…And they might’ve gotten away with it if not for a group of metaling meddling officers. Last month, scrap metal businesses in SoDo and Georgetown were targeted in a flurry of break-ins. “We’ve had a lot of places continually get hit,” says South Precinct Burglary Detective Danial Conine. “It’s a big problem… [ Keep reading ]
A man armed with a handgun confronted the night clerk of the Marco Polo Motel last night shortly before midnight. The suspect confronted the clerk just outside the office of the motel, located at 4114 Aurora Avenue North, and then forced the victim back into the office where he demanded access to… [ Keep reading ]
Since August 14th there have been over 25 reported necklace grabs and purse snatches in the south end. Most have occurred in Seattle, although some have taken place in King County and Renton. The suspects are males in their teens to 20’s, working alone or in groups of two to four. In some… [ Keep reading ]
Two suspected pimps are facing charges after they tried to recruit two teenage girls in downtown Seattle last week. Those teens actually turned out to be two undercover cops working a sting operation. Last Thursday, August 23rd, two officers went undercover, posing as 17 year olds in a sting in… [ Keep reading ]
A 19-year-old man suspected of snatching jewelry in a recent rash of street robberies in South Seattle is in custody after he turned himself in to detectives on Friday. Last week, detectives—who are investigating a spate of more than 20 purse and necklace snatchings across the South Precinct—put the word… [ Keep reading ]
Disturbance outside Hookah Bar leaves one man shot. Just shortly after 4 a.m. this morning two adult men got into a verbal altercation outside a Hookah Bar at 12th and Main. The altercation escalated and one man was shot. According to Security, the two men may have been shooting at… [ Keep reading ]
Robber walks into Starbucks and demands money. On 08/24/12, just shortly before 5:00 p.m, officers responded to a micro Starbucks store located in the University of Washington downtown campus building at 1325 4th Ave . The suspect entered the store with his hands behind his back and demanded money. No weapon… [ Keep reading ]
Female burglar walks into business and steals employee’s belongings. This morning, just shortly after 5:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to a burglary call at General Bio Diesel- 6333 1 Av S. Officers located the complainant and learned that a white female had entered the warehouse style business and was found on the… [ Keep reading ]
This morning at about 10:45 am Seattle Police responded to 911 calls of a possible robbery of a medical marijuana dispensary in the 3200 Block of Rainier Avenue South. The call indicated that several armed suspects entered the business. Additional 911 calls from inside the establishment confirmed that three armed… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives need the public’s help finding a suspect who slashed a man at a restaurant in the Roosevelt neighborhood earlier this month. Around 1:15 am on August 2nd, the suspect started causing problems inside the Scarlet Tree restaurant, located near 8th Avenue NE and NE 65th Street. Bar staff refused… [ Keep reading ]
