#2024-320324/West Precinct/First Watch:
At 0700 hours, West patrol officers conducted a retail theft operation with the support of the chain of command. With support from the General Investigation Unit (GIU) detectives, the officers arrested four suspects for theft. Three out of four suspects were booked into the King County Jail. One was I&R (Investigated & Released) at the precinct. This was the second operation that yielded successful results. The business was grateful for the operations. Future operations were planned for the West Precinct area. Detectives/Sergeants provided logistical support at the precinct.
#2024-320295/North Precinct/First Watch:
At 0618 hours, the suspect has been wanted on a DV Felony warrant since March of 2023. Intel was obtained by an officer of his whereabouts and patterns of life in the North Precinct area. A volunteer team of officers (mostly former ACT/CRG officers) was formed to carry out a surveillance/arrest operation in the morning based on the suspect’s observed patterns of behavior. The suspect was spotted and positively identified by the surveillance team, taken into custody without incident by the arrest team, and booked into KCJ for his $75,000 Felony DV warrant for strangulation. There are multiple additional outstanding arrest warrants for the suspect from outside agencies as well.