Police are looking for a 34-year-old man who stabbed his mother at her Central District apartment early this morning. At 4:30 this morning, the man showed up at his mother’s apartment, near 18th and East Madison Street, and buzzed himself into the building. When the victim opened the door, the… [ Keep reading ]
Two men were stabbed Saturday in Wallingford after an early-morning argument over noise turned violent. Just before 2 am Saturday morning, the suspect in the attack was walking west on 45th Street—carrying a six-pack of beer and a frozen pizza—when he encountered a group of seven people standing out on the… [ Keep reading ]
An armed robber refused to leave empty-handed after he tried to mug a cashless limo driver at knifepoint in Interbay late Saturday night. At about 11:15 pm, the limo driver stopped at a red light near 15th and W. Dravus Street, when the suspect walked up to the limo and waved at… [ Keep reading ]
A suspected bank robber took his girlfriend and pitbull hostage at a north Seattle motel Sunday after police showed up at the motel to arrest him on a warrant. Officers had gone to the motel on N. 133rd Street and Stone Way Sunday afternoon looking for the man, suspected of… [ Keep reading ]
Officers and detectives responded late this afternoon to investigate an unattended piece of luggage that ultimately turned out to be harmless. At approximately 4:51 p.m. officers responded to Westlake Avenue and Olive Way for the report of an unattended piece of luggage. Officers quickly called Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) detectives to the scene. The… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 53-year-old woman at her Wallingford home early this morning after she pulled a hammer and hatchet on her roommate and attacked him. Just after midnight, the 53-year-old woman’s roommate called police and said the woman had attacked him with an axe. Officers arrived at the home, near… [ Keep reading ]
A sandwich shop clerk was assaulted by a man armed with a knife. This morning just shortly before 9:00 a.m., the suspect entered the Subway (sandwich shop) in the 100 block of 4th Av N and began throwing items around. The clerk told the suspect to stop and the suspect began destroying food… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department’s Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) and their robot assistants have been busy in the last 24 hours. Since Monday’s bombings in Boston, ABS detectives have been dispatched to examine a half-dozen suspicious bags or devices around the city. While Seattle police haven’t received any information about threats in our region, ABS Sergeant… [ Keep reading ]
Police closed off streets around 3rd and Yesler just after 10 am Tuesday morning and called in the Arson/Bomb Squad (ABS) after security guards found a suspicious bag near the entrance to the Metro bus tunnel and the King County courthouse. The guards believed they had seen wires in the bag, and… [ Keep reading ]
Earlier it was reported that party goers involved in a fight prior to the hit and run investigation were aboard an Argosy boat. This was inaccurate and Argosy was not involved. It was another tour company. Seattle Police apologize for this mistake and have issued this correction.
