Seattle Police Harbor Patrol officers responded with Seattle Fire around 7:12 a.m. this morning to a report of a body floating in the Ship Canal. Harbor officers located the body of an adult man floating in a cove just west of the Fremont Bridge. Officers transported the body to the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police detectives are trying to track down a well-intentioned good Samaritan. While processing the crime scene where Donnie Chin was murdered, an African American man wearing a white brim hat, glasses and a green argyle shirt picked up some shell casings that were outside of the crime scene tape… [ Keep reading ]
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces arrested 1,140 child predators from 41 states during a two-month, nationwide operation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announced today. The 61 ICAC Task Forces, funded through an OJJDP grant program, conducted Operation Broken Heart, a coordinated investigative operation to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department Micro Community Policing Plans have been finalized and are being published on Nextdoor neighborhoods today. No two neighborhoods are alike, nor are their safety priorities and concerns about crime. Recognizing this, the Micro Community Policing Plans are designed to put the department’s energy and resources into addressing… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s volunteer program, the Victim Support Team, is now recruiting for its next training session. The deadline for applications is March 27th. To apply, visit: www.seattle.gov/police/vst Become a community volunteer. Help support families in crisis.
A man drove to Western State Hospital on Sunday, confessed to murder and asked to be committed. Lakewood Police responded to Western State Hospital and contacted the 29-year-old man. He told officers that he killed his 24-year-old girlfriend and that her body was still in his parked car. Officers quickly… [ Keep reading ]
An East Precinct officer on patrol broke up a fight around 1 a.m. this morning in the 1000 block of E Pine Street. The suspect in the altercation tried to get away by ducking into a nearby restaurant but was foiled by police who quickly spotted and detained him. The two… [ Keep reading ]
A woman died Sunday afternoon after she lost control of her car while going around a curve and crashed into some large concrete pipes. The woman was driving north in the 8200 block of 5th Avenue South when the collision happened. No one else was in the car and there were… [ Keep reading ]
A lot of people are talking about the amazing work done by Bothell Police to arrest nine juvenile car thieves this past Friday. There were two thieves that evaded apprehension, however. In other words, they got away. Not for long, though. Seattle Police Gang Unit detectives assigned to a robbery prevention detail at Northgate Mall… [ Keep reading ]
Officers responded to a burglary in progress of an occupied home in the 200 block of 11th Avenue E around 9:30 p.m. this past Friday night. The homeowner told officers that the male suspect had kicked in a door to gain entry. Police arrived quickly but the suspect was already… [ Keep reading ]