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7th Annual FASHION FIRST to Honor SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Seattle, WA (August 17, 2010) – Tickets are now on sale for Seattle’s longest running independent fashion show and fundraiser, FASHION FIRST, to be held Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Showbox SODO.  The event, which provides a platform for independent retailers and local design talent, has a long-standing tradition of… [ Keep reading ]

Chronic Nuisance Property declared on Aurora

On Wednesday September 8, 2010, North Precinct Community Police Team officers in cooperation with Edward McKenna of the City Attorney’s office, served a letter of intent to pursue the Chronic Nuisance Property ordinance against the officers of the corporation holding  interest in the Fremont Inn, 4251 Aurora Avenue N.  The… [ Keep reading ]

Barricaded mentally ill man captured, sent to HMC

On September 8th at 5:45 a.m, North Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of a mentally ill 45-year-old man breaking windows and other items inside of his third floor apartment, located in the 13700 block of Midvale Avenue North.  Responding officers observed him heave a futon bed out of his window… [ Keep reading ]

Woman discovers body near carkeek park

On 9/6/10, at approximately 8:58 a.m., a man called 911 to report that his wife was walking on the beach when she came across a dead body.  The woman was walking along a remote beach area approximately 1 mile north of Carkeek Park, near the train tracks. The body is… [ Keep reading ]

Vehicle pursuit; suspect injured

On 09-05-10 at 12:25 a.m., Mountlake Terrace PD was pursuing a vehicle driven by a male traveling southeast on Banner Way NE after exiting I-5.  As the vehicle entered the left curve from Banner Way NE to NE 75th St (at 8th Ave NE); it went into a broadside and… [ Keep reading ]

Officer involved shooting in West Seattle

On September 3rd at approximately 8:45 p.m. officers responded to the 6100 block of Admiral Way SW to a report of shots fired.  A family member stated that she was talking on the telephone to a female inside the suspect’s home, when she heard what she believed to be gunfire… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor’s Office FAQs on marijuana enforcement in Seattle

Here is a post from Mayor McGinn’s blog, reprinted here with permission: An FAQ on marijuana enforcement in Seattle There have been a few questions recently regarding marijuana enforcement in our city.  We’ve put together a FAQ to help answer these questions. 1. Is enforcing simple possession of marijuana really… [ Keep reading ]

Statement from Seattle Police Chief John Diaz

I have read the decline decision provided by King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg regarding the April 17th Seattle Police misconduct incident. I have contacted City Attorney Peter Holmes and asked him to review the case. The Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) investigation has yet to be completed and remains a… [ Keep reading ]

Officer involved shooting fatality – Update

On August 30th at approximately 4:15 p.m. a West Precinct officer was patrolling in the area of Boren Ave and Howell St. when he came across an adult male who was walking westbound on Howell Street from Boren Ave in the crosswalk. Watch the full  press conference The male subject crossed… [ Keep reading ]

Stolen bicycle recovered, new online reporting system used

North Precinct detectives recently investigated a case where a citizen utilized the new Community Online Reporting Program to report her bicycle stolen from her front yard on July 27th. The bicycle was actually taken on July 22nd.   The key to this case was the fact that the victim recorded the serial… [ Keep reading ]