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Criminal Trespassing, Property Damage, and Weapons violations at Central District residence

In the afternoon hours of December 23rd witnesses called 911 to report that multiple male and female subjects had unlawfully entered and occupied a residence under renovation in the 1900 block of East Spruce Street.  Nobody was currently living in the house and the witnesses knew that the subjects occupying the residence did… [ Keep reading ]

Victim cut across face during assault, suspects at large

On December 21st at approximately 10:10 p.m. a 52-year-old male victim was gathering his property behind an abandoned apartment complex in the 100 block of 14th Avenue when two unknown male suspects attacked him.  Preliminary investigation indicates that the assault was unprovoked and no hostile words were exchanged prior to the… [ Keep reading ]

Implementing police reforms

The following is a post from Mayor Mike McGinn’s blog: The people of Seattle deserve a police force that fights crime in a way that is fair and equitable. We deserve a police force that is well trained and accountable for its actions. We deserve a police force that is… [ Keep reading ]

Trespassers discovered in vacant house

On December 14th at approximately 1:00 p.m. a property owner observed at least one subject entering a vacant and boarded up house in the 1200 block of East Jefferson Street.  The witness knew that the residence was unoccupied and no one should be inside.  He subsequently called 911. Upon arrival officers noted that the… [ Keep reading ]

Active search for violent fugitve**UPDATE**

Suspect Vasser turned himself in to the King County Jail just shortly before 6:00 p.m. this evening.  He was on the phone with his Community Corrections Officer when he surrender.  On 12/14/11, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a complainant called 911 to report that while on a school field trip a parent chaperone recognized one of… [ Keep reading ]

Human remains found

On 12/10/11, at approximately 9:55 a.m., the complainant notified 911 that he’d come upon several plastic garbage bags on the ground in the wooded area to the east and across from the 3100 block of Fairview Ave. E. The complainant reported that a human appendage was sticking out of one… [ Keep reading ]

Armed robber barricaded himself in his basement

On 12/8/11, at approximately 1030 p.m., SWAT along with patrol officers were on the scene of a barricaded man in the 3700 block of 14 Av S. The suspect was wanted in connection with an October armed robbery and shooting in the 1700 block of Belmont Ave. Verbal contact was… [ Keep reading ]

Burglary in Madison Valley, suspects caught

On December 7th, at approximately 11:30 am, East Precinct officers responded to a 911 call from a resident in the 200 Block of 29th Avenue East stating that someone had broken a window and was inside her home.  The victim locked herself and her baby in a bathroom while remaining… [ Keep reading ]

Burglar caught hiding in a parking lot

On 12/05/11, at approximately at 2:20 p.m., dispatch broadcast that a burglar had just exited a residence in the 2000 block of Eastlake Avenue East and that the complainant/victim was following the suspected burglar on foot, Southbound. Officers quickly arrived in the area and spotted a person matching the suspect’s description, hiding in a parking… [ Keep reading ]

Armed robbery on Capitol Hill, suspect caught

On December 4th, just after 1:00 am, a man and woman were walking in the 400 Block of 11th Avenue. A male suspect approached them and pulled out a handgun. The suspect then demanded money from the victims. The male victim refused and pulled out a pocket knife. The suspect then turned and ran…. [ Keep reading ]