From Seattle University: Seattle University is administering the 10th annual citywide Seattle Public Safety Survey, which is accessible at publicsafetysurvey.org from October 15th through November 30th and is available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya and Vietnamese. The purpose of the survey is to solicit… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a shooting where gunfire narrowly missed hitting a toddler riding in their car seat Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the intersection of Northeast 95 Street and 35th Ave Northeast, in Northeast Seattle, after multiple reports of shots fired just before 1 p.m. Thursday. Officers arrived and… [ Keep reading ]
#2024-310691/South Precinct/Third Watch: At 0015 hours, officers responded to a shooting near the 7100 block of MLK JR WY S. On scene, officers located an unoccupied, damaged vehicle with numerous casings around it. There were shell casings as evidence and two businesses were damaged during the shooting. No victims at… [ Keep reading ]
#2024-309664/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: At 0216 hours, 911 Dispatch received reports of shots in the 9000 block of 17th Avenue Southwest. No victims, suspects or vehicle descriptions. Evidence was recovered and GVRU was notified. #2024-309677/East Precinct/Third Watch: At 0226 hours, calls came in for a male stabbed in the head and… [ Keep reading ]
#2024-308943/North Precinct/Second Watch: At 1149 hours, a suspect entered the bank and demanded money by showing the teller a note. There were no weapons observed or implied. Suspect left the bank on foot and was not located. Robbery Unit was notified. #2024-309300/West Precinct/Second Watch: At 1820 hours, 911 Dispatch received… [ Keep reading ]
#2024-307605/West Precinct/Third Watch: At 0252 hours, officers were dispatched to the 500 BLK of Pine St to investigate a reported Commercial Burglary. Callers reported that a white panel van had backed into the department store and appeared to be burglarizing the business. When Officers arrived, the van had already fled… [ Keep reading ]
#2024-307519/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: At 2314 hours, SW Patrol responded to an unknown call at the gas station in the 8900 block of 14th Ave S. Due to a language barrier information was slow, but the caller originally reported males with guns at the business. Police contacted employees and they reported… [ Keep reading ]
A fugitive wanted in Colorado was arrested by Seattle police after making threats at an LGBTQ nightclub and assaulting an employee in Capitol Hill. Officers were called to the nightclub in the 1500 block of Broadway on Oct. 27 at about 9:20 p.m. after the 58-year-old man asked an employee… [ Keep reading ]
Early Monday morning officers captured a runaway horse in South Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. Shortly after 5:54 a.m., 911 dispatch received a report of a horse in the roadway in the 9600 block of Beacon Avenue South. The colt was described as having dark brown hair, dark mane, and tail…. [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is heartbroken that we have to make the very difficult decision to begin decommissioning our Mounted Patrol Unit over the next several months. The unit has a storied, 150-year legacy and has been utilized over the years for many different missions, including crowd control and patrolling… [ Keep reading ]
