A vehicle struck a 52-year-old man, critically injuring him. On Thursday just shortly before 8:00 p.m., a vehicle was travelling in lane #2 north on MLK Jr Wy S at S. Myrtle St. At the same time, an adult male pedestrian was crossing MLK Jr Wy S at S. Myrtle St…. [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle police officer shot and wounded a dog in the South Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon after the dog bit a 12-year-old girl. The dog—reportedly a pitbull/lab mix—attacked the girl near 10th Avenue S. and S. Henderson Street shortly after 3:30 pm. After officers arrived at the scene, they found… [ Keep reading ]
West Precinct detectives and the Seattle Animal Shelter are investigating a man for possible animal cruelty charges after he was caught strangling a hawk Monday in a downtown park. The hawk was so seriously injured that it had to be euthanized. Around 4 pm on October 1st, officers went to Victor… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police arrested a student at a north Seattle middle school Thursday morning after he brought a small improvised explosive to school. Staff at Eckstein Middle School found the components for the device during a search of the student’s backpack, and called police. SPD Arson/Bomb Squad Sergeant Verner O’Quinn says the… [ Keep reading ]
Police have arrested the primary suspect in last weekend’s University District robbery and assault spree . Detectives developed information about a possible suspect from evidence left during the 30 minute span of violence and sent that information out to patrol officers. On Monday, October 1st, just before 6:00 pm, the… [ Keep reading ]
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed in a South Seattle neighborhood this morning. Just shortly before 4:00 a.m., residents in the Dunlap neighborhood, near 54 Av S and S. Grattan PL S heard multiple gunshots. One caller looked out their window and saw a person sitting in a vehicle,… [ Keep reading ]
Yesterday at about 4:30 pm, a suspect walked into the the Homestreet Bank located in the 8200 Block of 35th Avenue NE and demanded money from the teller. He was armed with a black semi-auto handgun. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and the fled the bank on foot,… [ Keep reading ]
One woman was wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting Tuesday evening in the Genesee neighborhood. Gang detectives were called to Swedish Hospital on First Hill at about 7:30 pm after a woman showed up in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to her wrist. The woman said she and… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives have obtained a photo of the truck by the man wanted for a serious hit and run collision in South Seattle this morning, and and are hoping the public can help them find the driver who struck a teenager and then fled the scene. Witnesses have told police the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are looking for a white (possibly Chevy) truck and its driver in connection to a hit and run collision that left an 18-year-old male in serious condition. On Tuesday October 2, 2012 at approximately 7:16 a.m., an 18 year-old male pedestrian was crossing Rainier Avenue South from west to east at South Elmgrove… [ Keep reading ]
