On December 24th at approximately 10:22 a.m. officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at a coffee shop in the 14300 block of Lake City Way NE. The suspect was gone upon the officers’ arrival on scene and remains at large. Preliminary investigation indicates that a male suspect… [ Keep reading ]
In the afternoon hours of December 23rd witnesses called 911 to report that multiple male and female subjects had unlawfully entered and occupied a residence under renovation in the 1900 block of East Spruce Street. Nobody was currently living in the house and the witnesses knew that the subjects occupying the residence did… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Professional Accountability has released its report on SPD use of in-car video systems. To view the report, see the attached link below: https://www.seattle.gov/police/OPA/Docs/InCar_Video_12_23_2011.pdf
On December 21st at approximately 10:10 p.m. a 52-year-old male victim was gathering his property behind an abandoned apartment complex in the 100 block of 14th Avenue when two unknown male suspects attacked him. Preliminary investigation indicates that the assault was unprovoked and no hostile words were exchanged prior to the… [ Keep reading ]
On December 21st at approximately 2:48 p.m. officers responded to a report of a bank robbery in the 4100 block of University Way. The suspect was gone upon the officers’ arrival on scene. A witness who got a good look at the suspect flagged down one of the responding officers… [ Keep reading ]
On December 20th at approximately 6:57 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a burglary in progress to a house in the 2600 block of South Holly Street. As officers arrived two juvenile male suspects fled the scene on foot. Officers gave chase and apprehended both suspects less than two blocks… [ Keep reading ]
On December 14th at approximately 1:00 p.m. a property owner observed at least one subject entering a vacant and boarded up house in the 1200 block of East Jefferson Street. The witness knew that the residence was unoccupied and no one should be inside. He subsequently called 911. Upon arrival officers noted that the… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has partnered up with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to create a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad (CVES). The CVES mission is to improve public safety within the Seattle region by reducing the number of unsafe commercial motor vehicles… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department would like to share some more information about the Monday, December 12th Occupy Seattle demonstration. This purpose of this demonstration was to disrupt traffic to and from Port of Seattle facilities. The demonstration was not permitted and not lawful. This event was heavily influenced by several… [ Keep reading ]
On November 16th, 2011 at approximately 11:21 p.m. a 22-year-old female pedestrian was crossing Aurora Avenue North walking eastbound at the intersection with North 105th Street. The pedestrian was in or near the crosswalk in the northbound lanes when she was struck by a white 1995 Ford Taurus four-door sedan. The driver and lone… [ Keep reading ]
