Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability Semi‐Annual Report of the Civilian Auditor, December, 2010 – May, 2011 is now available. Here is a preview: We give police significant power; the power to deprive individuals of their liberty and to use physical force, including the taking of life where necessary. … [ Keep reading ]
Large Weekday Parade on Fifth Avenue Tuesday, July 5th Plan ahead to avoid delays (Originally posted by SDOT) On Tuesday, July 5th, more than 12,000 Lions Clubs members from over 100 countries will march along Fifth Avenue in the Lions Clubs International Parade of Nations. The Seattle Department of Transportation… [ Keep reading ]
Pay outstanding parking tickets now and save money; collection fees and interest waived through July 15 if tickets are paid in full SEATTLE – Beginning July 5, 2011, scofflaw vehicles – those with four or more overdue, unpaid parking tickets – found in public right-of-way may get the boot, a… [ Keep reading ]
The 2010 OPA Statistics Report is now available. Here is a preview: Through the exceptional work of Seattle Police Department employees, major crime was down in 2010. At the same time, use of force increased slightly and OPA complaints about force and other police action also rose. While community members… [ Keep reading ]
On June 28th at approximately 10:15 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call from an employee at a bar in the 8500 Block of 15th Avenue NW. The caller stated that he believed one of the patrons inside the bar looked very similar to the suspect depicted in surveillance photos released to… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/28/11, just shortly before midnight, an officer was in a parking lot monitoring two groups of people, who had just left a nearby lounge at 7th and S. Lane St. The groups were meandering about in the middle of the street on 7th Ave between Dearborn and S. Lane St, when the officer… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/26/11, at approximately 12:15 a.m., an officer reported that several hundred people were in the street at Broadway and E. Pike and that several acts of property damage had occurred. The known property damage for this incident included the front plate glass window of the a luxury car dealership,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s statement on terrorist plot to attack Seattle military processing center. To view Mayor McGinn’s statement, see the attached link below: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=1061124
This statement was released today to the Seattle Police Department’s various demographic advisory councils and community stakeholders: As a community leader, we would like to tell you about a recent arrest that you may have already heard about in the news. Last night, members of the Seattle Police Department, Federal… [ Keep reading ]
The city-wide and precinct major crime statistics for the first five months of 2011 have now been posted to the Seattle Police Department’s website. SNAPSHOT ANALYSIS: Through May, major crimes were down citywide by 12% when compared with the same time period in 2010. This continues the downward crime trend… [ Keep reading ]