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Man Shot, Injured in South Seattle Attempted Robbery

Detectives are investigating after a man was shot three times during an attempted robbery in South Seattle late Tuesday night. At 11:09 p.m., police responded to the 5000 block of South Thistle Street for reports that someone had been shot. Arriving officers found a victim outside with a gunshot wound… [ Keep reading ]

Man Wounded in U District Drive-by Shooting

Police are investigating after a man was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting Tuesday morning in the University District. At 6:30 a.m., a man at Northeast 43rd Street and 7th Avenue Northeast called 911 to report someone in a vehicle had just shot him in the elbow and drove… [ Keep reading ]

Man Injured in Early Monday Shooting in Delridge

Police are investigating after a shooting victim in West Seattle reported his injury Monday morning — approximately eight hours after the incident occurred. Shortly after midnight, police responded to the 5900 block of Delridge Way Southwest for reports of a shooting. A 911 caller said he saw the shooter chasing… [ Keep reading ]

Car Prowler Arrested After Sticking Around Scene with Opioids

Police seized nearly two pounds of opioid pills Tuesday morning in Capitol Hill when they stopped a man who was attempting to unlock a car with a stick. At about 11:30 a.m., police responded to the area around 15th Avenue and East Pine Street for reports of a suspicious person…. [ Keep reading ]

Forklift Operator Arrested After Fatal Collision on Aurora

A woman was killed Tuesday afternoon when a man operating a forklift caused a multi-vehicle collision on Aurora Avenue North. At 3:27 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported a collision in the 9600 block of Aurora Avenue North involving a forklift, an SUV and a landscape truck. The driver of the… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Tuesday Morning Homicide in Rainier Valley

Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in an apartment in the Rainier Valley early Tuesday morning. At 6:58 a.m., patrol officers were called to a residential building in the 6800 block of Rainier Avenue South for reports of a down person. Police arrived and found a… [ Keep reading ]

Officers Seize Gun After Early Saturday Arrest of Teens in Stolen Car

Police arrested two teenagers – one with a gun and one driving a stolen car – early Saturday morning in South Beacon Hill. At 5:18 a.m., two officers riding in a car together were on their way to join another two officers who had already arrived at a disturbance in… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Suspect Who Raped Woman at Knifepoint in SLU

Police arrested a 30-year-old man after he entered a woman’s apartment and raped her at knifepoint Saturday evening. At 7:23 p.m., a woman reported she had just been raped by an unknown man at knifepoint in her South Lake Union apartment building. The suspect snuck in to her secure building… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect Turns Himself in After Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend

Police arrested a man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend in the neck after he turned himself in at the East Precinct Monday morning. At 1:17 a.m., police responded to a restaurant in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue for reports that someone had been stabbed. Officers arrived and found a 27-year-old… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest Eight, Seize Guns, Narcotics in Saturday Afternoon Operation

Officers involved in a narcotics operation arrested eight suspects, seized two guns, and confiscated more than 130 grams of narcotics in the span of three hours Downtown on Saturday afternoon. Police focused on two areas for the operation: 3rd Avenue and Pike Street, and 2nd Avenue and Bell Street. At… [ Keep reading ]