The Washington State Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced today that Police Chief John Diaz was honored in recognition of the Seattle Police Department’s continuing and extraordinary support of its public service officers and staff members who serve… [ Keep reading ]
On November 22nd at approximately 2:24 p.m. officers responded to a call for immediate assistance from fire department personnel in the 1400 block of South Atlantic Street. SFD had responded to an aid call regarding a man sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car. When SFD contacted the man he displayed a… [ Keep reading ]
A 26 year old male has been interviewed by Homicide detectives and booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Homicide. The victim is a 58-year old male. The weapon used in this attack was a hatchet, instead of a pick axe described by many of the witnesses. That… [ Keep reading ]
On November 22nd at 10:37 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to a report of an assault in progress in the area of 15th Avenue and East Union Street. A man had attacked another man with an object that witnesses described as a pick axe. The suspect then fled on foot. … [ Keep reading ]
On November 21st, at approximately 3:47 PM, West Precinct officers responded to a call of a man assaulting another man at a bus shelter at the corner of 4th Avenue South and South Holgate Street. Officers arrived at the location and discovered an adult male lying on the ground in… [ Keep reading ]
Chief John Diaz has directed the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) to expedite the gathering of preliminary evidence and information into the videotaped arrest of a 17 year old robbery and assault suspect on October 18th. The purpose of this expedited review is to determine if the internal investigation into… [ Keep reading ]
Today, during a conversation with a local news outlet, the department learned that a plainclothes Seattle Police officer kicked a 17-year-old male suspect during an October arrest. The conversation alluded to a surveillance video that captured the arrest and had been collected as evidence. Seattle Police command staff sought and… [ Keep reading ]
On November 17th, at approximately 9;10 AM, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire Department responded to a call of a vehicle/pedestrian collision in the intersection of 7th Avenue and Cherry Street. The pedestrian, believed to be a female, was killed when she was struck by a dump truck. Detectives from the… [ Keep reading ]
On November 16th at approximately 2:35 p.m. two women (ages 34 and 31) were walking with their children (a 3-year-old boy and a 22-month-old girl, respectively) in Myrtle Edwards Park. An unknown 27-year-old male suspect began walking toward the one woman’s 3-year-old son. As he did, the woman picked up her… [ Keep reading ]
On November 14th, a South Precinct officer responded to a disturbance call in the 1700 Block of Sturgus Avenue South. While officers were investigating that call, the officer noticied a motorcycle leaning against the building. The motorcycle’s registration was checked. The information came back that it was a stolen motorcycle. Additional information showed… [ Keep reading ]
