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Detectives Arrest Suspect In Violent New Holly Robbery

Robbery detectives have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of violently attacking and robbing a woman outside of her south Seattle home late last month. On April 23, two men approached a woman outside her home near 34th Place S. and Holly Park Drive S., and shoved her into a wall…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Officer’s Memorial Remembrance today at Forest Lawn

The 2012 Seattle Police Memorial Remembrance will take place this afternoon at 1:00 pm at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Seattle.  The memorial ceremony honors the sacrifices of our fallen Seattle Police officers. This is the fourth annual ceremony held in Seattle, and it shows local support for Seattle Police officers as… [ Keep reading ]

A Growing Problem: Second Pot Farm Catches Fire This Week

For the second time this week, illegal power diversion has a sparked a fire at a marijuana grow operation in south Seattle. Around 11:40 this morning, firefighters were called to a home near S. 115th Street and 69th Pl S, where they found a marijuana grow op in the basement of… [ Keep reading ]

Update to Rainier Beach shooting investigation

Detectives were notified that the victim in last night’s shooting in the 9100 Block of Rainier Avenue South succumbed to his injuries at Harborview Medical Center.  The victim was a 31 year old male, not a 20 year old male as previously reported.  Detectives are still requesting that anyone with… [ Keep reading ]

Rainier Beach shooting, detectives investigating

On May 16th, just before 8:30 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a shooting  in the parking lot of the Jack in the Box restaurant in the 9100 Block of Rainier Avenue South.  There was a large crowd gathered in the parking lot at the time of shooting, and although many… [ Keep reading ]

Sexual Assault Detectives Ask Victims to Come Forward

Tim Dampier was arrested in May 2011 by Seattle Police Sexual Assault Unit detectives for sex crimes against children.  He is a well-known church musician tied to several African-American churches in the greater Seattle area and had worked at the group home Samuel House (Kent) and the Union Gospel Mission. … [ Keep reading ]

Taiwanese association offers reward in fatal hit & run of Michael Wang

The Taiwanese Association of Greater Seattle (TAGS) is offering a $6000 reward for information resulting in an arrest in the hit and run death of husband and father Michael Wang.  After consulting with TAGS member William Wang – father of Michael Wang – the TAGS Board decided to do something… [ Keep reading ]

SPD Tells SoDo Club Owners To Clean Up Drugs, Violence (UPDATED)

UPDATE on July 22, 2013: Studio Seven’s owners have successfully completed the terms (PDF) of their Chronic Nuisance Property agreement with the city. Since SPD declared Studio Seven a Chronic Public Nuisance in May, the club’s owners have worked closely with SPD’s South Precinct complete the terms of their agreement, creating a… [ Keep reading ]

Robbery investigation in Aurora motel, suspects arrested

On May 14th, at approximately 4:00 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of a fight disturbance with a weapon inside a motel located in the 12000 Block of Aurora Avenue North.  Officers arrived and contacted two victims.  They stated that it was actually an armed robbery that had… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Seize Hundreds Of Off-Menu Pot Plants From South Seattle Restaurant

Narcotics detectives seized hundreds of marijuana plants from a south Seattle restaurant Monday morning after a fire at the business led investigators to a grow operation hidden in the business’s basement. Around 8am this morning, firefighters staunched a small blaze in the back of the My Canh restaurant near Martin Luther King… [ Keep reading ]