A chaotic series of events unfolded along Aurora Avenue Wednesday evening, resulting in a Seattle police officer unintentionally firing his handgun at a female assault suspect, striking her in the leg. The incident began just before 11 pm when a man called 911 from a motel near N. 120th Street and Aurora… [ Keep reading ]
On 9/4/13, just shortly before 11:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance at the Seals motel on Aurora Av N. Enroute to the disturbance at the Seals; officers on-viewed a disturbance in front of the Orion motel. The female suspect saw officers and she took off running. The female… [ Keep reading ]
In coordinated arrests this morning, the FBI, ATF, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Seattle Police Department took eight people into custody for a wide ranging drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Members of the conspiracy maintained drug stash houses throughout the Pacific Northwest. Search warrants were served… [ Keep reading ]
Officers responded to a report of a man with a loaded crossbow in a disturbance at Westwood Village. On 8/31/13, just shortly before 5:00 p.m., officers located the suspect with crossbow in hand. Rifle officers were able to convince him to place the weapon down and surrender. He had two… [ Keep reading ]
Officers responded to a death investigation this afternoon in South Park. Just shortly before noon, a 36- year- old male went berserk inside a store in the 8900 block of 14 Av S. The man destroyed merchandise and assaulted the storeowner. The storeowner defended himself with a small burst of… [ Keep reading ]
Man arrested following fight disturbance in downtown yesterday. On 08/30/13, just shortly after 5:00 p.m., an officer was working off-duty at Ross at 301 Pike St. The officer received reports of a fight disturbance outside the store. He observed the end of what appeared to be a fight between two… [ Keep reading ]
Take it easy with your trash-talk at Seahawks games this season—that fan in the other team’s jersey might actually be an undercover cop. Toward the end of last football season, police received complaints about fan-on-fan violence and harassment in and out of the stadium, some of which was witnessed first-hand… [ Keep reading ]
Store clerk injured in early morning robbery. On August 27th just shortly after 3:00 a.m., a lone black male entered a 7-11 store in the 7200 block of Sandpoint Way NE. The suspect was armed with a handgun and wearing a mask covering his face. The suspect demanded money from the registers. The clerk/victim opened… [ Keep reading ]
One man was shot in the leg during an apparent robbery in the Central District early this morning. Around 12:30 AM, two brothers left a gas station at 23rd Ave and Cherry Street and were walking home when a group of three men approached them near 23rd and James Street…. [ Keep reading ]
Three men are now in custody following a series of robberies that stretched from Holly Park to Fauntleroy to Arbor Heights last night in a span of about 90 minutes. The first robbery occurred at a bus stop at Beacon Avenue South and South Holly Street just after 10:00 pm. … [ Keep reading ]