Since the Seattle Police Department deployed more officers in September to work emphasis patrols on foot and on bikes throughout Capitol Hill’s busy nightlife district, robberies have dropped 42-percent while assaults are down 35-percent. The department’s new SeaStat program—which uses data and community input to ensure officers are deployed where they’re most needed—has… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 30-year-old man after shots were fired in West Seattle on Thursday afternoon. Police received a call at 2:45 PM of several shots fired near the 2100 block of Belvidere Ave Southwest. Police resources including SWAT units and the King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter also responded to assist. Officers heard a… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a woman early Monday morning after she was seen taking mail from North Seattle mailboxes. Witnesses reported seeing a woman looking in mailboxes shortly after midnight in the 14000 block of Ashworth Avenue North. The 36-year-old suspect fled when officers arrived, but she was quickly apprehended. Police saw… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a man, high on crack cocaine, late Monday after he tried to carjack two motorists at a Georgetown gas station. A large middle-aged man, 6-foot, 225 pounds, wearing blue sweats, reportedly approached his first victim around 10:30 PM as he was getting into a car at the station in the 6200… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police officers arrested a man over the weekend after they caught him scavenging inside the former headquarters of The Seattle Times. Owners of a restaurant on Fairview Avenue, that occupies part of the mostly vacant building, called officers about 2:20 AM Saturday to report their water had been cut off. The… [ Keep reading ]
After breaking into a Lake City dealership early Tuesday morning, a burglar stole a Chevrolet Camaro Z28, only to ditch the high-end car a few blocks away. Around 4:30 AM this morning, a private security guard called 911 after finding evidence of a rather dramatic break-in at the dealership, in the 11300 block of… [ Keep reading ]
While stopping by the East Precinct to claim her found purse, a woman recounted to officers how she and a friend had been accosted by a group of men while trying to get home from a bar early Sunday morning. The woman and her friend were sitting on a curb… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a man who made threatening statements after being denied entry to a Capitol Hill bar early Saturday. Witnesses said the intoxicated 28-year-old suspect was prevented from entering the night club, located in the 600 block of E Pine St., shortly after midnight. He then became upset and reportedly said… [ Keep reading ]
Officers are on the lookout after a man was stabbed near a downtown park early Saturday evening. Officers responded to the Seattle Convention Center at 6:48 p.m. when security guards called to report a man with a stab wound. When they arrived officers found the 21-year-old victim with a single… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested four people overnight following a fight that ensued when a group of men tried to force their way into a home in the University District. Just minutes into Saturday morning, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 4500 block of 21 Ave. NE where many witnesses… [ Keep reading ]