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Armed Carjackers Arrested After Leading Police On a Chase Through the Central District

Officers arrested two carjackers early this morning after they robbed a woman near Pioneer Square and led police brief chase through the Central District. Police began looking for the suspects after they robbed a woman at gunpoint just before 3 am this morning near 3rd Avenue and Prefontaine Place S…. [ Keep reading ]

Stand-Up Comedian Arrested For Decidedly Unfunny Assault (UPDATED)

Seattle police arrested stand-up comedian Micah “Katt” Williams Sunday afternoon after he was involved in a fracas at a South Lake Union bar. Just before 2:30 pm, officers were called to the World Sports Grille—near 9th Avenue N. and Westlake Avenue—following a report of a dispute involving Williams and another… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Robbery in North Seattle

A masked, armed robber remains at large today after striking in Lake City early this morning.  On December 2nd at approximately 4:16 a.m. an adult male suspect wearing a bandana over his face walked into the XXX Theater/Store in the 12700 block of Lake City Way NE and pointed a silver… [ Keep reading ]

Attempted Robbery, Shooting in South Seattle Home; Suspects Remain at Large

A homeowner was shot inside his house tonight after an argument with visitors; officers and detectives are actively investigating the circumstances.  On November 29th at 8:18 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a robbery with shots fired inside of a house in the 2300 block of 24th Avenue South…. [ Keep reading ]

Masked Gunman Holds Up Wedgwood Bank, Pulls Gun On Woman and Her 11-Year-Old Son

A man suspected in several recent robberies at banks in Seattle and Bellevue was back at it again Wednesday night, holding up another bank in the Wedgwood neighborhood. Just before 6pm, the suspect—a white male, 6’1, 170 pounds, wearing a black rain jacket, black hood and a ski mask—walked into… [ Keep reading ]

Suspects Wanted in West Seattle Ukulele Attack

An attack by a ukulele-wielding shoplifter left a convenience store employee battered and bloodied Tuesday evening in West Seattle. Around 9:15 pm, two suspects—a white male and a white female, both around 22 years old—walked into a gas station near Delridge Way SW and SW Myrtle Street and tried to… [ Keep reading ]

*Update* SUSPECT IN CUSTODY – Two female students struck by vehicle

A woman struck two female students with her car following an altercation this morning.  On November 28th at approximately 1:16 p.m. officers responded to an assault in the 2600 block of SW Thistle.  Witnesses stated that the suspect got into a physical fight with one of the victims because the victim struck her… [ Keep reading ]

Hit and Run Suspect Assaults Officers, Use of Force Under Review (Updated)

Updated with video below Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) investigators are reviewing a weekend arrest of a suspect in a hit and run collision, 2012-342153. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on October 6th, 911 received a report that a driver of a white van had struck a bicyclist at 29th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]

Suspiciously Close, Yet So Far Away… (UPDATED)

An alert citizen who called 911 to report a suspicious man dropping a hand grenade-looking item into a public trash compactor downtown got it right…almost. Tonight at approximately 6:39 p.m. a witness called 911 to report a man dressed in all black clothing dropping what appeared to be a shiny… [ Keep reading ]

Police Looking For Armed Robbers Targeting Vietnamese Businesses in South Seattle

Seattle police need your help finding two men responsible for a series of increasingly violent hold-ups at Vietnamese-owned businesses in south Seattle. Robbery detectives believe the suspects’ crime spree began on November 16th at Venus Seafood Restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and S. Myrtle Street. Just before 9:30 pm,… [ Keep reading ]