South Precinct Email Community Newsletter June 9, 2009 Dear Community Friends, Summertime Security Tips During warm weather months, we often see an increase in burglary and theft. Reasons for this include: · Windows at residences left open for ventilation when residents are not home. · Unattended open garages while residents… [ Keep reading ]
On 06/11/09, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the victim was waiting for a bus in the 8300 block of 15th NW, when the suspect came up to him and told him not to stand to close to him, then uttered a racial slur. The suspect then pulled a 6- inch fixed… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/11/09 at about 6:30 p.m., the victim got off the bus and walked over behind Burger King in the 3400 block of 4 Ave S., where he was approached by two males who the victim had seen in the in the area before. The two males asked the victim… [ Keep reading ]
On June 11th at 3:49 a.m. South Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 6000 block of 48th Avenue S. The residents woke up to the sound of a lone male suspect rummaging through their dresser drawers. The suspect took the victims’ car… [ Keep reading ]
On 06-10-09 at 4:42 p.m. a pickup driven by a 37-year-old male was traveling northbound on 5th Avenue NE approaching NE 97th Street. At the same time a 91-year-old male started to walk across 5th Avenue NE from west to east at NE 97th Street. The pickup struck the victim… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/11/09, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the victim was walking to the QFC on NE Northgate Wy and Roosevelt Way NE, when the 3 unknown suspects approached her and grabbed her purse. When she resisted a struggle ensued for the purse, and the suspects was able to overpower her and… [ Keep reading ]
On June 10th at approximately 3:00 a.m., two victims called 911 to report that they had just been robbed at gunpoint at a gas station in the 6600 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. The victims told officers that three black males, ages 18 -late 20’s, all armed… [ Keep reading ]
On June 9th, at approximately 9:50 p.m., officers from the North Precinct responded to a call of an individual lighting debris on fire near a business on the southwest corner of North 125th Street and Stone Avenue North. Upon arrival, the officers found a 30 foot by 30 foot area… [ Keep reading ]
Want to learn about the role of police officers? What is CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)? How about having the opportunity to ride-along with a police officer while patrolling Seattle streets and neighborhoods? The Seattle Police Department is now taking applications for the fall Community Police Academy to begin Thursday, September… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/9/09, shortly before 2:00 a.m., (bar closing)several fights erupted in the street in the 1400 block of 10 Av. Security was attempting to break up the fights, when the suspect fired several rounds into the air. Suspect than left in a vehicle, south on 10 AV. The suspect was described as Asian… [ Keep reading ]