Witnesses called 911 just before 5:30pm Thursday to report shots fired in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South. Police arrived and found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg. They applied a tourniquet to the limb and provided aid until the Fire Department arrived. Officers also… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) will be conducting the investigation after a driver of a car accelerated backwards into the entrance of a Chinatown restaurant Thursday afternoon. Seven people inside the restaurant were injured and all were transported to the hospital with various injuries, at least two… [ Keep reading ]
Officers from SPD’s Community Response Group (CRG) seized a stolen handgun and methamphetamine from a convicted felon, after spotting him in a car with a damaged ignition near Belltown late Wednesday night. In a separate incident on Tuesday, members of CRG recovered a collection of alaprazolam, fentanyl, meth and heroin… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle has published the third set of draft of Surveillance Impact Reports (SIRs) for three of the 26 currently existing surveillance technologies, per the Surveillance Ordinance. We’re looking for the public’s input on the SIRs to help the provide Council with insight into community perspective and ensure City policies responsibly govern the… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-299268/East Precinct/Second Watch: On 10-21-2020 at 1312 hours, while a patrol officer was responding to an Auto Theft call, she encountered a subject blocking the roadway on 12th Av. The pedestrian standing in the middle of traffic forced cars to halt and the officer used her emergency equipment to signal the subject… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-299208/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 10-202020 at 2241 hours, a passerby observed a male lying in the roadway with obvious trauma resulting from a vehicle. She noted a white van drive away from the male in the roadway, but no actual collision was observed. Seattle Fire responded and declared the male in his 50s deceased.
#2020-297438/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 10-19-2020 at 0224 hours, officers were dispatched to a robbery call in the 10200 block of Aurora Av N. According to the caller, an unknown male threatened the caller with a gun and stole his belongings. Officers arrived and contacted the caller/victim. The victim stated that… [ Keep reading ]