Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Thursday afternoon after he fired a gun at other people in the Dunlap neighborhood. No one was injured in the shooting. Witnesses reported the gunfire to police around 4 p.m. Officers responding to the scene spotted the suspect, based on descriptions provided by callers, and… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested an armed felon and seized two guns Wednesday in a wooded area on Beacon Hill. While working with Department of Corrections (DOC) officers, police were searching the woods on the west side of Beacon Hill—sometimes colloquially referred to as “the jungle”—looking for DOC clients. As officers entered the woods, they saw… [ Keep reading ]
A Lake City car dealership employee hopped into his own car Tuesday afternoon to tail a car thief who stole a vehicle from the lot. Police were called around 3 PM after an employee at a dealership on Lake City Way Northeast witnessed a man steal one of their cars…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Pacific University briefly locked down its campus Friday after a student got a threatening text message from a former girlfriend who lives outside King County. The lockdown was lifted once it was confirmed the woman is currently in Skagit County and posed no threat to the school. The student… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives and Anti-Crime Team arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday afternoon in connection with a September shooting in the South Park neighborhood. Police have been searching for the suspect since September 28th when he opened fire on another man near 12th Avenue and S. Trenton Street, leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries…. [ Keep reading ]
Traffic Collision detectives are investigating a collision between a pedestrian and car which sent a 42-year-old woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Just before 10 AM officers were called to Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 108th Street for a collision involving a person and vehicle. Seattle Firefighters also responded… [ Keep reading ]
A “you can’t make this stuff up” incident unfolded Saturday afternoon Downtown when officers arrest four robbers and find a backpack with a surprise inside. A plainclothes officer working downtown saw a group of four young men assault a single man, pummeling him with kicks and punches. The victim managed… [ Keep reading ]
Officers nab two would-be robbers after a botched robbery attempt in the Sand Point neighborhood Saturday night. Police were called to the 5400 block of Sand Point Way Northeast just before 10 PM for a robbery at gunpoint. Officers flooded the area and began searching for the two suspects. The… [ Keep reading ]
Officers recovered a gun and arrested the assailant after responding to a shooting just after midnight in the Rainier Valley. At about 12:30 AM numerous witnesses began calling 911, reporting that they had just seen a shooting near Rainier Ave South and South Plum Street. Officers swarmed the area and located the suspect… [ Keep reading ]
At least 10 confused Western Washington residents have called Seattle Police today after receiving calls asking for money, which appear to be coming from the SPD non-emergency line. These calls which appear on caller ID’s as 206-625-5011 are the result of caller ID fraud, or “spoofing,” and are not coming from SPD’s… [ Keep reading ]