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Archives for January 2020

City of Seattle Highlights Continued Reduction and Sustainment in Use of Force by the Seattle Police Department and Further Advancement of Reforms Under the Consent Decree

January 10, 2020 8:02 pm

Officers dispatched 850,910 times, any type of force reported in 0.15 percent of events; the most serious uses of force occurred 20 times or 0.0023 percent of all dispatches Today, the Seattle Police Department and Court monitor filed their final reports required by the two-year sustainment plan ordered by Judge… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Outreach, General, Police Precincts

Four Arrested In Separate Narcotics Investigations

January 10, 2020 7:27 pm

Seattle Police Narcotics detectives, West Precinct Anti-Crime officers, and Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested four suspected narcotics dealers Thursday in separate investigations in SODO and Lower Queen Anne. Narcotics investigators first arrested a 25-year-old man and a 23-year-old man in Lower Queen Anne around 5:45 PM after they met with… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations

Detectives Investigating Wednesday Night Downtown Shooting

January 9, 2020 1:57 pm

Detectives with the Gang Unit are investigating after a 28-year-old man was shot in the ankle Downtown Wednesday night. Witnesses began calling 911 at 11:45 pm after they heard a single gunshot near 3rd and Pine Street. Officers arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound to the left… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, Investigations, West Precinct

Officers Arrest Man, Seize Handgun After Finding Driver Slumped Over in Running Vehicle

January 8, 2020 12:00 pm

Officers arrested a 23-year-old man and recovered a handgun and smallamounts of narcotics Tuesday after they found a man slumped over in running vehicle in West Seattle alleyway. Shortly after 2:30 PM, police responded to a report of a man slumped over in running white, orange, and black Honda Civic,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, Southwest Precinct

Four People Arrested as Police Manage Separate Demonstrations at City Hall

January 5, 2020 5:21 pm

Police provided public safety services and traffic control today during two scheduled demonstrations occurring simultaneously within close proximity of each other near City Hall. The incident was led by West Precinct Captain Tom Mahaffey. During roll call this morning, Captain Mahaffey informed all assigned officers verbally and in writing of… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, West Precinct

Man Arrested After Stabbing in Pioneer Square

January 3, 2020 4:31 pm

Officers arrested a 43-year-old man after he stabbed a man in Occidental Park Friday afternoon. Witnesses started calling 911 to report a fight had broken out and a person was stabbed in the 100 block of South Main Street in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. Officers rushed to the scene and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General

December Month in Review

January 3, 2020 12:51 pm

Happy New Year! 2020 has arrived but lets take a few minutes to look back on December and some of our highlights. Officers, Marshals Arrest 19 in Downtown Warrant Sweep The Seattle Police Department with assistance from the US Marshals conducted an operation Downtown December 6th arresting 19 individuals for… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General

Detectives Investigating Thursday Night Belltown Shooting

January 3, 2020 9:06 am

Detectives are investigating after a man was shot in Belltown late Thursday night. Witnesses began calling in reports of shots fired and a person down on the ground at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Bell Street just before 11 pm. Police arrived within two minutes and found the 35-year-old… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, Investigations, West Precinct

Detectives Arrest Suspect, Seize Drugs, Guns and Cash During Narcotics Investigation

January 2, 2020 4:07 pm

Narcotics detectives served several warrants last month resulting in the seizure of a large amount of narcotics, guns, and a manual pill press used in the manufacturing of counterfeit pills. On December 12th detectives, with the assistance of the North Precinct Anti-Crime Team (ACT), served a search warrant at a… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct

Officers Arrest Suspect Following Pioneer Square Shooting

January 1, 2020 2:15 am

Officers arrested a male suspect after he shot a man in the Pioneer Square neighborhood at 1:25 am Wednesday. Officers in the area of Occidental Avenue South and South Washington Street witnessed a shooting as they were patrolling the area early Wednesday morning. Officers chased the suspect and took the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2020 Homicides, Investigations, West Precinct