Update 2/1/2016: 7:30 PM: Police arrested the three teens shortly after 4 PM today near 4th Avenue S. and Royal Brougham Way, following a relentless investigation by SPD Homicide Detectives Paul Takemoto and James Cooper. In connection today’s arrests, members of SPD Homicide, SWAT, Robbery and Gang Units served warrants on multiple… [ Keep reading ]
Police found a gun, knives, ammunition, laptops and printers from an Aurora Avenue motel last week after arresting two men for selling meth and running a check counterfeiting operation out of their room. SPD Major Crimes Task Force detectives began investigating the men for narcotics dealing last week, and visited… [ Keep reading ]
After he was confronted by police Sunday during a break-in in Eastlake, a burglar climbed to the roof of a home, stripped off half his clothes and began throwing money down to the street before he was arrested. A woman called 911 around 11 AM Sunday and said she had locked herself inside… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE 2/3/2016: Thanks to a series of tips, detectives have identified the man in the photo as Rear Admiral Frank G. Johnson. Rear Admiral Johnson passed away on April 3, 1981, but police have identified a family member in the Seattle area and are now working to locate them. Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Police caught a 21-year-old convicted felon and recovered a stolen pistol last night after officers responded to reports of gunfire at a Central District park. Witnesses called police around 7 PM last night and reported two groups of men were firing guns at one another in Pratt Park, near 19th… [ Keep reading ]
A 27-year-old driver was arrested in Belltown this morning after striking four people in a hit and run. Police were called to Wall Street and Denny Way at 1:26 AM after a driver in a white Scion reportedly struck four people and sped away. One of the victims sustained a serious head… [ Keep reading ]
Three people were injured Friday morning in a multiple-vehicle crash along Westlake Avenue North. Just before 8:45 AM, police and Seattle Fire Department medics received reports of a four vehicle collision at Westlake Ave N. and Crockett St. Officers and medics arrived and transported one adult male with life-threatening injuries and… [ Keep reading ]
Two SPD bike officers put the brakes on a suspected bicycle thief Saturday after they spotted him walking a high-end Cannondale through Cal Anderson Park and pedaled over to chat him up about his bike. Officer Drew Fowler, a long-time cycling enthusiast, asked the man about his pricey silver Cannondale, and… [ Keep reading ]
Police tracked a group of suspects along the light rail line Monday night after they reportedly robbed a young man in Rainier Beach and tried to make their getaway on a train. The 13-year-old victim of the robbery told police he was biking to the Rainier Beach light rail station around 7 PM… [ Keep reading ]
A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning in a single-vehicle collision in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The 34-year-old male motorcyclist was traveling northbound in the 2000 block of Westlake Avenue just after 2:45 AM when he left the roadway and struck a parked van. Seattle Fire Department medics and police responded to the… [ Keep reading ]
