UPDATE: May 9, 2019 7:00 PM The Seattle Police Department is releasing 911 audio, body-worn video, and photos from the May 8th officer-involved shooting in Lower Queen Anne. In the incident, 911 operators received a hang-up call, and quickly re-connected with a woman, who reported a domestic violence incident in… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives and the King County Sheriff’s Office are conducting separate investigations into a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 600 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. West Precinct patrol officers responded to a 911 call from a woman… [ Keep reading ]
Update 9/23/2019 – The Seattle Police Department’s online system for viewing police reports is expected to re-launch by the end of 2019, following the completion of work by the city’s Information Technology Department. SPD believes public records are vital to transparency in our community and appreciates the continued patience from… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are investigating the circumstances surrounding collision involving a vehicle and three people. At approximately 6:20 pm, West Precinct officers responded to Queen Anne Avenue North near Galer Street for an injury collision involving a car and several people. According to witnesses, the… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department filed with the US District Court the first of two disparity reviews to demonstrate sustained compliance with the Consent Decree and further transparency into SPD’s policing practices. Under the Consent Decree, SPD has filed quarterly reports as well as reports on use of force, crisis intervention,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (April 30, 2019) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Chief of Police Carmen Best and City departments announced today that based on community feedback and data analysis, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and City departments will deploy additional resources and take immediate steps to improve public safety and address community… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed an assault that occurred on Thursday, April 18th, at around 12:30 am in the 1400 block of 1st Avenue. On that date, the 48-year-old male victim was assaulted in front of the Blarney Stone Pub at 1st Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
West Precinct Anti-Crime Team and Bike Patrol officers arrested a heroin dealer and recovered more than two dozen credit and ID cards on Thursday during a narcotics operation in the Pike-Pine corridor of downtown. Police arrested a 31-year-old man in the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue around 8:30 PM and… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Homicide investigators have arrested a 33-year-old man, a 27-year-old man and a 30-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting in the Othello neighborhood late last year. On November 23rd, 2018, police were called to a home in the 7100 block of 44th Avenue South after a woman was… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is honored to announce that Chief Carmen Best will serve as co-chair for the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force (LEITF). The LEITF is made up of 116 law enforcement officials from across the country. Task Force members are committed to protecting all members of their communities,… [ Keep reading ]
