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UPDATE: SPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Working to Locate Possible Victims in Queen Anne Child Sexual Abuse Material Investigation

Update on April 1, 2025 9:12 am The Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit is working to locate possible victims after more than a dozen binders containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) were discovered inside a dumpster in Queen Anne on March 3. A 63-year-old man was arrested…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Arrest Suspect in Violent Transgender Hate Crime Attack in University District

Seattle police have arrested a 39-year-old man believed to be involved in a violent hate crime attack against a transgender victim in the University District on Thursday evening. Officers were called to the 4700 block of University Way Northeast at about 6 p.m. on March 27 after the victim called… [ Keep reading ]

Drugs, Machete Recovered During Proactive Arrests in Chinatown-International District, along Aurora Corridor

Seattle police patrol officers working proactively on Tuesday recovered fentanyl, a machete, and drug paraphernalia in two areas known for narcotics activity. On March 25, officers were on their regular shifts when they observed open-air drug activity on Aurora Avenue and in the Chinatown-International District. The first arrest happened just… [ Keep reading ]

4 Arrested, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Meth and Cash Recovered During Proactive Patrols in Belltown

Seattle police arrested four people and recovered drugs and cash during proactive narcotics patrols in Belltown on Monday. West Precinct officers were working near Second Avenue and Bell Street just before 9 p.m. on March 24, when they observed a large group of men standing together and interacting. Investigators noticed… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Arrest Teen Suspect in Slew of Dangerous Armed Robberies

Seattle police officers have arrested a 17-year-old boy linked to at least 10 dangerous armed robberies that occurred in late February. In each of the robberies, a gun was drawn, and clerks were frightened as either cash, merchandise or tobacco products were stolen from gas stations, pizza shops or stores…. [ Keep reading ]

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 ]