On Friday morning, a man called SPD’s 911 center and whispered to a dispatcher that two gunmen had burst into his North Seattle home and held him at gunpoint. The man said the suspects had burst into his house, in the 12500 block of 7th Ave NW, minutes earlier, but that… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 21-year-old man following an assault and armed robbery of a cab driver early this morning near the intersection of 12th Avenue South and South Main Street. At 3:00 am, the victim, a cab driver, was driving past the intersection when he was flagged down by a potential… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have begun the difficult task of processing more than 2,500 bottles of stolen wine found at a SoDo storage and manufacturing facility Tuesday.* “Detectives need to photograph and document each bottle, enter it into evidence, and then we need to find the owner of each bottle,” says Investigations… [ Keep reading ]
Burglary detectives say they’ve recovered a “significant” portion of the 200 cases of wine stolen from a South Seattle wine shop in a heist last month. On Tuesday, police served a search warrant at a building less than a mile away from Esquin Wine Merchants, which was targeted by thieves who… [ Keep reading ]
Two men are now in custody after detectives identified and located the suspects wanted in connection with Friday night’s robbery of a First Hill gas station. Detectives were able to identify the suspects through their investigation. Yesterday afternoon, one of the suspects, an 18-year-old man, was observed by officers as… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are actively investigating a deliberately set car fire that occurred in North Seattle last night. At approximately 9:22 p.m. officers responded to a car fire in the 9700 block of Palatine Avenue North. Fire department personnel responded and put out the fire. Further investigation indicated that the vehicle’s interior… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Officers have located and impounded the suspect vehicle used in the robbery/shooting. At approximately 11:00 p.m. officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle, a 1985 Chevy Caprice 2-door, on I-5 southbound near South Albro Place. The two female subjects who were on board were detained and are currently being… [ Keep reading ]
Two men were shot while they were sitting inside a parked car early this morning in Pioneer Square. The victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center. At about 2:00 am, police responded to reports of a shooting at Occidental Avenue South and South Washington Street. When officers arrived, they located… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding a woman found dead in a North Seattle motel room. On December 4th at approximately 5:35 p.m. officers responded to the report of a dead body found in a room at the Seal’s Motel located in the 12000 block of Aurora Avenue North. Preliminary investigation indicates… [ Keep reading ]
Three armed men remain at large after attacking and robbing an elderly woman inside her own home in South Seattle. On December 4th at approximately 7:48 p.m. officers responded to a report of a home invasion robbery with at least one gunshot fired in the 4900 block of 28th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]