Officers with the recently formed Community Response Group arrested five individuals Thursday night after they ignored multiple dispersal orders and continued to push Dumpsters and other items into the street. At approximately 10:20 PM, after issuing several orders to disperse, officers arrested five people for obstructing and resisting near 12th… [ Keep reading ]
SPD Gang Unit detectives and the US Marshals Taskforce arrested a 24-year-old man in Lakewood on Wednesday for seriously wounding a man in a drive-by shooting last month in the Central District. On September 20th, police responded to 23rd and Dearborn after a 44-year-old man was shot shortly after leaving a… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested 16 individuals after various acts of property destruction, assault, and vandalism occurred during a Saturday Night protest. A group of protestors left Cal Anderson Park shortly after 9 PM Saturday heading North. A few members of the group were seen committing acts of vandalism and property damage along… [ Keep reading ]
A 28-year-year old man was arrested for assault after a traffic altercation led to the stabbing of a 37-year-old man Sunday evening on Capitol Hill. The victim is being treated at the hospital for non life-threatening injuries. At approximately 6:15 PM, East Precinct officers responded to a report of a… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested 10 people during protests in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Saturday evening. A group of protestors left Cal Anderson Park just before 5 pm and began marching in the streets. They wound their way through the city while members of the group damaged property, including spray painting buildings and… [ Keep reading ]
Police began monitoring a protest that formed in Cal Anderson Park at 7 PM Wednesday night. The group began marching around Capitol Hill and First Hill causing occasional property damage along the way. The group reformed at the intersection of 11 Avenue and Pine Street. Around 10:45 PM a protestor… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives have arrested two suspects wanted in connection with a hate crime earlier this month on Capitol Hill. On September 2nd, 2020, officers were called to investigate after the suspects assaulted two men in separate incidents near the Capitol Hill light rail station. In both assaults, which were just minutes… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating the death of a woman inside Cal Anderson Park as a domestic violence homicide as negotiators and SWAT officers were attempting to get a person of interest into custody after he barricaded himself inside a small building in the park. Hours later the male was located deceased… [ Keep reading ]
Update 9/8/20: The 17-year-old male victim died last night from injuries he sustained in the August 26th shooting. Homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Violent Crimes tip line at (206) 233-5000. Original Post: Gang Unit Investigating After 17-Year-Old Critically Wounded In 23/Yesler Shooting Written byPublic… [ Keep reading ]
On Tuesday, September 1st, at approximately 9:20 PM, a large group of individuals protesting in the area of Cal Anderson Park made their way to the East Precinct and threw bags of garbage and Molotov Cocktails at the building. There were officers inside the precinct when the bottles were thrown… [ Keep reading ]