Major Crimes Task Force detectives have arrested six people as part of an investigation into widespread liquor theft in the Seattle area, including several people who were buying booze stolen from Seattle stores to resell to high schoolers and wedding parties. Since Washington retailers began selling liquor on June 1st,… [ Keep reading ]
A man in his 20’s was seriously wounded in a shooting in South Seattle Friday afternoon. Around 12:20 pm, several people called 911 and reported hearing at least a half-dozen gunshots near McClintock Avenue S. and S. Byron Street. Witnesses also told police they saw a man lying on the… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives working an emphasis patrol in the Central District on Halloween night arrested two men and seized a gun, drugs, and a Jeep which may be connected to a recent shooting in south Seattle, which left two people wounded. In recent weeks, sources have told gang detectives about… [ Keep reading ]
Robbery detectives are looking for suspects in a Halloween home invasion on Beacon Hill after a family opened their front door expecting trick-or-treaters, and instead found three armed men dressed like the Grim Reaper. The three suspects—dressed all in black and wearing what the victims described as “grim reaper costumes”—knocked on the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are investigating an unconfirmed report of an armed man at a Central District hospital. Just after 9:30 am, a man called police and reported he had seen a man carrying a rifle in the Swedish Hospital parking garage at 16th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Police have only received… [ Keep reading ]
Police negotiators and firefighters are on scene at Green Lake trying to convince a man, who appears to be experiencing a mental health issue, to come out of the water. Around 8:30 am, police received a report that the man was in the water at Green Lake, yelling at bystanders… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives have arrested a 22-year-old Renton man in the investigation into the fatal stabbing of another man after a fight outside a Belltown nightclub on October 26th. Around 1:30 am Friday morning, the victim—also in his 20s—got into a fight with four men outside Tia Lou’s, near 1st Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
A bit of sleuthing and persistent door knocking by patrol officers late Saturday night led them to arrest a felon with a warrant and seize two handguns from his Rainier Beach home. Around 10:30 pm on October 27th, police got a call about several men firing a gun from the… [ Keep reading ]
Last night’s rousing/spirited/raucous discussion of SPD’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program at the Garfield Community Center didn’t leave enough time for the department to show its full Powerpoint presentation on the who, what, when, where, why, and hows of the UAV program. If you’re interested in learning more about the UAV,… [ Keep reading ]
Patrol officers arrested a woman in downtown Seattle Friday afternoon after she threw a cup of coffee on a coffee shop employee and pulled a knife on officers. Around noon, the female suspect threw a cup of coffee on an employee at a Starbucks at 5th Avenue and Pine Street… [ Keep reading ]
