Arson detectives are investigating a mattress burning in North Seattle that caused damage to a tree and a parked car this morning. At approximately 3:30 a.m. officers and firefighters responded to 911 calls of a mattress fire on a planting strip in the 5200 block of 17th Avenue NE. After… [ Keep reading ]
*UPDATE* The 19-year-old male victim from last night’s shooting in the 2500 block of South Norman Street has died as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting. Fire department medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. For… [ Keep reading ]
Officers and detectives are actively looking for suspects associated with a light-colored Mercedes-Benz after a shooting in the Central District this evening. At approximately 7:30 p.m. officers responded to 911 reports of a person shot. Preliminary investigation indicates that the male victim was hanging out with friends in front of a… [ Keep reading ]
The following press release originated with the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Two federal defendants prosecuted as part of “Operation Oliver’s Twist” were sentenced today to significant prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. The men were arrested in 2012 following the successful law enforcement operation where members of the Seattle Police Department,… [ Keep reading ]
Police seized three handguns and arrested two men after a car connected with a shooting on Capitol Hill turned up stuck on some railroad tracks in SoDo. Just after 2:15 am this morning, an East Precinct officer patrolling along Broadway heard a series of gunshots coming from 10th Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
Update 4/2: Proving once again that you’ll always find something in the last place you look, detectives learned the suspect was already in jail for a Department of Corrections violation. An SPD crime analyst recognized the man in the video and gave detectives a heads-up to check the jail. The… [ Keep reading ]
A suspect is wanted for running down a pedestrian in downtown this morning. At approximately 8:45 a.m., a Motorcycle Officer was conducting a traffic stop on a gold-colored Chrysler in the 1200 block of 3rd Avenue. The sedan was stopped for violating the 3rd Avenue peak hour restrictions. The traffic stop was conducted in northbound… [ Keep reading ]
Two people seriously injured in a two vehicle collision. Today just shortly after 2:00 p.m., a Toyota SUV was travelling northbound, mid-block of the 1900 blk of 4 Ave. At this time a VW Jetta turned into the Toyota causing it to overturn onto a parked car. Seattle Fire (SFD)… [ Keep reading ]
An intoxicated elderly male fired shots and barricaded himself inside his residence. This morning just shortly after 1:00 a.m. officers responded to the 8900 block of 31st Av NW to a call of shots fired. Officers arrived and were setting up containment /arrest teams, when they heard two shots from… [ Keep reading ]
Police are looking for a pregnant woman who pulled a stun gun out of her bra and attacked a bike messenger in downtown Seattle Friday morning. Shortly after 11:15 AM, the bike messenger was crossing 5th Avenue in the crosswalk when a man driving a gray coupe pulled onto 5th Avenue,… [ Keep reading ]