Early this morning, a Seattle Police Department SWAT team surrounded a red barn on the outskirts of Renton and moved in on a 43-year-old man suspected of pulling a vanishing act with four moving vans full of families’ furniture and sports memorabilia meant for charity. The string of van heists… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are actively investigating a shooting involving a uniformed security guard and an armed man. At approximately 7:06 p.m. officers responded to calls of shots fired in a parking lot on the northeast corner of 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that a group of men were involved… [ Keep reading ]
A man bleeding from his hand said he was involved in a knife fight in Victor Steinbrueck Park. Today, just shortly after 2:00 p.m. officers responded to 1999 Western Ave to investigate a disturbance. Officers arrived on scene with Seattle Fire (SFD) and found the victim sitting in the north… [ Keep reading ]
A man was viciously attacked while sitting in a bus shelter. This morning just shortly before 10:00 a.m., the victim was sitting in a Metro Bus Shelter in the 500 block of 3 Ave (West Side) when he was approached by two unknown males in their 20’s. The suspects suddenly… [ Keep reading ]
Two suspects were arrested after fleeing the scene of a disturbance and crashing their vehicle into a rockery. This morning just shortly after 2:00 a.m., 911 received a call of a fight disturbance involving a firearm in the 10000 block of Aurora Av N. While units were enroute, an update was… [ Keep reading ]
Neighbors observed smoke coming from a North Seattle home and called Seattle Fire Department (SFD). On 5/26/13, just shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 11000 block of 20 Av NE . SFD was already on scene and advised officers that when they arrived they found… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle Whole Foods was evacuated after two suspicious packages were found inside the store. Today, just shortly before 1:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious envelopes left in the Whole Foods Store near Westlake and Denny. The envelopes reportedly were giving off an aroma like rotten eggs… [ Keep reading ]
A shooting call last night lead to a large police response. at On 5/25/2013, just shortly after midnight, officers responded to a call of a shooting at the McDonald’s, at 5th and Broad. The events that preceded the shooting are still under investigation, but what we know at this point is… [ Keep reading ]
Two suspects attacked and robbed a man in West Seattle with a baseball bat. On 5/23/13, just shortly before midnight the victim was walking in the 1600 block of SW Barton St to a friend’s house when an older model white car pulled up next to him. S1 and S2 jumped… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Fraud Detectives are looking for a con artist who’s been posing as a cop and ripping off elderly Seattle residents for tens of thousands of dollars. So far, police know the suspect has targeted at least six women, swindling them for more than $75,000. The scam works like this:… [ Keep reading ]
