As hundreds of street racers and spectators converged at different illegal street takeover events in the city on Saturday, Seattle police officers responded to disrupt the activity. On April 19, Seattle police coordinated with other area law enforcement agencies to monitor potential street racing and takeover events. Officers believed racers… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System Units, also known as AFIS Units, recently helped to identify the suspect in an SPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigation where binders of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) were discovered in dumpsters in Queen Anne. The dozens of highly-skilled people working… [ Keep reading ]
A 32-year-old man and 46-year-old woman were arrested in Lake Stevens on Wednesday following an SPD, Lake Stevens Police Department and Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation involving a 4-year-old victim. SPD’s ICAC Unit is the lead agency for the Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Task… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a 33-year-old woman on Thursday after she reportedly stole hot coffee from a West Seattle gas station and then threw the cup of joe at a clerk when she was asked to pay. Officers responded to the gas station in the 5400 block of Delridge Way Southwest… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have arrested a 54-year-old man after witnesses saw him smashing the windows of eight cars parked in Pioneer Square on Wednesday. Officers were called to the 100 block of South Washington Street on April 9 at about 2:26 p.m. They found the cars with their windshields smashed. Some… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested two men and recovered more than $1,600 as well as nearly five grams of crack cocaine during proactive patrols in Belltown on Wednesday. The first arrest on April 9 happened around Second Avenue and Blanchard Street just after 8 a.m. Officers on bike patrols spotted a 33-year-old… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 6, Seattle Police responded to a call from the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) about an adult male with a gunshot wound to the chest at the transit platform in the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police continue to proactively patrol in hotspots around the city to address ongoing crime, the sale of narcotics and open-air drug use. On Thursday, April 3, officers converged in the Chinatown-International District near 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street for a narcotics operation and Downtown Activation Team operation…. [ Keep reading ]
Update on April 1, 2025 9:12 am The Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit is working to locate possible victims after more than a dozen binders containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) were discovered inside a dumpster in Queen Anne on March 3. A 63-year-old man was arrested…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have arrested a 39-year-old man believed to be involved in a violent hate crime attack against a transgender victim in the University District on Thursday evening. Officers were called to the 4700 block of University Way Northeast at about 6 p.m. on March 27 after the victim called… [ Keep reading ]
