I am speaking today to provide additional information regarding last week’s officer-involved collision at Dexter and Thomas and provide clarification about the investigation timeline and process. First and foremost, and from my heart: this collision is a terrible tragedy for all involved, but especially and most importantly, for Ms. Kandula’s… Filed Under: Chief of Police, General
One man was hit with a baseball bat and another was cut several times with a knife after a road rage incident escalated to a parking lot brawl on Monday afternoon. At 2:41 p.m., police responded to an assault in the 9900 block of Holman Road Northwest. As officers headed… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers responded to an armed robbery where victims reported two males stole from them and shot a round before leaving in a vehicle near Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Police arrived Sunday evening* at approximately 10:00 p.m. in the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East and… [ Keep reading ]
“I have been monitoring the recent death of a community member in Memphis, Tennessee. This incident has caused great concern at the police officer response and was so horrific the Memphis police chief immediately terminated the officers involved. What happened to Tyre Nichols should not have happened, and I grieve… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police responded to locate a stolen vehicle involved in a carjacking where a man was held at gunpoint by two males and a third male drove off with his vehicle early Wednesday morning near Judkins Park. At approximately 04:00 a.m., officers arrived and conducted an extensive search for the… [ Keep reading ]
Police in Georgetown arrested a man after he punched and kicked a woman and then pulled a knife on an officer Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 10:45 a.m., a 911 caller reported a man was assaulting a woman in the 500 block of South Michigan Street. An officer driving through the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers in the North Precinct heard gun shots that sounded to be at their front door. Soon after, several calls from the community reported hearing shots in the 10000 block of College Way North near Licton Springs neighborhood. When police arrived to investigate at approximately 00:30 a.m., officers… [ Keep reading ]
Members of SPD’s SWAT Team responded to the Yesler Terrace neighborhood to help arrest a man who pushed a 70-year-old woman to the ground, causing a significant head injury. At 9:04 a.m., police responded to the intersection of Jefferson Street and Broadway for an assault. Witnesses reported a man had… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man after he fired several shots from his car while chasing his stolen truck around South Seattle on Friday afternoon. At about 4:45 p.m., a man spotted his stolen Chevrolet truck in the Mt. Baker neighborhood while he was out driving in his Toyota Camry. He followed… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man in Yesler Terrace early Friday morning after he pointed a realistic-looking pellet gun at a driver. Just before 5 a.m., the victim called police and said he’d been driving near 14th Avenue and East Yesler Way when the suspect walked up to his car, shined a… [ Keep reading ]
