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Man in Stolen Car Arrested at Home Full of Purloined Goods

Seattle police officers last week arrested a man who was living in a Mt. Baker home without permission and using it to store items apparently stolen from cars. Officers arrived at the home, in the 3300 block of South Dose Terrace, about 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 to meet with the… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Men Burst into Beacon Hill Home, Steal Jewelry

Several armed, masked men broke into a Beacon Hill home early Tuesday, forced a five-member family into rear bedroom and pistol-whipped the homeowner before stealing several pieces of jewelry and fleeing. The victims reported they heard a loud bang at their front door of their home in the 4700 block of… [ Keep reading ]

Pregnant Woman Attacked in Cowen Park

Two young suspects attacked a pregnant woman walking through Cowen Park in the Roosevelt neighborhood about 11:30 p.m. Monday night. The victim, who is eight months pregnant, reported she was walking back to a friend’s home when two women, both in their late teens to early 20s, approached the victim from behind and… [ Keep reading ]

Man Pistol-whipped, Robbed in Georgetown

A 22-year-old man told police he was pistol-whipped and had his cell phone and backpack stolen in the Georgetown area Sunday night. The victim told police he was walking on 1st Avenue South, near the intersection with South Lucile Street, around 11 p.m. when he was approached by two men who… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Seek Northgate Jewelry Thief

Workers at a Northgate Mall jewelry store had a “bad feeling” about a man who kept coming into their store to look at rings earlier this month. Their gut instincts proved right when he grabbed a ring worth $1,450 and ran. Jewelry store staff said the suspect came into their shop… [ Keep reading ]

Man Carjacked at Gunpoint at Golden Gardens Park

A man was robbed at gunpoint and had his car stolen late Monday night at Golden Gardens Park in Ballard. According to the victim, he was digging in his pockets for his car keys in Golden Gardens’ parking lot around 11:20 p.m. when four men walked up behind him. One of… [ Keep reading ]

Two Teens Arrested for Marijuana Burglary

Police arrested two teen-agers early Monday after they robbed a marijuana dispensary in the Columbia City neighborhood, stuffing a backpack with marijuana joints and other products. When officers responded to reports of a burglary around 4:30 a.m., near 42nd Avenue and South Brandon Street, they saw a broken window at the business and… [ Keep reading ]

Prints of Darkness: How tenacity and Super Glue help police solve crimes

Katie Hosteny isn’t fazed by blood spatters, digging through rotting garbage or crawling through putrid cars that once held corpses, but the clingy black powder she uses on everything sticks with her. “You get really, really dirty with fingerprint powder,” said Hosteny, who dusts guns, bottles and any other evidence… [ Keep reading ]

Teen Arrested After Crawling in Bed with Sleeping Woman

Seattle police on Wednesday arrested a teenager for breaking into a North Beacon Hill home last month and crawling into a woman’s bed as she slept. The victim, on July 29th, reported to police that she was asleep, naked, in bed when she woke up and realized someone was lying… [ Keep reading ]

Woman Robbed at Gunpoint at Prentis Frazier Park

Police are looking for two men who robbed a woman at gunpoint at Prentis Frazier Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday night. The woman was sitting on a park bench around 10:20 p.m. when two strangers approached her. According to the victim, one of the men pointed a silver… [ Keep reading ]