Gang detectives have been busy lately, tracking down suspects in a series of recent gangland shootings—some related, some not—on Beacon Hill, the Brighton neighborhood, and Columbia City. The most recent arrest came earlier this week, when SWAT and gang detectives took down a south Seattle gang member who sprayed 15 shots… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have arrested a man suspected of murdering an elderly Navy veteran at a Bitter Lake assisted living facility last year. Francis Patrick Fleming, 70, was tortured and his throat was cut following an apparent robbery on December 8th, 2011. After Fleming was found murdered in his apartment, detectives learned… [ Keep reading ]
Man insisted he was okay, despite a stab wound to the torso. Just shortly before 1 a.m. this morning officers responded to a report of a stabbing near 3rd Avenue & Seneca Street. The victim was quickly found in the 1300 block of 3rd Avenue as he sat leaning against Benaroya… [ Keep reading ]
A passerby found a 55 year old man tied up in his back yard, the victim of a home invasion robbery. At approximately 11:43 a.m. the male passerby called 911 to report his findings. Responding officers were shortly thereafter flagged down by the witness in the 8600 block of Beacon Avenue South. Officers found the victim… [ Keep reading ]
Last night at about 10:25 pm, South Precinct officers responded to the report of a vehicle collision with a shot fired in the 5800 block of Oakhurst Avenue South. A witness reported seeing a driver get out of the car, “stagger” around it, then drive away north bound. The witness then heard a… [ Keep reading ]
A 65 year old man was the victim of a home-invasion robbery that occurred in the 200 block of 19th Avenue East. Last night at approximately 9:00 p.m. the victim, who is in a wheel chair, answered a knock on his apartment door expecting a friend. Instead, two unknown male suspects in their 20’s forced… [ Keep reading ]
Even police and lawbreakers sometimes miss connections, but you can help. You were the masked pair vandalizing the Bank of America at 15th Avenue NW and NW 85th Street just after 1am on June 17th. She was blonde, wore a black and grey tank top and a blue bandanna over… [ Keep reading ]
At approximately 2:15 this morning a witness called 911 to report a woman screaming inside a house in the 9700 Block of Arrowsmith Avenue South. When South Precinct officers arrived in the block, they located a naked woman covered in blood banging on various home doors. The Seattle Fire Department… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle Police officer shot and wounded an armed suspect in a South Seattle park early this morning. A Seattle Police K9 handler and his dog were checking Pritchard Beach Park just after 2 a.m. when he happened upon the suspect from an earlier shooting. The officer saw the suspect sitting on a park bench. … [ Keep reading ]
A man heard a knock on the door of the apartment he was staying at but did not open the door. A male on the other side of the door asked for someone by name, and then fired 4-5 shots into the door. At approximately 1:20 am, South Precinct officers… [ Keep reading ]
