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Recognize These Guys? They Pulled a Gun On a Clerk to Steal Candy and Batteries (Updated)

UPDATE 1/11: Acting on a tip, detectives arrested the main suspect—a 15-year-old—in Kent and booked him into the Youth Service Center for robbery. Detectives also recovered a BB gun pistol during their investigation. Detectives are no longer looking for the other two men who accompanied the suspect to the store,… [ Keep reading ]

Bank Robbers Apprehended Next to Seattle Police Headquarters

Four men involved in a Shoreline bank robbery this afternoon were apprehended a short time later next to Seattle Police Headquarters.  On January 8th at approximately 3:36 p.m. Shoreline Police responded to a report of a bank robbery that had just occurred at the Chase Bank located in the 18200… [ Keep reading ]

West Seattle pizza shop robbed last night

An unknown suspect broke out a window, entered the store and assaulted the employee before taking some cash and fleeing in a strange incident last night in West Seattle. At around 11:30 last night, Southwest Precinct officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Papa John’s Pizza located… [ Keep reading ]

Shots Fired in the University District

Officers and Gang Unit detectives are actively investigating a shots fired incident that occurred outside the Fusion Lounge in the University District this morning.  On January 5th at approximately 2:04 a.m. officers responded to the area of NE 45th Street and 7th Avenue NE for reports of multiple shots fired. Witnesses told officers they… [ Keep reading ]

Handsy Bandit Busted In Flagrante Delicto

Sometimes tracking down a suspect just takes a stroke of luck. Just after 5:30 pm on New Year’s Eve, a man wearing a black hoodie walked into the US Bank near Broadway and E. John Street and handed the teller a note, which said the suspect had a bomb and… [ Keep reading ]

Female fugitive sex offender arrested

West Precinct bike patrol officers arrested a fugitive and sex offender wanted in Texas.  On 1/2/12 just shortly after 2:00 a.m., two bike officers were on routine bike patrol within Courthouse Park when they came in contact with a female subject.  The park was closed and the officers also believed the woman was selling her… [ Keep reading ]

Two Occupied Burglaries in North Seattle

Burglars hit two homes in North Seattle early this morning while the homeowners were present.  Officers responded to two separate 911 calls of occupied burglaries that both occurred in the 4700 block of 19th Avenue NE at approximately 7:00 a.m.  In both cases the suspects left the premises after encountering a resident, but not… [ Keep reading ]

South Seattle robber being sought

Chevron Station robbed at gun point. This morning just shortly after midnight the clerk from the Chevron Station at 6600 MLK Jr Wy S called 9-1-1 to report that his store had been robbed by a male with a gun. Officers arrived, set up containment, and a K9 track was started.  The… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives investigating suspicious apartment fire

Police and Fire personnel responded to an apartment fire this morning. Just shortly before 2:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of an apartment fire in the 3600 block of 34 Av S. Fire Marshal 5 and Arson Bomb Squad responded.  It was inconclusive as to if the fire was set intentionally or… [ Keep reading ]

Armed robber found hiding out at Kent area hotel

Detectives track down and arrest armed robber. On 12/18/12, just shortly before 11:00 a.m., the victim was laying in bed  at her home in the 6300 block of 42 Av SW with her three-year-old daughter when she was awakened to the sound of her front door being kicked in. The… [ Keep reading ]