Interim Chief of Police Harry Bailey made the following announcement to all Seattle Police Department employees this afternoon: I would like to announce the newest promotions in the Seattle Police Department and Command Staff changes. Effective immediately, the following Captains have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief: Robin Clark… [ Keep reading ]
A parking enforcement officer was injured in North Seattle today by a driver who used his vehicle as a weapon. At approximately 2:55 p.m. a parking enforcement officer (PEO) was writing a parking ticket in the 3900 block of Linden Avenue North. The owner of the vehicle being cited arrived on foot and… [ Keep reading ]
An armed man remains at large this evening after robbing a store in Montlake this morning. At approximately 11:35 a.m. officers responded to the 2300 block of 24th Avenue East for the report of an armed robbery of a store. Preliminary investigation indicates that an unknown male suspect walked into Mont’s Market… [ Keep reading ]
A knife-wielding man remains at large after robbing a QFC in North Seattle early this morning. On December 24th at approximately 1:55 a.m. officers responded to the QFC located in the 9900 block of Holman Road NW for the report of a shoplift that had escalated into a robbery. Preliminary… [ Keep reading ]
A man who robbed a bank on Broadway early this evening remains at large. At approximately 5:09 p.m. officers responded to the 500 block of Broadway Avenue East for the report of a bank robbery. Preliminary investigation indicates that the adult male suspect walked up to counter at Umpqua Bank and handed… [ Keep reading ]
The suspect in a Westwood Village pharmacy robbery remains at large this evening. At approximately 5:22 p.m. a male suspect entered the Rite Aid pharmacy in the 2600 block of SW Barton Street. He passed a note to the pharmacist demanding prescription drugs. He fled the scene with an undetermined… [ Keep reading ]
A West Seattle woman was found dead in her home early this afternoon and foul play is suspected. At approximately 12:27 p.m. officers responded to the 5900 block of Highpoint Drive SW after a relative of the homeowner called police requesting officers check the welfare of the victim. Officers arrived… [ Keep reading ]
Officers located and arrested a young male burglar inside a woman’s home early this morning in West Seattle. At approximately 3:31 a.m. officers responded to the 3200 block of 59th Avenue SW for the report of an occupied residential burglary. Preliminary investigation indicates that the female homeowner was inside her… [ Keep reading ]
A scooter operator was seriously injured in a collision early this afternoon downtown. At approximately 1:51 p.m. officers responded to a car/scooter collision at the intersection of Boren Avenue and Marion Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that a motorist on a Vespa scooter was southbound on Boren Avenue crossing Marion Street. A Honda sedan… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are actively investigating an incident involving a man who grabbed a teenaged girl walking down the sidewalk in West Seattle. At approximately 1:11 p.m. officers responded to the West Seattle High School in the 3000 block of California Avenue SW for the report of a girl who was grabbed… [ Keep reading ]