#2024-115680/East Precinct/First Watch:
At 0816 hours, a subject was medically discharged by HMC medical staff and refused to leave. The HMC security team with a retired WSP wheeled the gurney with the subject onto the ramp and told him to leave voluntarily. The subject refused. A short time later, the subject stood up and became aggressive with the uniformed security team. The security team attempted to restrain the subject and struggled with the subject, which triggered a “Help the Officer.” East and West Precincts arrived at the scene a short time later to find the subject was in handcuffs. The subject was transported back to the East Precinct for further investigation. The HMC security team reported no assault and wished to trespass on the subject only. The subject was interviewed, and subsequently, the subject was identified and released from the precinct with REACH notified. No SPD officers were involved in the physical struggle with the subject.
#2024-115755/North Precinct/First Watch:
At 0932 hours, a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed on northbound Lake City Way Northeast in the middle turn lane when the driver lost control and struck the side of a bus. The impact forced the reckless driver into on-coming traffic where he struck another vehicle head-on. Injuries were not life-threatening; however, they were substantial. The suspect vehicle was determined to be stolen. Both the suspect and victim driver were transported to HMC for further treatment. The suspect was arrested for Investigation of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Investigation of Vehicular Assault. TCI and GIU notified.
#2024-116050/West Precinct/First Watch:
At 1452 hours, the victim left work with his co-workers when the victim encountered the suspect. The suspect called the victim biased remarks and followed the victim and his co-workers as they were walking away from him. The suspect picked up a rock and threw the rock at the victim while calling the victim with biased remarks. The victim believed he was targeted based on his sexual orientation. The suspect fled the scene prior to the officer’s arrival. An alert was sent to the Bias Crime Coordinator, Violence Crime Captain, Homicide Unit, and Public Affairs Unit.