#2026-108978/North Precinct/Second Watch/B2:
At 1100 hours, GIU Detectives and North Patrol Officers conducted a joint Organized Retail Theft Operation at the Ballard Fred Meyer. Detectives teamed up with loss prevention representatives to identify and apprehend suspects. 12 arrests were made for shoplifting. $1,934 in stolen merchandise was recovered. This was a team effort and could not have taken place without the hard work by GIU detectives, patrol, and partnership with the loss prevention employees at Fred Meyer.
#2026-110144/North Precinct/Second Watch/U1:
At 1106 hours, SFD Fire Marshal 5 requested SFD response for a suspicious fire at Roosevelt Highschool. Two students were identified as involved by school staff. However, school administration refused to identify the involved students to investigating officers for their report. Report forwarded to ABS for follow-up.
#2026-110288/North Precinct/Second Watch/N1:
At 1327 hours, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) was originally on scene for a medical call when they requested SPD assistance with a subject in crisis. The situation escalated, resulting in SFD broadcasting a “Help the Firefighter” call. Upon arrival, officers identified two separate incidents. Although somewhat related, both were screened independently: one involved a disturbance between a female resident and the subject, and the other involved the subject’s escalating behavior toward SFD personnel. The subject who had prompted the “Help the Firefighter” call was a person in behavioral crisis. He had obtained a fire extinguisher and was actively discharging it while behaving aggressively toward firefighters, he had been seen armed with a sharp object. SPD arrived and quickly took the subject into custody without further incident and subsequently placed on an (ITA) hold. He reported believing he was using the extinguisher to kill insects he perceived to be present.
#2026-110558/West Precinct/Second Watch/D2:
At 1826 hours, a suspect placed a suspicious item in front of the West Precinct. It appeared to be unexploded ordinance. ABS was called to the scene. After their investigation, they could not conclusively determine if the item had explosive capabilities. They took custody of the item. 212 notified.
#2026-110733/West Precinct/Third Watch/Q3:
At 2303 hours, officers responded to the location reference a shooting. Upon arrival, the victim reported she had returned to her parked vehicle and found her driver’s window smashed out and an unknown male rummaging thru the inside of her vehicle. The victim confronted the male who exited her vehicle and stepped onto the adjacent sidewalk and without saying anything, pulled out a handgun and fired a single round straight up into the air and walked away. Officers recovered a shell casing on the sidewalk. No bullet damage was located to adjacent apartments buildings. Patrol processed the scene. Suspect was not located. GVRU was notified.