On Thursday morning at about 6:15 AM, police were called to a fight disturbance at 28th Avenue East and East Madison Street. Officers arrived and found a 59-year-old man had been stabbed in the back. The Seattle Fire Department treated the victim and he was transported to Harborview Medical Center… [ Keep reading ]
At about 9:00 p.m. a group of about 150 people gathered at Cal Anderson park. The group roamed about the Capital Hill neighborhood, doing massive amounts of property damage, looting, shooting fireworks, and committing arson. Individuals from the group broke the windows of a business in the 1400 block of… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 7/24: Detectives have obtained additional photos of the two robbery suspects, and their vehicle, and are asking anyone who can identify them to call the robbery unit at 206-684-5535. — Originally posted 7/22 Detectives are attempting to identify two suspects in a recent North Seattle gas station robbery. On… [ Keep reading ]
The Chief sent this letter to City Council yesterday regarding Decriminalize Seattle/King County Equity Now Proposals: July 21, 2020 Lorena González, President, Seattle City Council and Lisa Herbold, Public Safety Chair, Seattle City Council City Hall 600 Fourth Ave, 2nd Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Re: Decriminalize Seattle/King County Equity Now Proposals… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/23/20: One of the individuals injured in the Tuesday night shooting has now died. Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are asking anyone with information to please call the tip line at 206-233-5000. Original: Detectives are investigating after two men were shot in the 2200 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/27: A 48-year-old man is in custody for murder after he was arrested late Saturday night in the city of Kent, Washington. The suspect was interviewed by detectives and then booked into the King County Jail early Sunday morning for investigation of murder, felony assault and the unlawful possession… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after three people were shot in the 2300 block of East Cherry Street Monday at 10:15 PM. Officers responded to the intersection of 23rd Avenue and East Cherry Street for reports of shots fired Monday night. When they arrived they found two people on the ground who… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/20/20: In response to community concerns, we are releasing body-worn video around the Sunday afternoon protests where 12 officers were injured. In the following video, you can see that as protestors approached the West Precinct officers saw a man walk up to the secured garage doors of the building… [ Keep reading ]
Update 8/20/20: Detectives identified and located two suspects, a man and woman, and arrested them early this morning in North Seattle. The couple was brought to headquarters where they were interviewed by detectives. Following the interview, the female was released and the adult male was later booked into the King… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are conducting the investigation into the fatal, one-vehicle collision that occurred early Saturday morning on 15th Avenue West. On Saturday July 18, 2020 at approximately 2:30 AM, a driver of an Audi coupe was northbound on 15th Avenue West near West Garfield Street at a high rate of speed…. [ Keep reading ]