Police are investigating reports of an attempted shooting in the Central District on Sunday. Just before noon, police received numerous 911 calls about gunfire near 24th Avenue and East Alder Street. Officers arrived and learned from witnesses that a man had had fired shots out of the passenger side window of… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Major Crimes Taskforce detectives arrested a man early this morning following a month-long investigation into the man’s drug dealing in the Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Earlier this month, another police agency arrested the dealer for DUI and seized his vehicle. Upon learning that the man, who was already under investigation… [ Keep reading ]
Three women and two men were arrested Friday afternoon for an assault on an officer, failure to disperse, obstructing and resisting arrest following a protest in the 1500 block of 4th Avenue. Seattle Police bicycle officers responded to a demonstration this afternoon outside Century Square downtown. At one point during the demonstration,… [ Keep reading ]
A man is in custody and detectives are currently investigating following a reported possible domestic violence homicide in Fremont earlier this evening. At approximately 6:40 pm, a man called 911 stating that he had killed his brother at a nearby location. Officers responded to the address the man was calling from… [ Keep reading ]
Police responded to an incident in front of the Federal Building on 1st Avenue Saturday morning after a man assaulted security while attempting to enter the building. The man was arrested, but had left his car in the middle of 1st Avenue and told officers that he had explosives in the… [ Keep reading ]
East precinct patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of 21 Avenue around 9:08 p.m. last night. Many residents heard the shots, but police did not locate any eye witnesses. Police collected about ten shell casings and will submit them to the Washington State… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE – January 3, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. The Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) continues to investigate the New Year’s Eve officer-involved shooting that occurred in the Licton Springs neighborhood. In the interest of transparency, and in adherence to SPD policy, the department is releasing dashcam and bodyworn video… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred tonight in the Licton Springs neighborhood. Just after 5 p.m., North Precinct patrol officers stopped a motorist in the northbound lanes of Aurora Avenue N at N 96th Street. The suspect stopped his car, but then immediately… [ Keep reading ]
North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian just before 6 p.m. tonight at the intersection of N 85th Street and Palatine Avenue N. An 80-year-old female pedestrian sustained life threatening injuries during the collision. Seattle Fire medics immediately transported her… [ Keep reading ]
A woman who had armed herself with a gun and barricaded herself in her apartment after officers attempted to serve a court order is now in custody. Officers responded to the 3200 block of California Avenue SW Saturday afternoon to serve a temporary protection order. The order required that the respondent surrender a… [ Keep reading ]
