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Officer Shoots Dog After “Pitbulls” Bite Man, Surround Fire Truck Near Holly Park

Officers shot a dog on a south Seattle street Tuesday afternoon after responding to a report that four “pitbulls” were on the loose in the Holly Park neighborhood, where one of the dogs had already bitten a man. At about 12:45 pm, police received a 911 call that one of… [ Keep reading ]

Shots Fired During Street Party, Suspect Arrested

Officers were monitoring a party in the SODO neighborhood early this morning when shots were heard.  A suspect vehicle was stopped and the driver arrested after shell casings were located in the street.  No one was injured. A party was taking place on in the street on South Forest Street between 1st… [ Keep reading ]

Man Arrested for September 2012 West Seattle Robbery

A 20-year-old man is in custody for a robbery that occured last fall after an officer in Shoreline contacted him last night and discovered the warrant in the system. On September 16th, 2012, two victims were at California Avenue SW and SW Alaska when they were confronted by an acquaintance, the suspect. … [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Confusing Carjacking

Detectives have one convoluted carjacking case on their hands after learning a man suspected of pulling a gun during a Tuesday evening robbery in West Seattle may have been trying to recover some stolen auto parts. At about 4:15 pm, police received a report of a six-person brawl in the… [ Keep reading ]

Standoff Ends After Barricaded Man Opens Fire, Is Shot By Officers (UPDATED)

An eight hour standoff at Capitol Hill apartment building ended Friday morning after a man, who had barricaded himself inside his apartment, opened fire and was fatally shot by Seattle police officers. Early this morning, just before 3 AM, neighbors at the apartment complex called police and reported hearing 5 gunshots on… [ Keep reading ]

Drive-by Shooting Injures Woman At Kerry Park

A 20-year-old woman is recovering at Harborview Medical Center after being shot at Kerry Park last night. Officers were investigating a report of a fireworks-caused trash can fire in the 200 block of West Highland Drive when a woman approached and frantically told them that her female friend had just… [ Keep reading ]

Plaid Pantry robber arrested

Tips received from Washington’s Most Wanted led to the arrest of Plain Pantry robber. On June 9th at 0042, a lone Hispanic or Asian male robbed the Plaid Pantry located at 1000 NE 50th at gunpoint. The store surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect and a bulletin requesting assistance… [ Keep reading ]

UWPD, SPD, FBI Investigating Nevada Man Arrested With Armor, Guns And Incendiaries

At 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, officers from the University of Washington Police Department observed a pickup truck on campus that was reported stolen out of the State of Montana. Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop on the truck in the 3400 block of Sand Point Way NE. Officers took… [ Keep reading ]

Carjacker Runs Over Victim With Her Own Car

A Wallingford woman was packing up her car around 8:40 pm last night, preparing to move, when she heard the rumble of her car’s engine. A female car thief had climbed into the victim’s 2013 Subaru—parked near 2nd Avenue NE and NE 42nd Street—and started the car up, possibly after… [ Keep reading ]

Body Found on Railroad Tracks, Detectives Investigating

The body of a woman was found on the railroad tracks in the 3500 Block of 5th Avenue South (near 5 Ave S and South Spokane Street) early this morning.  Detectives are investigating. At around 5:15 this morning, a train engineer who was on the tracks called 911 after he… [ Keep reading ]