A 16-year-old girl was spared serious, possibly fatal injuries after the glasses she was wearing deflected a bullet that struck her in the face during a drive by shooting last night at 54th Avenue South and South Roxbury Street. At around 9:40 pm, there were several people, including children, inside the… [ Keep reading ]
A man was shot in the arm following a large disturbance that began inside a club and then spilled outside early this morning in the SODO neighborhood. Gang Unit detectives were actually monitoring the closing of the club in the 2900 Block of 1 Avenue South around 2 this morning when a… [ Keep reading ]
A man who robbed a bank on Broadway early this evening remains at large. At approximately 5:09 p.m. officers responded to the 500 block of Broadway Avenue East for the report of a bank robbery. Preliminary investigation indicates that the adult male suspect walked up to counter at Umpqua Bank and handed… [ Keep reading ]
Two men are in custody today thanks to a little luck, technology, and good police work following a strange car jacking attempt and a robbery last night. Just before 10:00 pm Tuesday, a man was driving his 2007 Audi A3 wagon when he decided to stop at 8th Avenue South… [ Keep reading ]
A South Seattle business owner was arrested on Friday for knowingly buying and reselling stolen items inside his store. On 12-13-2013, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the South Precinct (ACT) Anti- Crime Team served an arrest/search warrant on a store in the 7600 block of Rainier Avenue South. The search warrant… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are still hoping to locate seven valuable art pieces that were in the back of a Budget rental truck that was stolen from North Seattle early Thursday morning. The truck was recovered yesterday in West Seattle, however, the art is still missing. Patrol officers responded to a hotel near… [ Keep reading ]
A West Seattle woman was found dead in her home early this afternoon and foul play is suspected. At approximately 12:27 p.m. officers responded to the 5900 block of Highpoint Drive SW after a relative of the homeowner called police requesting officers check the welfare of the victim. Officers arrived… [ Keep reading ]
On Friday morning, a man called SPD’s 911 center and whispered to a dispatcher that two gunmen had burst into his North Seattle home and held him at gunpoint. The man said the suspects had burst into his house, in the 12500 block of 7th Ave NW, minutes earlier, but that… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a 21-year-old man following an assault and armed robbery of a cab driver early this morning near the intersection of 12th Avenue South and South Main Street. At 3:00 am, the victim, a cab driver, was driving past the intersection when he was flagged down by a potential… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have begun the difficult task of processing more than 2,500 bottles of stolen wine found at a SoDo storage and manufacturing facility Tuesday.* “Detectives need to photograph and document each bottle, enter it into evidence, and then we need to find the owner of each bottle,” says Investigations… [ Keep reading ]