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Wednesday– October 30, 2024

#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 ]

Tuesday– October 29, 2024

#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 ]

Fugitive Arrested After Making Threats at Capitol Hill LGBTQ Nightclub, Assaulting Employee

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 ]

SPD Officers Weren’t Horsing Around When They Capture a Runaway Stallion

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 ]

Seattle Police Department Discontinues Mounted Patrol Unit

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 ]

Detectives Investigating Homicide in Yesler Terrace Neighborhood

Seattle Police Department Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man deceased early Saturday morning. Shortly before 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a male shot around East Spruce Street and Broadway. Police arrived and located a male with a multiple gunshot wound. Officers attempted life-saving… [ Keep reading ]

Man, Seriously Injured After Being Shot in High Point Neighborhood  

Detectives investigate after a man was seriously injured after being shot in West Seattle’s High Point Neighborhood. Wednesday shortly before 7:00 p.m., 911 received a report of a shooting in an apartment building located in the 6300 block of 34th Avenue Southwest. Officers arrived and located a 26-year-old man in… [ Keep reading ]

Sunday– May 12, 2024

#2024-128533/West Precinct/Third Watch: At 2220 hours, Officer’s responded to the location reference a shooting. Investigation revealed an argument broke out between the suspect and his girlfriend while in a vehicle, outside their apartment. This led to the girlfriend’s family becoming involved, at which point the suspect retrieved a handgun from… [ Keep reading ]

Rare Cello Worth About $250,000 Stolen from Home in Central District

Seattle police are searching for information linked to a stolen, rare cello from a home. Officers were called to a house in the Central District on May 5 at about 5 p.m. for reports of a burglary. The homeowners found the residence had been broken into with the front door… [ Keep reading ]

Man Dead After Crash Involving Dump Truck, Motorcycle in Georgetown

Seattle police are investigating a deadly crash involving a dump truck and a motorcycle in the Georgetown neighborhood on May 1. Officers responded to the crash near 1st Avenue South and South Lucile Street just after 10 a.m. They found a man who’d been riding the motorcycle dead at the scene…. [ Keep reading ]