Seattle police have increased patrols in West Seattle and are working with other city agencies to ensure students are safe on their way to and from school. The increased patrols come as detectives investigate a series of robberies and thefts targeting middle and high school students in West Seattle. The suspects have stolen backpacks, cellphones and small amounts… [ Keep reading ]
A burglar, who told police he’d “never been so high before,” was found stuck inside an air duct in a Pioneer Square residential complex Monday night. Residents in the building, located on the 100 block of Alaskan Way South, called police around 6 PM after hearing noises that sounded like… [ Keep reading ]
A King County Sheriff’s helicopter helped Seattle police track down a car thief in the South Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Officers spotted a known auto thief driving a stolen car in the South Park area and gave chase. However, the suspect refused to pull over so police stopped pursuing him… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man on Beacon Hill Friday afternoon after he pulled a gun on another driver in a road rage incident on Rainier Avenue. The victim was stopped behind a BMW at a red light at Rainier Ave South and South McClellan Street just before 11 A.M. Friday. The victim told officers that when the light… [ Keep reading ]
Officers recovered two handguns from a car spotted fleeing the scene of two shootings Thursday evening in South Seattle. Around 7:15 PM, police received reports of gunfire in Pritchard Beach Park, in the 8400 block of 55 Ave S. Police found shell casings at the scene and heard from witnesses that… [ Keep reading ]
Police spent hours working to coax a man out of his Crown Hill home Thursday after he reportedly ingested hallucinogens and assaulted a family member. Officers were called to the 9200 block of 8 Ave Northwest around 10 AM after receiving a report a man was hallucinating, had access to knives, and… [ Keep reading ]
When police investigated a robbery outside a Capitol Hill gas station early Tuesday morning, they quickly found the suspect and retrieved his knife. Finding his stolen cash, however, proved more difficult— that is until the suspect helped officers crack the case. Police were called to a gas station at Broadway and East Pike… [ Keep reading ]
CHICAGO, IL – A national coalition of local law enforcement agencies conducted a sting operation that led to the arrests of 570 would-be sex buyers (or “johns”) and 23 pimps or traffickers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The ninth “National Day of Johns Arrests” ran for approximately… [ Keep reading ]
Police are working to identify two masked suspects who shot and wounded a man in an apparent robbery Monday evening in the Central District. Officers were called to the 100 block of 27th Ave shortly before 5 PM after receiving reports of gunfire. At the scene, police found a 20-year-0ld male with a non-life-threatening gunshot… [ Keep reading ]
Officers rushed to the scene of a Genesee Hill break-in Friday afternoon and arrested two burglars after finding them hiding in a shed. A woman called 911 around 3:30 P.M. when she heard the sounds of someone breaking into her home in the 4500 block of 47 Ave Southwest. The woman hid… [ Keep reading ]