Officers from SPD’s Community Response Group (CRG) seized a stolen handgun and methamphetamine from a convicted felon, after spotting him in a car with a damaged ignition near Belltown late Wednesday night. In a separate incident on Tuesday, members of CRG recovered a collection of alaprazolam, fentanyl, meth and heroin… [ Keep reading ]
Update 10/20/2020: Seattle Police Homicide detectives have had a break in an investigation that began in 2019. Police in Las Vegas arrested a 20-year-old man for a local charge there but notified Seattle Police that a man they suspected in the homicide, had been taken into custody. SPD detectives flew… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating after an injured man in a stolen vehicle arrived at Harborview Medical Center Monday evening following a reported shooting on Beacon Hill. Just before 5pm, officers responded to report of shots fired near Jose Rizal Park. Police found evidence of a shooting at the scene, but no… [ Keep reading ]
A 36-year-old man suspected of a burglary and an auto theft in North Seattle was arrested Sunday afternoon after he fled from the vehicle and ran into the bathrooms of a Queen Anne park. On Sunday at approximately 3:00 PM, a homeowner reported that an unknown man entered his garage… [ Keep reading ]
South Precinct officers responded to reports of a shooting in the Georgetown Industrial neighborhood and found the victim in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center by Seattle Fire medics with a non-life threatening injury. Just before 5:00 PM,… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are currently investigating after a man was killed by gunfire this afternoon in the parking lot of an apartment complex in North Seattle. At about 2:50 PM, officers responded to multiple calls of shots fired and a person down in the parking lot of the apartment complex in… [ Keep reading ]
“I want to thank the SPD detectives, and our federal partners, for their extraordinary work in continuing to investigate this crime, and for identifying, locating, and arresting the suspects involved. I appreciate the extensive hours necessary to make these arrests, and in the effort put forth to locate the weapons stolen. We are eager to recover the still-missing weapons and ask… [ Keep reading ]
Update: 10/16/20 Detectives with the Force Investigations Team have released body-worn, dashcam, and surveillance video from the ongoing investigation into the Thursday officer-involved shooting in South Lake Union. The suspect can be seen in the video using a burning piece of lumber to attack an officer in his patrol car…. [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 17-year-old at the scene of a homicide in North Seattle this morning. Just before 8 AM, police received a report of a possible homicide at an apartment in the 900 block of Northeast 105th Street. Officers arrived and found a 45-year-old woman with severe injuries and later… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 58-year-old man this morning after he fatally stabbed a 44-year-old woman, his ex-wife, at a University District apartment. Just before 9:00 am North Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 4500 block of 16th Avenue NE. Officers arrived and located the female victim… [ Keep reading ]
