UPDATE: Detectives have arrested a suspect in this case. Original post: Detectives are looking for leads as they work to identify a man—or men—suspected in a series of break-ins and sexual assaults near the University of Washington campus. Police have increased patrols around campus as detective investigate a series of strange break-ins… [ Keep reading ]
Police have received several reports this week of concerning incidents involving adult suspects and children, and are asking the community to report suspicious activity and talk to their children about personal safety. In one incident, a 13-year-old girl reported a man accosted and touched her while she was traveling to… [ Keep reading ]
A cello taken in a Seattle break-in was just one of the hundreds of suspected stolen items found by Seattle police Thursday morning inside a Burien home. SPD’s Major Crimes Task Force has been on the trail of a ring of burglars, suspected of targeting homes in North Seattle, Queen Anne and… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 38-year-old man Thursday after he walked into a University District bank, pointed a gun at a teller and ordered her to call 911. It’s not yet clear why the man ordered the teller to call police. He entered the bank, located on 4100 block of University Way Northeast, shortly… [ Keep reading ]
Policing are investigating a possible luring incident in the South Park neighborhood where a man followed around a 14-year-old girl, who was waiting for a school bus Wednesday morning. The girl told police she was by herself at the bus stop around 8:30 AM when a man in an older,… [ Keep reading ]
A Ballard woman’s pet monitoring camera system—like a web-connected nanny cam, for dogs—caught a burglar kicking in her front door last week, and police are now working to identify the man. The woman was at work around 4 PM on February 25th when pet camera system alerted her that her two small… [ Keep reading ]
When East Precinct patrol officers spotted a Chevy Suburban weaving its way down Madison Street on Capitol Hill early Monday, officers expected to find an intoxicated driver behind the wheel. Instead, when police pulled the car over near 15th Avenue and Madison Street, they found a 16-year-old in the drivers seat of… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested two men early Monday who broke into a pickup truck in Downtown Seattle after consuming a half-gallon of red wine. Officers got a call about the car prowl at 5th Avenue and Columbia Street around 1:30 AM on Monday. They arrived to find the owner of a truck standing outside the… [ Keep reading ]
A 26-year-old felon tried to stash a stolen gun in the diaper aisle of a drug store Monday evening after opening fire on a West Seattle street. Police received reports of gunfire just before 5pm near 12th Avenue SW and SW Roxbury Street, where witnesses said a man—accompanied by two young women, one… [ Keep reading ]
West Precinct detectives have requested charges against a pair of prolific car prowlers, caught raiding the vehicles of Seahawks fans during a January playoff game. On January 18th, a witness spotted a green Mercury Marquis parked near a lot at Dearborn Street and Maynard Avenue S. Detectives believe a 20-year-old man… [ Keep reading ]
