An officer working the 3rd Avenue Emphasis near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Pike Street observed a man selling fentanyl yesterday afternoon. The man was seen exchanging narcotics with multiple subjects in the area for stolen goods and cash. *At about 4:00 p.m., the officer coordinated with patrol units to… [ Keep reading ]
A multi-agency operation involving Seattle Police ended with an arrest and recovery of nearly two-dozen firearms earlier this month. Detectives from SPD’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit (GVRU) and Robbery, in cooperation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Corrections, and Kent Police, conducted… Filed Under: Investigations
Last month, the Seattle Police Department recovered 169 firearms – the highest number since the year of 2010. Included in this total of recovered firearms from police, 39 were forfeited at the SPD Range for destruction. The department continues to strive to address concerns surrounding violent crimes with firearms.
Police responded to assist the Seattle Fire Department while they extinguished a fire in the 3400 block of Rainier Avenue South Thursday. Just before 9:00 a.m., officers arrived at the location and were notified by an SFD fire marshal that a deceased person had been found in the building. King… Filed Under: Investigations, South Precinct
Seattle Police received multiple 911 calls about an explosion that occurred within the 100 block of 1st Avenue North this morning around 9:00 a.m. When officers arrived in the area, they located a man at a nearby business who had a non-life-threatening injury to his hand. Police provided medical intervention… Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct
Seattle Police located a stolen vehicle last night in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Around 8:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of 23rd Avenue South, officers observed an unoccupied vehicle with its cabin and rear taillights on. With further investigation, police discovered the vehicle was reported stolen out of King County. … [ Keep reading ]
A witness called 911 after seeing a male pull out a gun on another male during a verbal altercation in the Downtown area yesterday evening. Police arrived just before 7:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Pine Street and located the armed man. Upon seeing the officers, the man ran into… Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct
Officers from the Community Response Group and SPD Narcotics Detectives identified a subject involved in supplying narcotics in the Downtown area. On Friday, April 7th just after midnight, officers located the suspect in the 300 block of Queen Anne Avenue North and arrested him for his out of state fugitive… Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct
On April 7th at approximately 7:53 a.m., there was a serious assault that took place near Madison Street and Terry Avenue. Detectives are looking for additional witnesses including a witness who tried to assist the victim and walk with her to the Emergency Room at Virginia Mason Medical Center. If… [ Keep reading ]
Earlier this morning around 1:00 a.m., Seattle Police officers were flagged down by a woman bleeding from a wound on her head in the Chinatown International District. The 57-year-old female victim reported she met a man who invited her to come over to an apartment near the 1000 block… Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct
