On December 17th at approximately 9:54 p.m. the 15-year-old male victim was walking home in the area of 24th Avenue South and East Yesler Way. The adult male suspect ran up to the victim from behind and began walking next to him. The suspect then stood in front of the victim… [ Keep reading ]
On November 27th, 2010, a 76-year-old female victim was shopping at a store located in the 1400 block of South Lane Street. The victim lives in a nearby assisted living facility. She used her mobility chair scooter to travel to the store and shop. While shopping, she stepped out of her scooter… [ Keep reading ]
From our friends at Public Health Seattle/King County: Partners supporting traffic safety convene “Night of 1,000 Stars Patrols” Extra traffic patrols this weekend KING COUNTY, WA — This Friday and Saturday marks the 20th year that law enforcement agencies throughout Washington have conducted “Night of 1,000 Stars” impaired driving traffic… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability Semi-Annual Report of the Civilian Auditor, Judge Anne Levinson (ret.), for July – November, 2010 is now available online. You can read it by clicking here.
The Seattle Police Office of Professional Accountability’s newly released report is now available online. The report details 2009- 2010 policy recommendations and the SPD response to recommendations about use of force, de-escalation and respectful policing.
The Seattle Police twitter account getyourcarback has yielded its first stolen car recovery. On December 14th at 7:23 p.m. the Seattle Police 911 Center received a telephone call from a woman who indicated that a Honda Civic she had seen tweeted was in the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue NW. … [ Keep reading ]
I have read the decline decision provided today by the City Attorney’s Office regarding the April 17th Seattle Police misconduct incident. With this decision, the Department will now commence an internal investigation into this incident. I have directed that this internal investigation be given immediate priority and will proceed with… [ Keep reading ]
On December 2nd, a Seattle Police Vice detective received a complaint that a 47-year-old male suspect was posting an advertisement online seeking a young girl. The detective, posing as a child, responded to the suspect’s posting via his undercover email account. In several email exchanges the suspect continued making incriminating… [ Keep reading ]
On November 16th at approximately 6:00 p.m. an adult female was walking westbound on the pedestrian/bicycle path alongside westbound Interstate 90. As she approached the east end of the Mount Baker tunnel, she was confronted by an unknown adult male suspect. The suspect approached the victim and drew a small… [ Keep reading ]
In the last few years, Toys for Tots has had an increasingly difficult time meeting the demand for toys, and in many cases, they were simply unable to supply toys to everyone that requested them. Yesler Community Center did not receive any toys the last two years from Toys for… [ Keep reading ]
