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Central District calls leads to stolen gun

On May 7th,  just before 10:00 pm, East Precinct officers responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 1900 Block of East Yesler.  The victim stated that he had been robbed at gunpoint by four people, who were still in the area.  Officers arrived and met with the… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Robbery of Two Females on Capitol Hill

On May 4th at approximately 10:53 p.m. two female victims were walking on Summit Avenue near East Olive Street when they were approached by a lone male suspect.  The suspect displayed a small black revolver and stole both victims’ purses.  The suspect then fled westbound on East Olive Street.  Neither victim was injured during the… [ Keep reading ]

Do You Recognize This Capitol Hill Bank Robbery Suspect?

Do you recognize this bank robbery suspect? He walked into a bank inside a grocery store–at 14th Avenue and E. John Street on Capitol Hill–just before 6pm Tuesday evening and demanded money. Witnesses described the suspect as as a black male in his 50s, 5’9, with a mustache, wearing a blue beanie, white  vest,… [ Keep reading ]

Armed Robbery, Assault of Two Citizens

On April 27th at approximately 9:30 p.m. a male and female were walking southbound on 20th Avenue at East Yesler Way when a known 20-year-old male suspect exited a Mercedes sedan and pointed a black handgun at them.  The suspect forcefully pulled a necklace off of the male victim and… [ Keep reading ]

Pro-Active Police Work Leads to Arrest of Wanted Man

On April 28th at approximately 1:26 a.m. officers on patrol contacted a suspect for trespassing at 8th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  The suspect was obviously giving officers a false name and as the officers were walking him to the patrol car to investigate his identity further the suspect… [ Keep reading ]

Female robber arrested

On March 19th at 9:47 a.m., the victim was using the ATM at a bank in the 500 block of S. Jackson when a female approached him asking for money. He told her no and started walking back to his apartment in the 400 block of Maynard Avenue S. Once arriving at his apartment, the female… [ Keep reading ]

Vehicle/ Motorcycle collision

On 4/21/2012, at approximately 2:04 a.m., officers responded to a call of a collision in the 1900 block of Boren Ave involving a motorcycle and an aid car.  Shortly after the initial broadcast, it was upgraded to a fast back-up for Seattle Fire Personnel, as it was reported that a… [ Keep reading ]

Tip Leads to Fugitive, Guns In Eastlake

One day after a press conference detailing the efforts of Seattle Police and federal law enforcement, Seattle Police detectives followed up on information that a violent, possibly armed fugitive was in the Eastlake neighborhood. Seattle Police moved in after developing a plan to safely apprehend the wanted fugitive.  In the early… [ Keep reading ]

Man Carjacked At Gunpoint Moments After Buying Car

Mere moments after handing over cash for a used car Wednesday evening, a man found himself at the mercy of two carjackers in the Central District. The man told police that Wednesday afternoon, he contacted a woman about an online ad for a 1991 white Ford Explorer, and later met… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Police Officers, Neighborhood Girls to Spend Day at Skagit Tulip Festival

The Seattle Police Department, in partnership with Seattle Parks and members of the Silent War Campaign and co-sponsored by the Seattle Police Foundation, will join 15 female youths in an educational fieldtrip to Mount Vernon to learn and enjoy the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this coming Monday from 9 a.m. to… [ Keep reading ]