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Woman robbed of cellphone in South Seattle

A suspect pushed a woman to the ground and stole her cellphone in South Seattle. This morning just shortly before 10:00 a.m., the victim was walking eastbound in the 5000 block of S Henderson St towards Rainier Av S while talking on her cellular phone. The suspect ran up to… [ Keep reading ]

SPD, KCSO Target Drug Dealers, Gang Members In Westlake

Just in time for the holidays, Seattle Police and King County Sheriff’s Office have wrapped up more than 30 drug dealers and suspected gang members following a months-long undercover operation around Westlake. “This operation was about helping downtown businesses and their customers as well as Metro Employees and transit riders… [ Keep reading ]

Gang Detectives Locate, Arrest Robbery Suspect

A man suspected of shooting a victim in the leg last week during a robbery attempt was arrested yesterday afternoon in Renton with the assistance of the Renton Police Department. Robbery detectives had developed information on the suspect.   Yesterday, Gang detectives followed up and located the suspect at a… [ Keep reading ]

Burglar Caught With Over a Hundreds Packs of Cigarettes Will Not Be Forced to Smoke All of Them

On October 28th, security cameras at a Pioneer Square convenience store captured a man smashing his way through the front door of the business and fleeing the scene with dozens of packs of cigarettes. While detectives have been working to learn the man’s identity, they hadn’t been able to put… [ Keep reading ]

(UPDATED) Miscommunication Leads to Kidnapping Investigation at After School Program

Update on 11/18: After investigation of the incident, detectives have determined that an emergency contact was in fact attempting to pick up the children on behalf of their parents. The children were not in any danger and detectives have closed the case. —- Seattle police are working to identify a… [ Keep reading ]

Violent Sex Offender Arrested After Attacking Woman In Hospital Bathroom

A violent rapist—who was being sought by the King County Sheriff’s Office after failing to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison—is in custody after attacking a 60-year-old woman in a hospital bathroom over the weekend. Seattle Police Department detectives are investigating the case. Around 5 pm… [ Keep reading ]

Alert Parking Enforcement Officer Busts Car Thief

A Lynwood man was arrested in downtown Seattle yesterday after an alert Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) spied him driving away in a stolen vehicle.  On 11/12/13, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a PEO was on patrol in the 1700 block of 7th Ave when she spotted a BMW parked in a… [ Keep reading ]

Police Investigating Passive-Aggressive Parking Vigilante

Seattle police are on the trail of a passive-aggressive parking vigilante, who’s been graffitiing all over the street and leaving nasty notes for neighbors in North Seattle. Earlier this year, some neighborhood parking vigilante took it upon themselves to paint (unofficial) parking lines along most of a one-block stretch of Whitman… [ Keep reading ]

Family dog comes to rescue of homeowner being attacked by robbers

Robbery Detectives are investigating a home invasion robbery in North Seattle this morning.  On 11-13-13, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Victim-1 called 911 to report a home invasion robbery at her house in the 9700 block of 3rd Av NW. The victim stated that she heard a noise outside of her room… [ Keep reading ]

Auto Thieves Busted in South Seattle

Two auto thieves arrested this morning in South Seattle. On 11/13/13, just shortly after 5:00 a.m., the complainant called 911 to report two suspicious males that were in the rear parking lot of his apartment complex in the 7900 block of Rainier Av S.  One of the males was seated… [ Keep reading ]