A man suspected in several recent robberies at banks in Seattle and Bellevue was back at it again Wednesday night, holding up another bank in the Wedgwood neighborhood. Just before 6pm, the suspect—a white male, 6’1, 170 pounds, wearing a black rain jacket, black hood and a ski mask—walked into… [ Keep reading ]
An attack by a ukulele-wielding shoplifter left a convenience store employee battered and bloodied Tuesday evening in West Seattle. Around 9:15 pm, two suspects—a white male and a white female, both around 22 years old—walked into a gas station near Delridge Way SW and SW Myrtle Street and tried to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police need your help finding two men responsible for a series of increasingly violent hold-ups at Vietnamese-owned businesses in south Seattle. Robbery detectives believe the suspects’ crime spree began on November 16th at Venus Seafood Restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and S. Myrtle Street. Just before 9:30 pm,… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 30-year-old man—armed with a pillow, crack cocaine, and a limited working knowledge of pantomime—Tuesday evening in Lake City after he went on a very unsuccessful robbery spree. The suspect’s sad saga began around 6:20 pm at the Jack in the Box on 130th and Lake City Way, where he walked… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police and firefighters were called to the waterfront just before 7:30 am this morning after workers found a man’s body floating in the water near Alaskan Way and Madison Street. The man’s body had been in the water for some time. The Fire Department’s harbor unit recovered the body… [ Keep reading ]
If you’re on Beacon Hill today, you might see several dozen SPD vehicles and search and rescue teams scouring greenbelts and wooded areas near the Jefferson Park Golf Course. SPD Detectives are working with King County Search and Rescue as they investigate the disappearance of a young woman, who went… [ Keep reading ]
A man known for his indecent exposure escapades was arrested again by officers Wednesday afternoon after they caught him masturbating outside a neighborhood pub in Columbia City. Around 3:34 pm Wednesday, police got a call about a man masturbating in an alley just south of Rainier Avenue S. and S. Ferdinand… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives have arrested a 19-year-old member of a south Seattle gang for wounding a member of a rival gang in a drive-by shooting in South Seattle in September. For months, the 19-year-old man and members of his gang—the Insane Boyz—have been locked in a violent battle with members of the… [ Keep reading ]
The people have spoken. Voters have passed Initiative 502 and beginning December 6th, it is not a violation of state law for adults over 21 years old to possess up to an ounce of marijuana (or 16 ounces of solid marijuana-infused product, like cookies, or 72 ounces of infused liquid, like… [ Keep reading ]
A 20-year-old self-professed gang member was wounded in a shooting outside a Central District home Monday evening. Around 10:15pm Monday night, the 20-year-old man was walking up to a home on 23rd Avenue and E. Alder Street when a dark-colored four door sedan rolled down the street behind him. Someone… [ Keep reading ]
