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UPDATED: Can You Help Police ID Rainier Valley Purse Snatcher?

UPDATE 4/25: Detectives have obtained images of a suspect in this case and are asking for the public’s help identifying him. If you recognize him, please call SPD’s Robbery Unit at 206 684 5535. SPD Robbery investigators are seeking the public’s help as they seek to identify a man suspected… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Arrest Two Suspects Following Assault in Encampment This Morning

Two male suspects are in custody following an assault that occurred earlier today in the wooded area between Airport Way South and Interstate 5. At about 9:20 this morning, South Precinct officers responded to the area just east of Airport Way South and South Lucille Street for a reported assault. … [ Keep reading ]

SPD in the Community: April 12, 2019

Case Closed Officer Caroline Oskam responded to Hawthorne Elementary School to investigate a theft of Elmo’s from the Principal’s Office. Officer Oskam was assisted by the school mascot Dogman and many potential witnesses were interviewed to include kindergarten students. The students were involved in the case and they ended… [ Keep reading ]

Can You Help Detectives ID Suspect Who Attacked Security Guard at Downtown Store?

Investigators are hoping you can help them identify a man who attacked a security guard at a downtown store last month. Around 6:15 PM on March 12th, store security at a department store in the 1400 block of 2nd Avenue spotted the suspect fill a basket with several items and… [ Keep reading ]

Two Killed, Two Critically Wounded After Gunman Opens Fire on Sand Point Way 

Update – March 29, 2019 7:20 p.m. A fifth victim has come forward and reported gunshot damage to her car related to this specific incident. The investigation continues. Two men were killed and a man and a woman were critically injured in the Sand Point neighborhood Tuesday after a gunman… [ Keep reading ]

Police Seize Thousands of Pills from South Seattle Xanax Dealer

Police seized a huge stash of Xanax and generic Alprazolam pills from a South Seattle man’s apartment early Thursday. Around 6 AM, South Precinct Anti-Crime Team and Narcotics investigators served a warrant at the apartment, in the 3400 block of Rainier Avenue South, and arrested the 30-year-old suspect. The investigation… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Looking to Identify South Seattle Serial Burglar

UPDATE 4/4:  South Precinct Anti-Crime Team officers followed up on tips from the community and arrested the 57-year old suspect in Auburn yesterday afternoon.  South Precinct detectives will continue with the follow up investigation. Detectives are asking the public for assistance in identifying a burglary suspect that has been entering… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Releases Body-Cam Footage of Confrontation with Armed Man on Capitol Hill

Update 3/21:  Seattle police and the King County Sheriff’s Office are investigating following a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. At 9:20 PM on March 19th, police received a 911 call from the family member of a 37-year-old man, who was in crisis and had armed himself with… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Capitol Hill

Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this evening in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Officers were called to a report of a suicidal man armed with a gun in the 1600 block of Melrose around 9:20 p.m. Moments after arriving, officers made contact with… [ Keep reading ]

Updates to the SPD Leadership Team

The Seattle Police Department would like to announce two command staff changes. Captain Eric Sano has been named the North Precinct Captain, taking over for Captain Sean O’Donnell who held the position since 2016.  Captain O’Donnell will now head the Traffic Enforcement Unit taking over for Captain Sano. Captain… [ Keep reading ]