Well, we’ve got a lock for worst criminal of the year, folks. Officers arrested a repeat-shoplifter in SODO on Wednesday after he tried to wheel a shopping cart full of stolen items out of a home improvement store right in front of police, only to dash to his getaway car… [ Keep reading ]
A wanted man led police on a brief chase through North Seattle, ramming several police vehicles and crashing into another motorist before officers were able to pin his vehicle to a tree and take him into custody. The incident began just before 1:30 PM Tuesday when officers received a 911… [ Keep reading ]
We’ll say this the one time and we hope we never have to say it again: if you want to catch a Lyft or an Uber or whatever, you need to order it from your phone. DO NOT—and we just can’t stress this enough–jump through the open back window of… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 24-year-old man on Capitol Hill early Monday after he reportedly struck a woman and pulled a gun on a group of bystanders when they tried to intervene. Just after midnight, police received a report that a man was brandishing a gun in Cal Anderson Park. Officers arrived… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a car thief in North Seattle on Wednesday after he rammed a police vehicle and then tried to flee into a cemetery. Around 2pm, officers spotted a 24-year-old man driving a stolen Subaru station wagon 11500 block of Stone Avenue North. When officers tried to stop the car,… [ Keep reading ]
Three people were injured in a stabbing in downtown Seattle on Tuesday before police arrested a nude man and recovered a knife. Just after 10 AM, police received reports that a man had stabbed three people near 6th Avenue and Pine Street. One of the victims ran into a nearby… [ Keep reading ]
A 23-year-old woman sustained a broken nose Friday evening after a man threw a backpack full of stolen guns in her face while fleeing from police. He was arrested a short time later. Around 8:15 PM, Gang Unit detectives working an emphasis patrol in the South Precinct spotted the 21-year-old… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating after three gunmen opened fire on a security guard’s empty vehicle late Tuesday evening on First Hill. At 10:39 pm, police received multiple reports of gunfire in the 1000 block of James Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found a grey Dodge Charger, belonging to a… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 20-year-old man in the South Precinct on Friday after he fired a gun at his girlfriend following an argument. Just before 1:15 PM police received reports of gunfire near South Cloverdale Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. Witnesses reported the gunman had walked off down… [ Keep reading ]
Reaffirming once again that bikes are the natural enemy of boats, SPD’s bike patrol officers arrested a burglar and dinghy thief on Monday after he was caught boating back to the scene of a break-in on Lake Union. Around 1pm, bike patrol officers responded to the 1200 block of Westlake… [ Keep reading ]
