On 1/16/09 at 1030 pm, officers responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the 3200 block of Commodore Way. When the victim came to the door, the officers could see that she was bleeding from a superficial injury above her right ear. She also explained that her husband had caused the injury… [ Keep reading ]
In a recent post, we announced that numerous pieces of stolen property had been recovered by our Major Crimes Task Force. Would you like to view the images but don’t want to drive to one of our Police precincts? You can view them online courtesy of the Seattle PI.
Between December 2 and 11, 2008, the Seattle Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force (MTCF) uncovered a large crime organization involving at least 11 suspects who were committing various crimes including Burglary, Auto Theft, Car Prowl Thefts, Trafficking in Stolen Property and Drug Trafficking. Over the course of 10 days, MCTF… [ Keep reading ]
On January 6, 2009 at approximately 1:51 P.M. officers responded to the first of several establishments in the Capitol Hill vicinity that received a threatening letter in the mail. Evidence has been seized and is currently being processed. The Seattle Police Department takes this threat seriously. We are… [ Keep reading ]
Message from Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske: 2008 is a year of transition, as SPD moved to a new records management system. The new system enables officers on patrol to file crime reports and also to look up details on prior incidents, from their cars. Also new in 2008, we adjusted… [ Keep reading ]
Since November 13th, a lone male was believed to be responsible for 4 commercial robberies. In each, the suspect implied a weapon. Two occurred in Renton and two occurred in Seattle. On November 28th, he robbed a sandwich store in 00 block of W. Mercer Way and the following day… [ Keep reading ]
On 12/10/08 at 4 pm, a man was contacted inside 909 1st Avenue, carrying an open box containing gloves, tape, batteries, coffee, scissors and a clock. When questioned about his presence he stated that he was going to the Post Office inside the building to mail something to the Secret Service. … [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is urging residents who subscribe to an alarm service to check if their vendor is properly licensed with the City. Beginning next year, the department will limit unlicensed burglary alarm responses. Effective January 1, 2009, the Seattle Police Department will not respond to requests from alarm… [ Keep reading ]
On October 8th 1993, at approximately 2210 hours, the victim, a then 23 year-old woman, was driving her vehicle with a male passenger, on Martin Luther King Jr. Wy S and S. Hanford St. The suspect, a then 17-year-old male was in another vehicle directly behind the victim’s vehicle. While… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers arrested the suspect in the September 11th, 2008 murder that occurred at 12:52 A.M. near the I-5 and I-90 interchange. The suspect, a 53-year-old male, was arrested by Seattle Police SWAT team officers in the City of Renton on December 4th at approximately 6:15 P.M. The suspect was… [ Keep reading ]