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Seattle Police Complete Investigation Into Fatality Crash Involving 12-year-old Child

Update 4/24/25 The Seattle Police Department (SPD) completed its investigation into the tragic crash that killed a 12-year-old girl in the Central District last month. On March 6, 2025, at about 12:40 p.m., patrol officers received reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian outside of Washington Middle School near the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police, Local and Federal Partners Coordinate to Arrest Suspect in $1 Million Worth of ‘Jaws of Life’ Burglaries

Seattle police, in coordination with local and federal partners, made a major arrest in mid-February linked to a string of robberies where the suspects used stolen vehicles and equipment to take about $1 million and cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. In October 2024, a Seattle police… [ Keep reading ]

Sunday– February 23, 2025

#2025-50053/North Precinct/Third Watch: At 0707 hours, two males entered the gas station. They were covered head to toe. The only thing visible was their eyes. One was armed with a gun. They took the cash from the till and fled North Easterly through the parking lot and out of sight…. [ Keep reading ]

Saturday– February 22, 2025

#2025-49057/North Precinct/Third Watch: At 0337 hours, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at a gas station in the 800 block of Northeast 65th Street. Officers responded and the clerk reported that two Black male suspects wearing all black and facemasks robbed him. One male pointed a black… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Investigating U-District Hit-and-Run Crash, 3 People Hospitalized

Seattle police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in the University District that sent three people to the hospital on Friday, Feb. 21. Officers responded to the area of Northeast 47th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast at about 1:30 p.m. They found a suspect in a stolen car hit three people… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested After Punching Queen Anne Store Employee, Stealing Items and Taking Bus to Escape

Seattle police arrested a 28-year-old man after he reportedly stole several items from a Queen Anne grocery store, punched an employee and took a King County Metro Bus to escape on Feb. 20. West Precinct officers were called to the grocery store in the 2100 block of Queen Anne Avenue… [ Keep reading ]

Robbery Detectives, SWAT Arrest Violent Felon, Firearms and Ammunition Recovered

Seattle police robbery detectives and the SWAT team arrested a 34-year-old violent, convicted felon and recovered multiple firearms last night in North Seattle. On Jan. 10, patrol officers responded to a burglary with shots fired in the 5100 block of 40th Avenue Northeast. The victim, an employee, observed a lock… [ Keep reading ]

Impaired Driver Arrested After Crashing Vehicle Into Occupied Townhome

Seattle police officers arrested a 28-year-old woman after she crashed her vehicle into an occupied home in West Seattle. Just after midnight on Feb. 13, patrol officers were dispatched to the collision in the 200 block of Southwest Roxbury Street. The vehicle went off the roadway, through two different yards… [ Keep reading ]

Bouquet-stealing Bandits Snatch Roses, Other Flowers at Gunpoint in North Seattle

Seattle police are investigating after a woman running a flower stand in North Seattle reported three suspects stole two bouquets at gunpoint just two days before Valentine’s Day. Officers responded to the armed robbery scene in the 2100 block of North Northgate Way on Feb. 12. The victim, a 31-year-old… [ Keep reading ]

SPD’s Comfort Dog Ryan is Such a Good Boy

Seattle police dog Ryan is a 4 ½ year-old yellow English Labrador Retriever. Ryan is a Comfort Dog assigned to a detective in the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit. He came to Seattle in 2022 from a New York organization called America’s Vet Dogs. Ryan’s work assignment is to… [ Keep reading ]