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Weddings at City Hall on Sunday

One hundred and forty weddings are scheduled to take place this Sunday at City Hall. Come join the celebration at City Hall Plaza from 10 AM to 5 PM, on Fourth Avenue downtown between James and Cherry streets. To come inside City Hall, you’ll have to be an invited member… [ Keep reading ]

This Is What a Person Who Uses a Ukulele As a Weapon Looks Like

What kind of person uses a ukulele to attack another human being? This kind of person: As you may recall, a ukulele-wielding shoplifter attacked a West Seattle convenience store employee on November 28th after the employee confronted the man about his attempts to shoplift a six-pack of beer. Store surveillance cameras… [ Keep reading ]

Man Left With Minor Stab Wound After View Ridge Mugging

A robbery victim was left with a minor stab wound after he was mugged in the View Ridge neighborhood early this morning. The victim got off a bus near 65th and 36th Ave NE just after 1 am and was walking southbound when three suspects jumped out of some bushes… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Arrest Two Men For Violent South Seattle Home Invasion

Robbery detectives have arrested two men suspected in a violent home invasion robbery in south Seattle late last month. Around 8:30 pm on November 29th, three suspects knocked on the door of a home near 23rd Avenue S. and S. College Street and asked a 19-year-old resident if he could sell… [ Keep reading ]

“Officers Shall Not Take Any Enforcement Action—Other Than to Issue a Verbal Warning—For a Violation of I-502.”

Tonight at midnight, Initiative 502 goes into effect, meaning it’s no longer a violation of state law to use and possess certain quantities of marijuana in Washington. Basically, you can have pot and use pot, but you’re only supposed to use it in the privacy of your own home. And this… [ Keep reading ]

Bad Santa Wanted For Beacon Hill Bank Robbery

Robbery detectives are looking for a bad Santa who walked into a Beacon Hill bank Monday afternoon, handed a teller a demand note (which he’d forgotten to spell check), and then left the bank without any money. Around 3:30 pm, the suspect walked into a Bank of America on Beacon… [ Keep reading ]

Municipal Courthouse Window Shattered By Pellet Gunfire

One window of the Seattle Municipal Courthouse was shattered by pellet gunfire Monday morning, and police are now investigating. Shortly after 11 am, an employee at the courthouse—located at 5th Avenue and James Street—was sitting at her desk when she heard a pinging sound and a loud bang, before the… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Carjackers Arrested After Leading Police On a Chase Through the Central District

Officers arrested two carjackers early this morning after they robbed a woman near Pioneer Square and led police brief chase through the Central District. Police began looking for the suspects after they robbed a woman at gunpoint just before 3 am this morning near 3rd Avenue and Prefontaine Place S…. [ Keep reading ]

Stand-Up Comedian Arrested For Decidedly Unfunny Assault (UPDATED)

Seattle police arrested stand-up comedian Micah “Katt” Williams Sunday afternoon after he was involved in a fracas at a South Lake Union bar. Just before 2:30 pm, officers were called to the World Sports Grille—near 9th Avenue N. and Westlake Avenue—following a report of a dispute involving Williams and another… [ Keep reading ]

Now Is the Time to Compose Your Disasterpiece, Win Prizes

What do laxatives, latex gloves, petroleum jelly, and pliers all have in common? They’re all things you should have in your family’s disaster supply kit! That’s right, a disaster kit.  You know, that thing you think about putting together every November (Preparedness Month!), but then you’re all like, “I’ll finally prepare myself for… [ Keep reading ]