SPD Homicide detectives are investigating after a 55-year-old man was found dead in a small encampment underneath Interstate 5. Just after noon today, a passerby spotted the man down on the ground underneath I-5 near College Street and called 911. Medics and police arrived and found the man deceased at… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department Gang Unit detectives are investigating after a man, believed to be in 30’s, was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon near Rainier Avenue South and South Juneau Street. Around 2:30 PM, police were called for a report of gunfire, and arrived to find the male victim down… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are searching for a woman who showed up intoxicated at a Ballard community center and assaulted a young child after she was confronted by staff members. Around 4 pm on July 16th, the woman–described as a white female in her 50s, approximately 5’8, with short blonde hair, dressed in… [ Keep reading ]
If there is an award for being terrible at stealing shrimp, a 45-year-old burglar has certainly won it after he was arrested for the second time in less than a week for targeting the same International District deli’s shrimp supply. Police were called to the business in the 1200 block… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 57-year-old man for burglary after he tried to use a shopping cart as a getaway vehicle in a late-night heist at a Rainier Avenue smoke shop. A witness called police around 1:30 AM on June 16th after hearing the sound of breaking glass at a nearby smoke… [ Keep reading ]
A man, high on methamphetamine, was arrested in South Lake Union on Saturday after he reportedly threw a kitten against the pavement, and later hurled a bottle at a woman when she tried to intervene. Around 8 pm, the woman was walking near 8th Avenue and Republican Street when she… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested an 18-year-old student at Franklin High School on Friday after staff contacted him about potentially having drugs on campus and found a loaded handgun in his backpack. School staff called the teen to the principal’s office around 9 AM after noticing he smelled of marijuana. The student cooperated… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE x2: The suspect has been arrested. UPDATE 5/21: Detectives have identified the suspect as Gabey Alfred, 19, but are still working to locate her. If you know where police can find her, please call 911. SPD detectives are looking for help tracking down a woman who attacked the staff… [ Keep reading ]
Two officers commandeered a jet ski and braved the choppy waters of Lake Washington late Wednesday to save two kayakers. Around 7 pm, one of the kayakers called 911, reported his boat was full of water and he was having difficulty breathing. He also told police he couldn’t swim and… [ Keep reading ]
A scammer posing as an IRS agent tried to trick a man into paying an overdue tax payment through a Bitcoin ATM in downtown Seattle. On February 12th, the 34-year-old target of the scam met with police at 4th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle. He said he’d received… [ Keep reading ]