A woman called 911 to report two men stole her car while she left it running in the 2700 block of 4 Ave. South. Plain-clothes officers in the area quickly located the car and requested marked patrol units to stop the car. When officers tried to pull the car over… [ Keep reading ]
Seven people were injured Thursday when an SUV crashed into a hair salon in the Columbia City neighborhood. The vehicle crashed into the salon near the intersection of Rainier Ave South and South Ferguson Street about 1:25 p.m., causing an interior wall to partially collapse into an adjoining restaurant and… [ Keep reading ]
Multiple city agencies responded to a diesel fuel spill after a semi-truck punctured its gas tank sending 80 gallons of fuel onto streets near Harbor Island during Tuesday evening’s commute. Officers began receiving calls about a fuel leak at the Alaskan Way on-ramp to the West Seattle Bridge just before 4:45… [ Keep reading ]
Two young boys on bicycles were injured Monday afternoon in two separate collisions at the same Georgetown intersection. Officers received multiple reports around 3:30 p.m. that two children had been struck by two different cars at Corson Ave. South and Airport Way South. The first child—an eight-year-old boy—was struck as he rode across Airport Way S. The… [ Keep reading ]
A 64-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint at a Rainier View Metro bus stop Sunday afternoon. The 64-year-old victim was waiting for a bus around 5 p.m. in the 11800 block of Beacon Avenue South when a man came up behind her and shoved a small, silver handgun into her… [ Keep reading ]
A man stabbed in the chest at a homeless encampment in the International District was sent to Harborview Medical Center with life threatening injuries on Wednesday. Witnesses said the victim argued with another man at the camp, in the 700 block of South Main Street, around 4:30 a.m. Both men… [ Keep reading ]
A Rainier View home was riddled with bullets early Monday after three men opened fire. No one in the home, occupied by five adults and several children, was injured in the shooting, which happened around 1:50 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Hazel Street. A woman at the home… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a Rainier Beach family called police early Monday and reported that a man had sexually assaulted their young daughter at gunpoint inside their home. The victim’s family called 911 around 6 AM and said the man entered their home near 53rd Ave. South and South Wabash St., sexually assaulted… [ Keep reading ]
T-Mobile customers nationwide are having difficulty connecting to 911 services tonight. The Seattle Police Department would like to remind everyone that you can still reach dispatchers in the city by calling (206) 583-2111 for emergencies. This number connects directly to Seattle dispatchers, so if you live outside the city limits… [ Keep reading ]
Update: Detectives now have a clearer picture of what transpired during Thursday’s shooting. The 43-year-old suspect drove to the 1700 block of South Hanford St. and found the 41-year-old victim standing in the alley. Detectives believe the two had an argument that quickly escalated until the suspect pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds,… [ Keep reading ]