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Officers Arrest Sex Offender For Exposing Himself at Kids Soccer Game

East Precinct officers arrested a sex offender on Capitol Hill Thursday evening after the man exposed himself to a group of children playing soccer in Cal Anderson Park. Around 8:50 pm, police got several calls about a man standing next to a soccer goal in the park, grabbing his genitals… [ Keep reading ]

Woman’s Body Recovered From Lake Washington This Morning

Harbor patrol units recovered a woman’s body from Lake Washington this morning. Around 6:20 am, a group of water skiiers spotted the body floating in the lake, near Mount Baker Beach, and called 911. Patrol and Harbor units, and Seattle Fire responded, retrieved the body—which appears to be a woman in… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Pair Who Tried to Sell Stolen Rare Bike Back to Its Owner

East Precinct officers arrested a man and a woman Wednesday after they tried to sell a stolen rare, custom-built bike back to its rightful owner. The slightly confusing chain of events began earlier this week when a woman called a local bike shop owner, looking to sell the rare $6,500… [ Keep reading ]

Masked Man Robs Ballard Bank, Flees In Porsche – UPDATED

Police are looking for a masked man who robbed a Ballard bank Tuesday afternoon in takeover-style robbery before he fled in a black Porsche. Just before 3pm, the below pictured suspect walked into a US Bank at NW 61st Street and 15th Avenue NW and told everyone in the bank… [ Keep reading ]

Man Stabbed, Slashed In South Park Bar

Police were called to Swedish Hospital on First Hill early this morning after a man walked into the ER with two stab wounds and a gash across his face. The man told police he’d been attacked at a bar in the South Park neighborhood. Around 11:45 pm Monday night, the victim… [ Keep reading ]

Surveillance Video Of Suspect’s Car In Roosevelt Homicide

Detectives have obtained surveillance photos and video of the car driven by the suspect in a fatal road rage shooting in the Roosevelt neighborhood on September 1st: Police believe the suspect in the shooting was driving a silver BMW Z4 convertible, with recent body damage and a broken out passenger… [ Keep reading ]

So Three Guys Walk Into a Scrapyard and Try to Steal a 500-Pound Piece of Metal…

…And they might’ve gotten away with it if not for a group of metaling meddling officers. Last month, scrap metal businesses in SoDo and Georgetown were targeted in a flurry of break-ins. “We’ve had a lot of places continually get hit,” says South Precinct Burglary Detective Danial Conine. “It’s a big problem… [ Keep reading ]

Two Arrested For Trying to Pimp Undercover Cops At Westlake

Two suspected pimps are facing charges after they tried to recruit two teenage girls in downtown Seattle last week. Those teens actually turned out to be two undercover cops working a sting operation. Last Thursday, August 23rd, two officers went undercover, posing as 17 year olds in a sting in… [ Keep reading ]

South Seattle Chain-Snatch Suspect Arrested

A 19-year-old man suspected of snatching jewelry in a recent rash of street robberies in South Seattle is in custody after he turned himself in to detectives on Friday. Last week, detectives—who are investigating a spate of more than 20 purse and necklace snatchings across the South Precinct—put the word… [ Keep reading ]

Help Detectives Find the Man Wanted For Knife Attack At Roosevelt Bar

Detectives need the public’s help finding a suspect who slashed a man at a restaurant in the Roosevelt neighborhood earlier this month. Around 1:15 am on August 2nd, the suspect started causing problems inside the Scarlet Tree restaurant, located near 8th Avenue NE and NE 65th Street. Bar staff refused… [ Keep reading ]