle. The two teens then assaulted… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Shooting in South Delridge

Gang Unit detectives are handling the investigation following a shooting that occurred Friday evening in the South Delridge neighborhood. The victim, a 19-year-old female, was transported to the hospital with a non life-threatening gunshot wound. At approximately 6:40 pm, Southwest Precinct officers were dispatched to a reported shooting in the… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Man After He Assaulted Two People in Rainier Beach Neighborhood

Detectives are investigating after a 48-year-old man assaulted two people before hiding in a house until the SWAT unit took him into custody. Just before 10 am a man approached the Rainier Beach library and called 911 to report that they had been assaulted in his home by a known… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Recover Firearms After Suspect Found in Violation of Protection Order

Detectives from the Domestic Violence Service and Firearms Enforcement Unit served a Domestic Violence Protection Order with an Order to Surrender Weapons on November 7th. Detectives learned that the respondent was in possession of firearms. The assigned detective developed information that he was a convicted felon and thereby prohibited from… [ Keep reading ]

Update: Additional Arrest in Serial Robberies

Update 11/8: On November 7th, robbery detectives received information on the location of one of the outstanding suspects from a series of robberies that occurred in the early morning hours of October 18th.  Members of the North Precinct Anti-Crime Team (ACT) located and arrested the suspect yesterday in North Seattle…. [ Keep reading ]

Update: Arrest Made in South Park Homicide

Update 11/7: Homicide detectives have worked tirelessly since the fatality shooting that occurred in South Park on November 3rd. A person of interest and a vehicle were identified as part of the investigation. In the early morning hours of November 7th, the suspect vehicle was located in the city of… [ Keep reading ]

Driver Arrested After Fleeing From Police, Crashing into Gas Station

Officers arrested a 20-year-old woman on Monday after she reportedly drove up on the sidewalk in Greenwood during a dispute, fled from police in a badly damaged Audi, and crashed into a gas station. Just before 8:30 AM, police received reports of a woman driving a silver Audi on the… [ Keep reading ]