Police arrested a 16-year-old Friday in West Seattle after he reportedly showed off a stolen handgun to his friends before trying to ditch it near a school. Just before 9:30 AM, police received a report that the suspect was showing off a handgun to a group of teenagers in the 8600 block… [ Keep reading ]
Complaints about needles and noise from a generator around an RV in North Seattle led SPD’s Major Crimes Taskforce and patrol officers to seize two motor homes and arrest a former car salesman and suspected prolific thief, after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a Winnebago. Police… [ Keep reading ]
Reports of gunfire near a wooded area in the Lakeridge neighborhood Saturday night led police to arrest a 22-year-old felon and seize a handgun. Around 9:15 PM a witness called 911, reported hearing gunshots near the 10000 block of 68th Avenue South, and said a white Cadillac had sped away from… [ Keep reading ]
A longtime substitute teacher and daycare worker in the Puget Sound region was arrested by Seattle Police Department detectives Thursday after they found the man had downloaded hours of video showing children being sexually abused. SPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce began investigating the 46-year-old man earlier this year after… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle and University of Washington Police arrested a trio of teens early Sunday after they robbed six people at knifepoint in the University District. Shortly after 3:00 AM, the suspects reportedly approached several victims throughout the University District and ordered them to hand over their wallets and cellphones. In one… [ Keep reading ]
Police recovered a stolen ATM from the backyard of a West Seattle home Tuesday after a thief in a pickup truck smashed his way into a college building and made off with a safe filled with cash. Officers responded to South Seattle College in the 6000 block of 16th Avenue Southwest… [ Keep reading ]
A man dressed head to toe in camouflage sprinted across 11 lanes of Interstate 5 Monday night before he unsuccessfully tried to hide from police. Officers and Major Crimes Taskforce Detectives went to a wooded area in the 7900 block of Banner Way Northeast around 7:45 PM Monday to search for… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a trio of suspects at a West Seattle shopping center Monday after they tried to sell police a pricey bike stolen days earlier from REI’s flagship store. On May 21st, a masked suspect made their way into a fenced, gated area at REI’s flagship store in the 200 block of Yale… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 41-year-old man Thursday in the International District after he attacked another man chaperoning a class of middle-schoolers on a field trip. The class of students–who are from a school outside of Seattle–were walking near the 700 block of Jackson Street around 10:45 AM when the suspect approached the… [ Keep reading ]
For the sixth time since SPD officers began carrying Naloxone in March, police have used the drug to prevent a potentially fatal overdose. Officers Kevin Oshikawa-Clay and Carry Godeke were patrolling Belltown around 1:30 PM Thursday when they received a report that a woman was overdosing in a parking lot under the Alaskan Way Viaduct…. [ Keep reading ]