An arrest of a prolific auto thief in West Seattle last week threw a spotlight on an emerging crime of opportunity in a time of stay-at-home orders and significantly reduced vehicle traffic in Seattle. On April 9th, SPD Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) detectives were conducting an operation, targeting a… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s Bias Crimes Unit is investigating after three men appeared to target Asian-American-owned businesses in the Chinatown-International District with jingoistic stickers. The three men, who were wearing face coverings and dark sunglasses, were reportedly seen placing the stickers on businesses throughout the CID on April 12th. Police believe the men… [ Keep reading ]
East Precinct officers recovered two handguns and arrested a 17-year-old Monday evening after receiving a report about a dispute involving a firearm in a Capitol Hill parking lot. Just before 9 PM, officers responded to the 1400 block of East Republican Street and contacted two men inside a vehicle. The… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 19-year-old convicted felon in the Central District Sunday evening after he fled from police whilst committing numerous violations of our city’s traffic and recycling regulations. Around 7 pm, officers spotted a driver in a Toyota Camry in the 500 block of 23rd Avenue, who was speeding, turning without… [ Keep reading ]
Two West Precinct lieutenants arrested a burglar on Friday in the Chinatown-International District after they spotted him rolling a bike and a garbage can, both wrapped and packed with copper wire, down the street. Around 12:30 PM, West Precinct Lieutenants Lora Alcantara and John Brooks were driving near 6th Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 29-year-old man and recovered a handgun after receiving reports of gunfire near Pioneer Square early this morning. Around 3 am, officers were called to the 300 block of 2nd Avenue Ext S after a man on the street reportedly fired several gunshots. Officers arrived and detained the man,… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Homicide detectives arrested a 25-year-old man last week for the death of his roommate. On January 10th, the 25-year-old man called 911 and said he had found his roommate, a 41-year-old woman, unresponsive at the bottom of a staircase in their shared home in the 4500 block of 40th… [ Keep reading ]
It was like something out of a movie (theater). Officers chased after a masked man as he spilled bundles of cash onto the snowy pavement following a botched heist at a movie theater near the University District this morning. Around 4 AM, officers were dispatched to a movie theater in… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a 23-year-old burglar Friday morning after a Yesler Terrace resident called police and said he’d found a masked man in his home. Around 6 AM, the victim reportedly heard noises coming from the living room of his apartment in the 100 block of 11th Avenue, where he… [ Keep reading ]
SPD arson detectives are investigating whether a 25-year-old man arrested early Wednesday on Capitol Hill—where transit security guards spotted him feeding combustibles into a burning trashcan—may be connected to 11 other fires set overnight in the East and West Precincts. Police are now seeking witnesses and any video surveillance that… [ Keep reading ]
