Detectives are investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot Tuesday afternoon. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 4:30 PM, officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting in the 3100 block of Rainier Avenue South. Officers located the victim who had multiple gunshot… [ Keep reading ]
Update 8/20/20: A suspect was arrested Thursday morning downtown by patrol officers. Following up on a bulletin issued by detectives, officers located the 41-year-old male suspect downtown and took him into custody. A gun was recovered and entered into evidence. Detectives interviewed the suspect and then booked him into the… [ Keep reading ]
An off-duty Seattle Police officer was arrested Sunday night for a domestic violence assault. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office notified the Seattle Police Department of the arrest. The employee was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for misdemeanor domestic violence assault. The officer has been with the department since January… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 8/17: A total of six officers were injured in Sunday’s riot. One officer was hospitalized and has since been released, but has not returned to duty. Body cam and open source video from the evening show the types of explosives used to injure officers during the riot. Originally posted… [ Keep reading ]
Four officers were injured and two people arrested during a disturbance that turned into a “Help the Officer” call Saturday afternoon in Cal Anderson Park. On Saturday, at around 4:30 PM, officers responded to a report of a man breaking the windows of a business and church near 11th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
Three individuals were arrested Friday night after a crowd of approximately 100 people marched along Broadway, causing significant property damage when some individuals broke windows and spray painted graffiti on businesses. At approximately 10:20 PM, the group, many of them carrying shields and wearing gas masks, helmets and body armor,… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-239450/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-14-2020 at 0000 hours, a ride-share driver was driving three unknown people when, in a Ballard parking lot, one passenger brandished a handgun and demanded the driver’s money. A struggle ensued and it is believed a round from the handgun went off but did not hit… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-238627/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-13-2020 at 0300 hours, a man interrupted what he believed was a motorcycle theft in progress and confronted the suspect. The suspect pointed (and possibly shot) a handgun at the victim. The victim fired a volley of shots at the suspect vehicle as it fled eastbound…. [ Keep reading ]
#2020-237710/East Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-12-2020 at 0108 hours, patrol responded to a burglary at a local pharmacy. The window to the business had been broken by a rock thrown by a member of a group of protestors. The group set up an encampment inside a local park and Navigation Team was notified. #2020-237793/Southwest Precinct/First Watch: On 8-12-2020 at 0557… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-236937/South Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-11-2020 at 0110 hours, a 27-year-old female was driving a PT Cruiser northbound on Renton Ave S. As the driver approached S. Prentice St she failed to negotiate the slight curve in the roadway. The driver drove over the curb and onto the planting strip, striking a utility… [ Keep reading ]