Flashlights – they still make them like they used to. And that’s a good thing, too, because in this particular case, flashlights did more than provide illumination, they helped save a man’s life. Just after midnight on Monday morning, East Precinct officers responded to a call of a car that had driven into Lake Washington. The caller advised that… [ Keep reading ]
East Precinct officers and Arson/Bomb Squad detectives are investigating an early morning arson to an apartment unit in the 1100 Block of Yakima Avenue South. Fortunately, there were no injuries and the Seattle Fire Department was able to extinguish the flames quickly. The call of the arson came in just… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is one of 50 organizations that have received permission from the federal government to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – also known as “drones”. What – UAV Question & Answer When – October 25th, 2012 Time – 6:00 p.m. Location- The Garfield Community Center, 2323 East Cherry Street, Seattle, WA… [ Keep reading ]
Children in the Yesler Terrace community are in for a surprise at this year’s Halloween festival, when Seattle University Men’s Basketball Coach Cameron Dollar, his entire team and Seattle police officers will join them for pumpkin carving. Officers from SU’s Department of Public Safety delivered 75 pumpkins to the center… [ Keep reading ]
A man involved in a large fight disturbance outside a tavern was so intoxicated he didn’t even realize he had been struck by gunfire. At approximately 2:30 a.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a large disturbance and one shot fired in front of R Place Tavern in the 1500… [ Keep reading ]
Police responded to an early morning report of a disturbance and shots fired outside a club in the 1700 Block of East Olive Way. Just before 1:00 am, East Precinct officers responded to the call of a disturbance involving several people that had begun inside the club on the dance… [ Keep reading ]
Officers seize drugs and recover at least one stolen gun after a 911 call of a man with a gun. On October 14th at approximately 2:46 a.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a “man with a gun” in the 900 block of 27th Avenue. The suspect with the… [ Keep reading ]
One Central District gang house has become a frequent enough target of shootings that, after another bout of gunfire last night, residents of the house were unable to tell officers which bullet holes on the outside of the home were new, and which were old. Just before midnight Monday, police… [ Keep reading ]
Last night at about 11:00 pm, a suspect entered a mini mart in the 700 Block of 23 Avenue South and approached the clerk at the counter. He indicated that he had a weapon and demanded of the clerk, “Give me all the money.” The clerk thought he was kidding… [ Keep reading ]
Just shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning an unmarked SPD detective unit onviewed an adult male double amputee lying in the intersection of 12 Av/E Cherry St. (previous condition, not a result of this collision) At the same time, they noticed a semi truck travelling west on E. Cherry St away… [ Keep reading ]