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DUI Driver Arrested Following Vehicle Collision, Gets $750K Bail

Seattle police arrested a 57-year-old prolific DUI driver for crashing into a pole in the Central District Friday morning. On Feb. 14 at about 2 a.m., a police Lieutenant was on patrol near 23rd Avenue and East Cherry Street when he witnessed a single-vehicle collision. The driver exited a parking… [ Keep reading ]

Robbery Detectives, SWAT Arrest Violent Felon, Firearms and Ammunition Recovered

Seattle police robbery detectives and the SWAT team arrested a 34-year-old violent, convicted felon and recovered multiple firearms last night in North Seattle. On Jan. 10, patrol officers responded to a burglary with shots fired in the 5100 block of 40th Avenue Northeast. The victim, an employee, observed a lock… [ Keep reading ]

Impaired Driver Arrested After Crashing Vehicle Into Occupied Townhome

Seattle police officers arrested a 28-year-old woman after she crashed her vehicle into an occupied home in West Seattle. Just after midnight on Feb. 13, patrol officers were dispatched to the collision in the 200 block of Southwest Roxbury Street. The vehicle went off the roadway, through two different yards… [ Keep reading ]

SPD’s Comfort Dog Ryan is Such a Good Boy

Seattle police dog Ryan is a 4 ½ year-old yellow English Labrador Retriever. Ryan is a Comfort Dog assigned to a detective in the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit. He came to Seattle in 2022 from a New York organization called America’s Vet Dogs. Ryan’s work assignment is to… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Eluding Suspect Armed with Knife Hiding in Lumen Field

On Feb. 5 at about 2 a.m. patrol officers saw a known warrant suspect walking with a bicycle near 3rd Avenue and Pike Street in Downtown Seattle. The 49-year-old suspect had a felony warrant for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; and misdemeanor warrants for… [ Keep reading ]

Update: Police Arrest Man for Central District Homicide

Updated on 2/2/25 at 11:25 am Homicide detectives developed probable cause to arrest a 30-year-old man responsible for the Central District homicide. With the assistance of Community Response Group officers, detectives in the Gun Violence Reduction and Narcotics Units, and the SWAT team, the suspect was located Saturday afternoon… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Teen Death in South Seattle

Seattle police detectives are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy inside of his South Seattle residence this afternoon. At 2:17 pm, patrol officers responded to a domestic violence (DV) altercation in the 4000 block 14th Avenue South involving a mother and her unresponsive teenage son. When police arrived, they… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Recover Multiple Guns and Narcotics During Weekend Arrests

Seattle police officers arrested two men after they were caught firing a gun from their vehicle’s sunroof in Pioneer Square Sunday morning. On January 26th at about 2:20 a.m., patrol officers were outside of Xtadium nightclub when they witnessed a drive-by shooting. They followed the vehicle and performed a high-risk… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Arrest Man in Crisis

At 10:54 a.m., Seattle police officers responded to reports of a 48-year-old man armed with a handgun in the stairwell of a building in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue. When officers arrived, the man was on the rooftop of the six-story Belltown building. Police cordoned off the area for… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating After Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Train

Seattle police detectives are investigating after a male was struck and killed by a freight train near the Belltown waterfront this morning. Just before 10 a.m. patrol officers and firefighters responded to reports of a man hit by a BNSF train near Alaskan Way South and Broad Street. The Seattle… [ Keep reading ]