Two people were struck by gunfire—one fatally—in a shooting shortly after 6pm near Rainier Avenue South and South College Street. After receiving multiple reports of gunfire in the area, officers arrived and found the young woman a 16-year-old girl* inside a vehicle. At this time, detectives believe the vehicle was targeted… [ Keep reading ]
Monday is May Day, which means you’ll see a large crowd winding its way through the Central District and downtown Seattle throughout the day as police escort demonstrators from the May Day: Veteran Anti-War Formation and El Comité May Day March for Worker and Immigrant Rights through the city. The first event of the day,… [ Keep reading ]
Police seized a cache of handguns and rifles from a tent on a grassy hill near Interstate 5 following an investigation earlier this month by East Precinct officers and Narcotics Unit detectives. Police had received information that several dealers were selling methamphetamine and heroin out of a tent 50 yards… [ Keep reading ]
Update 5/3: Detectives arrested a 33-year-old Bellevue man Tuesday for a series of attacks on women in Seattle on March 7th, April 17th and April 19th. Police identified the suspect after following up on a lead about a Chevrolet Cruz, which was spotted fleeing the scene of the April 19th incident…. [ Keep reading ]
A heroin investigation earlier this week led SPD narcotics detectives to arrest several suspected dealers in their Tacoma apartment, and seize a collection of knives and guns–including an automatic weapon–from a neighboring unit. Early Monday, detectives served a warrant at the apartment building–a converted home in the 600 block of… [ Keep reading ]
A 16-year-old robber’s scent and shoes gave him away Tuesday after he robbed a woman at gunpoint in the Brighton neighborhood and then tried to hide under a boat. He was found by police a short time later, thanks to the keen senses of K9 Pele. The 40-year-old victim was… [ Keep reading ]
Because sometimes life imitates a fever dream Mountain Dew commercial, two men were arrested early Sunday when they tried to set up a makeshift tattoo parlor after breaking into a West Precinct parking garage, where they prowled cars and stole an elephant statue, all while one suspect filmed the incident… [ Keep reading ]
Police seized a stolen handgun and two bulletproof vests after chasing a wanted felon through the Denny/Blaine neighborhood on Thursday. SPD Gang Unit detectives and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents had gone looking for the man on Thursday and, around 5 PM, found him outside a home in… [ Keep reading ]
Eight hundred and fourteen marijuana plants are in the care of police after being rescued from the clutches of a pair of burglars in the Hillman City neighborhood this morning. In a 911 call just before 2 AM this morning, a witness reported two men had crawled through a ground floor… [ Keep reading ]
Officers chased down two suspects Monday following a drive-by shooting in the Central District. Around 11:15 AM, police received reports that someone in a gold Pontiac had fired at two men walking on the street near 25th Avenue and Jackson Street. Officers spotted the suspects’ vehicle and followed it to 23rd… [ Keep reading ]
