Detectives are working to identify two men who broke into a Beacon Hill family’s home and robbed them at gunpoint early Friday morning. Around 4 AM, the two suspects, both dressed in dark clothing and masks, kicked in the front door of a home in the 3400 block of 15th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
A trail of broken glass and blood led police to a stolen safe stowed in an elevator, and a burglar on a Pioneer Square rooftop, following a break-in at a bar early this morning. Around 5:30 AM, a security guard called 911 after finding shattered bottles, upturned plants and open… [ Keep reading ]
Thousands of dollars in campaign funds were stolen off an International District street Wednesday night after a campaign worker dropped a bag of cash and checks while chasing after a purse snatcher. Now SPD detectives are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the suspects in the two separate thefts…. [ Keep reading ]
A 49-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Thursday evening at a barbershop near 23rd Avenue and East Union Street. Police received reports of a shooting around 6:30 PM and arrived to find the 49-year-old victim sitting in a chair inside the business. Witnesses at the scene didn’t provide much information… [ Keep reading ]
Even dog-lovers know these three basic facts about cats: they love batting around yarn, can’t get enough gentle rubbies behind their ears, and boy do they ever love hiding out in piles of tires in the middle of the night. So, naturally, if your cat ever goes missing, what do you?… [ Keep reading ]
Two 19-year-old men were arrested Tuesday evening in the South Precinct after they knocked a man to the ground and stole his necklace. Police received a 911 call from the 36-year-old victim around 6 PM, and said he’d just been robbed near 50th Avenue South and South Snoqualmie Street. One… [ Keep reading ]
In two separate instances in the last 24 hours, Seattle police have found thieves using our city’s hallowed recycling bins not to return appropriately rinsed bottles, cans and paper products to whence they came, but to commit crimes against an unsuspecting populace. The most recent breach of recycling bin rectitude… [ Keep reading ]
Officers revived a man suffering from an overdose Wednesday evening after finding him unconscious in a downtown parking garage. Around 9:30 PM, a 29-year-old man was found overdosing on the third floor of the garage, in the 600 block of Pine Street. Officers William Griffin and Ryan Keith arrived and… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Homicide/Assault detectives are investigating after a man was wounded Sunday in a shooting at an encampment in SODO. Police received a report of a shooting near South Royal Brougham Way and Airport Way South around 11pm and found a man with a gunshot wound lying on a planting strip. He… [ Keep reading ]
A 61-year-old woman broke up a robbery in downtown Seattle Tuesday after witnessing a teen attacking another man on the street. Around 3:45 PM, the 16-year-old suspect approached a 70-year-old man from behind and knocked him to the ground near 7th Avenue and Olive Street. The victim shouted for help… [ Keep reading ]