New BAT sign Seattle Department of Transportation’s work along Elliott and 15th Avenues West is now complete and officers will begin enforcement of the corridor’s Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes. The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to BAT lanes as part of the paving… [ Keep reading ]
On October 22nd, we released this sketch. Today, October 23rd, we are releasing the above surveillance still images. SPD Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) detectives believe that the man captured by surveillance cameras is the same man responsible for the October 20th burglary/sexual assault that occurred in the Wallingford neighborhood. The… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) detectives would like the public to see this sketch. This drawing depicts the image of the suspect involved in a burglary/sexual assault that occurred in the Wallingford neighborhood yesterday. The suspect is described as a tall, thin white male between the ages of 25… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) detectives are investigating a burglary and sexual assault that occurred during the evening hours of October 20th in the Wallingford neighborhood of North Seattle. The female victim was home with her young children, who were sleeping. Her husband had just left the house on a… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels, Councilmember Nick Licata, and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske unveiled the city’s new “speed van” at Gatewood Elementary School in southwest Seattle. The speed van’s photo radar tool will help enhance safety in school zones. The principal intent of this pilot project is to test how… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Police Foundation honored the incredible work performed by employees of the Department in their professional commitment to serve and protect the community on Friday, October 17th from 6:00 to 10:00 P.M. at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom located at 1400 Sixth Avenue…. [ Keep reading ]
On October 18th at about 1:30 PM, Seattle Police Harbor Unit officers conducted a rescue on Lake Union. Harbor received a radio call regarding an overturned sailboat in the 1200 blk of Westlake Av N. Patrol Boat 8 responded and discovered an overturned kayak with a woman in a kayak standing by with it. She explained… [ Keep reading ]
We just learned from our friends at Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound that the Text-a-Crime-Tip program has tallied its first success! A tipster utilized this program on September 17th, texting in the whereabouts of a notorious auto thief and felony warrant suspect. Within minutes officers responded to the location in… [ Keep reading ]
Roger Sherman Clay, wanted for murder in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested in Seattle on September 29th. The arrest took place less than 48 hours after he was featured on the television show America’s Most Wanted. The Pacific Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force is comprised of members of the United… [ Keep reading ]
On October 8th North Precinct officers responded to a call of a young adult woman in distress in the 13500 block of Aurora Avenue North. She told them the following: She had recently moved from California to Washington to live with her father. She stated that she had recently… [ Keep reading ]