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Tuesday – November 3, 2020

#2020-310455/South Precinct/First Watch: On 11-3-2020 at 0321 hours, South Patrol officers responded to a fight involving two females in the 7200 blk/E. Marginal Way S. Upon arrival the victim advised that she had purchased some scratch tickets from inside the Shell station/mini mart and returned to her vehicle to scratch… [ Keep reading ]

Monday – November 2, 2020

#2020-310337/South Precinct/Third Watch: On 11-2-2020 at 2153 hours, several calls came into SPD 911 regarding shots heard in the area. Officers responded and located evidence of a shooting at a nearby intersection. No property damage was observed, and there were no witnesses. #2020-310379/East Precinct/Third Watch: On 11-2-2020 at 2316 hours,… [ Keep reading ]

Sunday – November 1, 2020

#2020-308812/West Precinct/First Watch:  On 11-01-2020 at 0438 hours, a 57-year-old man was found unresponsive underneath his Ford Taurus in a driveway behind 501 Rainier Av. S. The vehicle was running, and the driver’s door was open. Seattle Fire responded to the scene and determined the man was deceased. No witnesses were found that… [ Keep reading ]

Saturday – October 31, 2020

#2020-308144/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch: On 10-31-2020 at 1135 hours, officers were dispatched to a 911 trespass call at Cafe Ladro located at 7011 California AV SW. Prior to officers arriving on scene, radio advised the suspect was now in a fist fight with several customers and throwing chairs around the coffee shop. Upon arriving,… [ Keep reading ]

Friday – October 30, 2020

#2020-307058/West Precinct/First Watch: On 10-30-2020 at 0428, a male who had broken into a vacant condo the day before (10/29) returned this morning to break back into the same vacant unit. Officers responded and contacted the suspect, who went between the condo balcony, the parking garage ledge and the condo. The suspect also… [ Keep reading ]

Thursday – October 29, 2020

#2020-306498/South Precinct/Second Watch: On 10-29-2020 at 1424 hours, officers responded to a report of protesters inside the King-5 building in the SODO neighborhood. The call read that there were 5 protesters in the lobby and were refusing to leave. Officers arrived and the protesters left the lobby without incident. The… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Arrested in Stolen Car, Handgun Recovered

SPD officer arrested a 27-year-old male in a reported stolen vehicle this afternoon in West Seattle. Officers had been dispatched to the area of the 4000 block of Fauntleroy Way SW at about 1 p.m. at the request of another police agency. A reported stolen vehicle was mapping to that… [ Keep reading ]

2020 Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween is a little bit different this year, and King County Public Health has an excellent trick-or-treatise on Covid-Safe guidelines.  The Seattle Department of Transportation has a Trick or Street Blocks, and additional resources for socially-distanced trick-or-treating can be found online, such as on Nextdoor or mapmyhalloween.com.  Expect that children will still be… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect arrested for Animal Cruelty in North Seattle

Officers on Friday night arrested a 32-year-old man on Animal Cruelty charges after it was reported that he was dragging a cat on a rope behind a bicycle that he was riding. Officers had responded to a 911 call in the 9000 block of 13th Ave NW around 9:15 p.m…. [ Keep reading ]

De-escalation, Communication, Protest Medics and Media: SPD’s Changing Approach to Demonstrations

This year has brought unprecedented demonstrations to our region, posing new challenges for our community and the Seattle Police Department. Our department has itself been the focus of many of the ongoing protests about inequities in criminal justice, violence in law enforcement, and SPD’s own response to demonstrations. Over the past four months, our… [ Keep reading ]