Seattle police officers arrested a 28-year-old woman after she crashed her vehicle into an occupied home in West Seattle. Just after midnight on Feb. 13, patrol officers were dispatched to the collision in the 200 block of Southwest Roxbury Street. The vehicle went off the roadway, through two different yards… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are investigating after a woman running a flower stand in North Seattle reported three suspects stole two bouquets at gunpoint just two days before Valentine’s Day. Officers responded to the armed robbery scene in the 2100 block of North Northgate Way on Feb. 12. The victim, a 31-year-old… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police dog Ryan is a 4 ½ year-old yellow English Labrador Retriever. Ryan is a Comfort Dog assigned to a detective in the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit. He came to Seattle in 2022 from a New York organization called America’s Vet Dogs. Ryan’s work assignment is to… [ Keep reading ]
This Valentine’s Day, don’t let scammers steal your heart and your money with sweet conversations and emojis. They’re working all year long to trick people into falling hard. According to the FBI, “In a confidence fraud or romance scam, an individual believing they are in a trusting relationship, whether family,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are investigating after thieves hatched a plan to steal hundreds of eggs and other breakfast foods from a West Seattle cafe in the early morning hours of Feb. 5. Officers responded to the Luna Park Cafe in the 2900 block of Southwest Avalon Way at about 4:42 a.m…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a Capitol Hill man on Jan. 30 for sharing and possessing child sexual abuse material. This follows a monthslong investigation by the SPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and members of the Washington State ICAC Task Force. According to the report, the 40-year-old suspect had several aliases,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police safely took a man into custody following an intense burglary and barricade incident in South Seattle on Jan. 30. SPD officers were called to an apartment complex in the 3600 block of 33rd Avenue South at 3:58 p.m. after neighbors told dispatchers there was a man in crisis… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department Human Trafficking Unit made nine arrests during an undercover prostitution operation along Aurora Avenue on Jan. 30. Several suspects were arrested for patronizing a prostitute and prostitution loitering. During the operation, the male suspects approached an undercover officer and offered to pay for sex acts. The… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes marked his first day at the Seattle Police Department on Thursday with meeting new colleagues, media interviews, and getting to know the community. Chief Barnes, 50, is a longtime law enforcement leader. He was the Chief of Police at the Madison (Wisc.) Police Department between… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers arrested seven people during a narcotics operation in the Chinatown-International District and Belltown on Jan 3. At about 6 p.m., officers conducted operations near 12th Avenue South and South Jackson, where five people were arrested. Two additional suspects were arrested in Belltown. Police seized more than 265… [ Keep reading ]
