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 ]
2024-363251/North Precinct/Third Watch: At 0131 hours, officers responded to a report of a robbery. Five to six suspects entered the business armed with a hammer, smashed windows, surrounded the clerk, and then left with the cash register. Suspects left in dark colored sedan. Suspects not located. 2024-363259/North Precinct/Third Watch:… [ Keep reading ]
2024-362333/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: At 0248 hours, the clerk was working at a Gas Station located at the 4500 BLK of Fauntleroy WY SW. The clerk witnessed one male in black clothing, black ski-mask, and approximately 5 foot 8 inches try to enter the gas station. The clerk stated that he… [ Keep reading ]
2024-361497/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: At 0333 hours, a complainant called 911 to report hearing 2 shots located at the 6300 BLK of 36 Ave SW. Officers arrived and recovered one shell casing. The shots possibly came from a dark sedan. Officers didn’t locate any property damage. 2024-361542/North Precinct/First Watch: At 0549… [ Keep reading ]
