On 12/05/11, at approximately at 2:20 p.m., dispatch broadcast that a burglar had just exited a residence in the 2000 block of Eastlake Avenue East and that the complainant/victim was following the suspected burglar on foot, Southbound. Officers quickly arrived in the area and spotted a person matching the suspect’s description, hiding in a parking… [ Keep reading ]
On December 4th, at approximately 11:50 pm, North Precinct officers responded to the 2200 Block of NE 88th Street after receiving information of a home invasion style robbery at that location. The information came from one of the victims, who had been taken to an area hospital. Officers responded to the… [ Keep reading ]
On December 3rd, at approximately 1:36 am, North Precinct officers responded to a man calling for help outside of his residence in the 13500 Block of Linden Avenue North. When officers arrived they discovered a 52 year old male who had been stabbed several times. He told officers that his… [ Keep reading ]
On December 1st at approximately 5:00 p.m. the 13-year-old female victim was walking to her bus stop in the 4000 block of Wallingford Avenue North. An unknown adult male suspect approached the victim from behind and grabbed onto her right jacket sleeve and verbally indicated that he wanted her to go with him. The… [ Keep reading ]
On November 21st, at approximately 6:30 pm, two South Seattle businesses in the 7100 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South were robbed by three suspects. The three suspects, described as black males, possibly East African, were wearing tightly-cinched hoods, forced their way into the businesses armed with a handgun…. [ Keep reading ]
On November 30th at around 1:45 p.m., the below pictured man robbed a bank in the 4100 block of University Way NE. He is a white male in his late 40’s, 5’10-6’00 tall, with a medium build, a gray stubble beard and prescription glasses. He may still have red dye stains on… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives have released still photographs depicting three persons who appear to be disposing of a jacket in the area of the the assault. Anyone who may recognize the persons of interest depicted or anyone with information on the assault that occurred on November 15th in the 4200 Block of South Othello Street is asked… [ Keep reading ]
Just before Thanksgiving, the Seattle Police Department’s Vice/High Risk Victims Unit conducted a “John” sting operation in Seattle. During the operation, six adult males responded to posts on Backpage.com. After initial phone contact, the suspects responded to the operation location and were placed under arrest after offering and agreeing to a… [ Keep reading ]
On November 17th, at approximately 4:20 pm, a female was waiting in the bus stop at Rainier Avenue South and South Brandon Street, when she was confronted by two unknown black females. They attempted to take the purse she was carrying. A struggle ensued and the victim was knocked down… [ Keep reading ]
The following is a statement from Mayor Mike McGinn’s blog. The death of Danny Vega is an active and ongoing homicide investigation. Anyone who witnessed all or part of the attack or heard about it later is asked to call the Homicide tip-line at (206) 233-5000. Anonymous calls are welcome. New information, no matter… [ Keep reading ]
