The King County WA VINE system is a service through which victims of crime can use the telephone or Internet to search for information regarding the custody status of their offender and to register to receive telephone and e-mail notification when the offender’s custody status changes. The VINE toll-free number… [ Keep reading ]
From the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild (SPOG): The Officer of the Month for October 2011 is Officer Erik Warner from the West Precinct Community Police Team and Officer Kevin O’Neill from the Traffic Division, as nominated by Officer Randy Robinson for their actions during a recent suicide attempt by a… [ Keep reading ]
On October 13th at approximately 5:11 p.m., South Precinct patrol officers responded to a call from the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) of a possible marijuana grow operation inside a residence in the 6100 block of 47th Avenue S. SFD was on scene due to a fire that started from one of the high intensity… [ Keep reading ]
Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin will receive a Community Builder Award from the Seattle Neighborhood Group (SNG) at their annual Volunteer Recognition reception on Thursday, October 20th. The event will be held at the Yesler Terrace Community Center located at 917 E. Yesler Way from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Detective Bouldin… [ Keep reading ]
On October 17th at around 6:03 p.m., West Precinct bicycle patrol officers assigned to the Occupy Seattle demonstration at Westlake Park made contact with a 40-year old man carrying a rifle case over his shoulder. Officers overheard him say that he was carrying a Ruger, an apparent reference to the… [ Keep reading ]
In regards to this morning’s tent removal, the arrest total has increased to eight. The total is current as of 11 a.m. The most recent arrest is that of an adult woman. She was arrested for Obstructing a Public Officer, Resisting Arrest and Assault. During her arrest, she threw a… [ Keep reading ]
On October 17th at around 6:45 a.m., Seattle Police encouraged demonstrators to remove tents from city property (Westlake Park). Officer sought and received voluntary compliance from most of those encamped there. Those refusing to leave were placed under arrest. In all, three adult men were arrested for Obstructing a Public Officer and Resisting… [ Keep reading ]
A letter of thanks to the SPD – from “Dan”: A lot of you guys..ladies..too..neighbors..ok..know and call me dan //thank. you ..i have just read your mission statement and believe you guys try real hard to follow it..you are motivated ,and tried , for the most part to treat me with… [ Keep reading ]
On Friday, October 7th, Lieutenant John Hayes was presented with the first annual Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. The department unanimously nominated him for this honor to express gratitude for years of dedication to the department. The Distinguished Alumni Awared was initiated this year… [ Keep reading ]
On October 13th at around 8:03 p.m., a concerned citizen called 911 to report seeing a man about mid-span of the Aurora Bridge. He was standing on a cement pillar and grabbing onto the “Suicide Prevention Fence”. The caller believed that the man was trying to scale the fence. Several patrol officers from North and West Precincts responded…. [ Keep reading ]
