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Man who assaulted woman and snatched her purse arrested

On May 9th at 12:50 p.m., the victim had just parked her car and was walking in the area of Belmont & Union, when she was confronted by a white male. The man ran up from behind the victim and attempted to grab her purse off her shoulder. The victim held… [ Keep reading ]

Fight disturbance ends with man being stabbed

On 6/2/12, at approximately 4:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of an injured male down in a parking lot in the 900 block of N 85 St. The store employee indicated the subject appeared to have been in a fight and possibly stabbed. Arriving officers secured the scene and… [ Keep reading ]

Man hiding in bushes claims he was shot at

On 6/2/2012, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance call with reported shots fired outside a bar. A search of the area located a couple hiding in the bushes in the 900 block of 100th. They told Officers they were hiding because they had been shot at. As… [ Keep reading ]

Gang Unit Tracks Down Gunman Wanted In Nightclub Ambush

After six months of poring over surveillance footage and cell phone records, and working their contacts for intel, gang detectives have arrested the man suspected of spraying dozens of rounds outside a South Lake Union nightclub in January, seriously wounding three men. On January 28, two groups of men inside… [ Keep reading ]

Survivor Of Roosevelt Shootings Bravely Tried to Fight Off Gunman

Amidst a hail of gunfire, a longtime patron of Cafe Racer bravely fought to save his friends from a gunman, who went on a violent rampage Wednesday. Today, that patron—who we’re identifying by his first name, Lawrence—offered up a chilling account of the violence he witnessed inside the cafe yesterday, and… [ Keep reading ]

Gunman Kills Five Before Taking His Own Life

A gunman killed five people in a violent rampage, and later took his own life after police cornered him in West Seattle Wednesday, following a five-hour citywide manhunt. At 10:52 am, the 40-year-old suspect, Ian Stawicki, walked into Café Racer, near NE 59th Street and Roosevelt Way NE, approached the… [ Keep reading ]

911 Audio From May 30th Shootings

Following yesterday’s tragic events, the Seattle Police Department is providing the public and the media with three pieces of audio from yesterday’s incidents, including a 911 call made from inside Cafe Racer following the shootings, a 911 call made by a witness to the 8th and Seneca shooting, and SPD… [ Keep reading ]

Suspect In Roosevelt, First Hill Murders Fatally Shoots Himself

The suspect in a series of fatal shootings at a north Seattle cafe and First Hill parking lot shot himself after officers confronted him on a quiet street in West Seattle Wednesday afternoon. The man’s violent rampage began around 11am this morning, when police received reports of gunfire from Cafe Racer… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Obtain Photos of North Seattle Homicide Suspect

Seattle police have obtained photos of the suspect in today’s shooting in north Seattle. The suspect is a white male, approximately 30 years old, wearing a dark short cap, with well-groomed dark hair, a neat full beard, wearing a light blue jacket. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you recognize this… [ Keep reading ]

Woman shot, killed on First Hill

On May 30th, at approximately 11:30 am, Seattle Police responded to a report of a female who had been shot and was down in the parking lot at 8th Avenue and Seneca Street.  This is in the parking lot just west of  Town Hall.    Initial witness reports stated that… [ Keep reading ]