Police Precincts Archives

Woman Arrested Downtown for Reporting False Kidnapping Story While Her Three Associates Arrested for Carjacking

October 28, 2021 12:23 pm

Police arrested a woman for falsely reporting her child had been abducted in a carjacking on First Hill, and later arrested several of her associates hours later in a connected attempted carjacking in the Chinatown-International District. Officers were initially dispatched to the 300 block of 9th Avenue at 12:18 AM Thursday after receiving a report from a 19-year-old woman, who said someone had stolen her car… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, Southwest Precinct, West Precinct

Man Injured in Downtown Shooting

October 28, 2021 11:59 am

Police are investigating after a 39-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in downtown Seattle early Thursday morning. At 12:51 AM, police received a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of 3rd Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man down on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, West Precinct

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Central District

October 27, 2021 7:41 am

Detectives are investigating an early Wednesday morning shooting in the Central District that left a man dead. At 1:03 a.m., multiple callers reported hearing gunfire near the 300 block of 23rd Avenue South. Police responded to the area and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds down on the ground… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: 2021 Homicides, East Precinct, Investigations

Detectives Seek Assistance Identifying Delridge Robbery Suspect

October 26, 2021 12:42 pm

Detectives are seeking assistance identifying a man who robbed a woman at knifepoint in the Delridge neighborhood. Around 10:30 PM on October 16th, the victim had gotten out of her car in an alley in the 8800 block of Delridge Way Southwest when a man came up behind her, grabbed… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, Southwest Precinct

Man Arrested After Ramming Vehicles, Fleeing From Police in Stolen School Bus

October 26, 2021 9:15 am

Police arrested a man in the Central District Tuesday morning after he stole a 33,000 pound unoccupied school bus and spent approximately 15 minutes ramming vehicles and fleeing from officers in SODO and the Central District. At 7:51 AM, police received a report that a man had stolen an empty… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: East Precinct, Investigations, South Precinct, West Precinct

Police Investigating Weekend Knife Attacks

October 25, 2021 10:19 am

Police responded to three unrelated assaults involving knives this weekend in Belltown, Downtown, and Capitol Hill, and arrested suspects in two of the incidents. On Saturday at about 4:15 p.m., police responded to a stabbing in the 200 block of Bell Street. Arriving officers found a male victim with multiple… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: East Precinct, Investigations, West Precinct

Detectives Investigating Fatal Hit and Run in Green Lake Neighborhood

October 25, 2021 9:02 am

Detectives are investigating after a motorist struck two people, killing one of them, in a hit and run collision Monday morning in the Green Lake neighborhood. Witnesses called 911 just before 2 AM to report they had seen the driver of a white F-150 pickup truck strike two people in… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, North Precinct, Traffic and Collisions

Officers Investigating Multiple Shootings That Occurred in the City Saturday and Sunday

October 24, 2021 1:16 pm

Detectives are investigating after a series of shootings took place in the city Saturday and early Sunday morning. Officers from the Gun Violence Reduction Unit on patrol around 1:20 AM Saturday heard shots fired near Occidental Avenue South and South Yesler Way. Officers quickly learned that this was a continuation… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, Investigations, Police Precincts

Detectives Investigating Fatal Collision in South Beacon Hill

October 21, 2021 7:24 pm

Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon fatal collision in South Beacon Hill involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. At about 2:30 p.m. police responded to a collision in the 8000 block of 36th Avenue South. A motorist was attempting to back his truck and fifth wheel trailer from the street… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Investigations, South Precinct, Traffic and Collisions

Police Investigating Fatal Hit and Run Collision on Aurora

October 20, 2021 11:52 am

Police are investigating after a driver struck and killed a pedestrian and then fled the scene early Wednesday morning on Aurora Avenue North. At 3:19 a.m., a motorist called 911 to report a man down in the northbound lanes of Aurora Avenue North near North 76th Street. The 911 caller… [ Keep reading ]