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 ]
The Seattle Police Department is no longer seeking the 2004 Suzuki Verona believed to have been driven by suspect Jose “Angel” Blanco. The vehicle was recovered on December 5th in Santa Ana, California. Investigators believe that Blanco is currently in Mexico and they are working to secure his arrest.
Seattle Police homicide detectives inform us that the silver BMW reportedly driven by homicide suspect Blanco was recovered in Algona overnight. Homicide detectives now believe Blanco is driving a silver 2004 Suzuki Verona with a WA license of 479VWQ. Anyone with information regarding this vehicle or Blanco’s whereabouts is asked to… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Homicide Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect wanted in a homicide that occurred on November 30th. The suspect is Jose Angel Blanco, AKA Jose A. Blanco-Naranjo. He is 39 years old, described as 6′ 0″ and 190 pounds. He has brown eyes and black… [ Keep reading ]
On November 19th, the Seattle Police Department was awarded accreditation status by the Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). The Seattle Police Department currently possesses accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), which it first obtained in November 2003. CALEA reaccredited the Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
On November 18th, one of our West Precinct officers was recognized and thanked for his excellent work in the precinct and specifically his response to a suicidal woman on the Aurora Bridge one morning on his way home from work. On November 6th at approximately 5 AM, the off-duty officer observed a woman… [ Keep reading ]
Since October 28th a lone male was believed to be responsible for eight armed robberies. The first robbery victim was a taxicab driver. The remaining incidents occurred at small businesses, usually occupied by a lone female employee. Most of the incidents occurred in the downtown area but one occurred on Capitol Hill and… [ Keep reading ]