#2020-244822/South Precinct/First Watch: On 8-20-2020 at 0313 hours, officers responded to assist Seattle Fire on a structure fire, believed to have been intentionally set. This is believed to have been committed by a serial arsonist that has been operating in the Rainier corridor from I-90 to the 3800 block. There… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-243872/East Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-19-2020 at 0050 hours, a complainant heard shots fired in the 1700 block of Harvard Ave. Officers responded and did not locate any victims or damage. #2020-226561/West Precinct/First Watch: Update to an incident from 7-29-20 at 0030 hours when a man inside his residence heard a loud protest outside on the… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-242984/South Precinct/First Watch: On 8-18-2020 at 0408 hours, a second fire was reported at the same location in 24 hrs. A shopping cart with kindling in it was ablaze when officers drove by. Officers stopped and extinguished the fire. The Seattle Fire Department responded. The burning cart was next to an unoccupied vehicle with the gas cap off and… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-242875/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch: On 8-17-2020 at 1700 hours, officers responded to a report of a threat involving a knife. During the investigation, it was determined this was a hate crime based on comments and actions made by the suspects towards the victim because of sexual orientation and race. The victim had approached a… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-241213/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-16-2020 at 0036 hours, the driver of the vehicle was traveling southbound on Aurora AV N at N 125th Street and had the green light when a cyclist entered the intersection against the light and was struck by the southbound vehicle. The cyclist suffered severe injuries… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-240432/East Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-15-2020 at 0113 hours, a witness heard the sound of glass breaking and then saw two males moving away from the windows of a business in the 1600 Block of Olive Way. The witness then saw a small fire developing inside the business and called 911. Seattle Fire responded and recovered… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-239450/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-14-2020 at 0000 hours, a ride-share driver was driving three unknown people when, in a Ballard parking lot, one passenger brandished a handgun and demanded the driver’s money. A struggle ensued and it is believed a round from the handgun went off but did not hit… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-238627/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-13-2020 at 0300 hours, a man interrupted what he believed was a motorcycle theft in progress and confronted the suspect. The suspect pointed (and possibly shot) a handgun at the victim. The victim fired a volley of shots at the suspect vehicle as it fled eastbound…. [ Keep reading ]
#2020-237710/East Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-12-2020 at 0108 hours, patrol responded to a burglary at a local pharmacy. The window to the business had been broken by a rock thrown by a member of a group of protestors. The group set up an encampment inside a local park and Navigation Team was notified. #2020-237793/Southwest Precinct/First Watch: On 8-12-2020 at 0557… [ Keep reading ]
#2020-236937/South Precinct/Third Watch: On 8-11-2020 at 0110 hours, a 27-year-old female was driving a PT Cruiser northbound on Renton Ave S. As the driver approached S. Prentice St she failed to negotiate the slight curve in the roadway. The driver drove over the curb and onto the planting strip, striking a utility… [ Keep reading ]