Seattle Police Arson/Bomb Squad detectives responded to the King Street Station to investigate a suspicious suitcase this afternoon. At approximately 3:58 p.m. a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer’s “bomb dog” alerted on a suitcase that was on a conveyer belt at the Amtrak train station located in the 300 block of South… [ Keep reading ]
It was just after 7am this morning when a Müesli mystery unfolded outside the Mystery Bookshop in downtown Seattle. Officers got a call about a suspicious package outside the store—near 1st Ave and Cherry Street—where they found modem card, a phone cord, and a granola bar in an inflated wrapper all stacked atop… [ Keep reading ]
Officers responded to the report of four juvenile males smoking marijuana. On 5/13/13, at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers responded 25 Av SW and SW Trenton St to investigate reports of juvenile males smoking marijuana. As officers arrived, one of the males ran away and an officer chased and caught him a few blocks… [ Keep reading ]
A man and a woman were wounded in a shooting outside a South Seattle lounge early Saturday morning. Just after 2 am, police received a report of a shooting outside the Dahlak Lounge near Rainier Ave. S. and S. State Street. When officers arrived, they found a woman lying on the… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are investigating a shooting that took the life of a man in the Central District early this morning. At approximately 4:26 a.m. officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired near 22nd Avenue South and South Main Street. Upon arrival in the area officers located a man lying… [ Keep reading ]
SPD arson detectives are investigating two fires set outside South Seattle businesses last night. Just after 8 pm, someone set fire to a pile of wood outside a glass shop at Rainier Avenue S. and S. 22nd Street, causing at least $30,000 in damage. As firefighters were putting out the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department detectives have begun the long, difficult task of investigating the violence, vandalism, and other nastiness which marred this year’s otherwise peaceful May Day rallies. Just like last year, SPD has formed a Special Investigation Team, and detectives are working to collect photos and videos taken during May… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE @ 3:10 p.m. After further investigation by detectives, it appears the marijuana in the facility was intended for medical use. Three men are in custody after a robbery inside a building in South Park early this morning. At approximately 12:37 a.m. officers responded to the 8300 block of Dallas Avenue South… [ Keep reading ]
A man robbed the Georgetown Wells Fargo bank this morning. Just shortly before 11:00 a.m., a man walked into the Wells Fargo bank in the 5900 block of Corson Av S, slipped the teller a note demanding cash. After collecting an undisclosed amount of cash the suspect fled the bank on foot, walking westbound on… [ Keep reading ]
A man was shot this morning as he and his brother were crossing Aurora Av N. Just shortly before 2:00 a.m. a man was shot in the torso by an unknown suspect as the victim and his brother both in their 20’s were crossing Aurora Av N west bound at… [ Keep reading ]
