On the evening of March 30th, officers from several different Anti-Crime Teams and detectives served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 3000 Block of South Dawson Street. This location has been a source of community complaints for several years, with both neighbors and patrol officers noting the… [ Keep reading ]
In two different incidents this week, thieves broke into a machine shop on lower Queen Anne and made off with thousands of pounds of metal. In the latest break-in Thursday night, the suspect or suspects stole a 2,000-pound gear from the machine shop in the 1000 block of Elliot Ave W. The… [ Keep reading ]
On March 29th, at approximately 1:30 pm, East Precinct officers responded to an apartment building in the 2100 Block of East James street on a report of a domestic violence assault. The call stated that an ex-boyfriend had shown up armed with a handgun. The victim was able to escape… [ Keep reading ]
A man suspected in a series of violent robberies and sexual assaults across King County is in custody, and facing charges of rape, robbery, and indecent liberties following a joint investigation between King County Sheriff’s Deputies, Seattle, Bellevue, and Renton police. Police believe 38-year-old Charles Linell Bluford is responsible for… [ Keep reading ]
On March 28th at approximately 5:20 p.m. officers responded to a silent hold-up alarm at a bank in the 6400 block Roosevelt Way NE. The adult male suspect entered the bank and passed a note to the teller implying a gun. The suspect subsequently fled the bank on foot with… [ Keep reading ]
A unique operation by the Seattle Police Department’s Vice/High-Risk Victims Unit—which had detectives running a south Seattle massage parlor for a day in order to arrest johns—came to a close last week after a jury found the owner of the massage parlor, Liu Wei, guilty of promoting prostitution. Undercover Vice/High… [ Keep reading ]
On 3/28/12, officers contacted a Middle School Counselor who stated that the victim/student reported that she had been assaulted by a man, while walking to her bus stop in the 9800 block of 62nd Ave South this morning at 7:00 a.m. The victim stated that the suspect grabbed (upper shoulders area) her from behind and she screamed for… [ Keep reading ]
Auto theft detectives and patrol officers have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected in dozens of car prowls and auto thefts in and around Seattle. “In the last four of five months there had been a real spike in auto theft and car prowl activity in the South Seattle area,” says… [ Keep reading ]
Arson Detectives are investigating two fires set in the Interbay/Magnolia neighborhoods over the weekend. Fire crews and police were first called to 43rd Avenue and W. Barrett Street at about 9:45 pm Saturday after someone set a fire in a portable toilet outside a vacant home. The flames spread from… [ Keep reading ]
On March 25th at approximately 1:34 a.m. there was a large gathering at a night club in the 7000 block of East Marginal Way South. Several groups of males in the parking lot got into a verbal altercation. At one point, three male suspects got into a white Suburban SUV and one gunshot… [ Keep reading ]
