A Seattle police officer is recovering after being stabbed by a blind man, who was reportedly harassing numerous tenants at his China Town/International District apartment building late Monday night. Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 300 block of Maynard Avenue South at 10 p.m. Monday to investigate reports… [ Keep reading ]
Major Crimes Task Force Detectives and the North Anti-Crime Team officers arrested 10 suspects in a series of operations along Aurora Avenue North, targeting property crime and prolific shoplifters. Police had learned that shoplifters were hitting the Home Depot and Lowes stores on a nearly daily basis, committing misdemeanor and… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department stands with our Muslim community. We have reached out to local mosques offering any assistance they might need. Although there are no imminent threats to Seattle we are working closely with federal, state and local partners to monitor the situation. If you see something. Say something…. [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Based on tips from the community, detectives took the suspect into custody late Tuesday afternoon. The 26-year-old man was arrested without incident and later booked into the King County Jail for felony voyeurism. Detectives are working with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, and this remains an active and on-going investigation…. [ Keep reading ]
This past week, the Seattle Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security served more than a dozen warrants in and around Seattle in the culmination of a three-and-a-half-year investigation into a broad network of massage parlors and spas, which were sexually exploiting numerous victims from the… [ Keep reading ]
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man charged for a domestic violence assault on Capitol Hill late last month. During the incident on February 28th, Edward Gentry, 34, attacked his ex-girlfriend at an apartment, striking her repeatedly before strangling her until she was unconscious. Gentry attacked the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man brandished a gun and attempted to kidnap a woman as she waited for her rideshare vehicle earlier this month. The victim was on 11 Avenue between E Union and E Pike waiting for her rideshare at around 4:25 in the morning. While she waited,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police are looking into two separate reports of two different men attempting to speak with kids while they were either standing at a bus stop or walking past his vehicle on Monday. The first incident was reported at approximately 7:30 am on Lake City Way NE. A group of kids were waiting at… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Police Department and the U.S. Army held a signing ceremony to demonstrate support for the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS). This program is part of a long-term U.S. Army effort to help soldiers forge professional relationships with organizations outside the military and encourage them to… [ Keep reading ]
Thank you to everyone who came out today and joined us on Alki Beach for the Big Plunge in support of Special Olympics Washington. The cold is temporary, the impact is not. Your support means so much to all the Special Olympic atheletes and their families.
