SPD investigators are seeking information about a suspect in a hate crime in downtown Seattle late last week. Around 3:30 p.m. on November 18th, a man in a dark-colored hatchback was seen driving recklessly in downtown Seattle. He reportedly stopped at 1st Avenue and Columbia Street where he yelled racist slurs and… [ Keep reading ]
Officers and detectives with SPD’s High Risk Victims Unit (HRVU) recovered two juvenile victims of a suspected sex trafficking ring during an undercover operation Thursday evening on Aurora Avenue North. Detectives also arrested two Johns and contacted five women involved in prostitution on Aurora to offer connections to social services…. [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting early Wednesday at a South Seattle apartment. Around 2 AM, police were dispatched to an apartment in the 3300 block of Wetmore Ave S, near the Mt. Baker neighborhood, after receiving reports of a loud argument and gunfire. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
Update 11/18/21: Officers working on this case identified the 18-year-old suspect and determined a possible address in the Northgate neighborhood. Police surveilled the home for multiple hours Wednesday afternoon and eventually knocked on the front door and spoke with a family member of the suspect. The family member denied the… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a stabbing and robbery suspect Downtown on Monday afternoon after he returned to the scene less than two hours later. At 12:38 p.m., police responded to a business in the 1400 block of 2nd Avenue for reports of a robbery and stabbing. A security guard stated he attempted… [ Keep reading ]
Two men were wounded in a shooting late Thursday on Beacon Hill after they reportedly saw a man assaulting a woman and tried to intervene. Just before 10 pm, police received a report of a shooting in a parking lot in the 1600 block of South Columbian Way. A short… [ Keep reading ]
Police found and arrested three suspects after using a stolen laptop’s GPS tracking information to pinpoint their hiding spot Wednesday morning. At 7:38 a.m., a man called 911 to report a burglary in the 5200 block of South Graham Street. He awoke to the sound of breaking glass and discovered… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested a carjacking suspect Wednesday morning in the University District after he stole a truck at knifepoint, struck a man on a scooter, and led police on a chase through Capitol Hill and North Seattle. Updated 11/11 with additional info: Around 5:15 AM, the suspect attempted to assault two… [ Keep reading ]
Police recovered a ghost gun in the Georgetown neighborhood Sunday evening after arresting a felon and recovering a stolen car. Around 6 PM, a patrol officer spotted a man walking away from a stolen silver Honda Civic parked near the 7000 block of East Marginal Way South. The officer waited… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man crashed his car into a tree and died in North Beacon Hill late Wednesday night. Just before 11:00 p.m., multiple 911 callers in the 1800 block of 15th Avenue South reported a driver had crashed a car into a tree. Police and Seattle Fire… [ Keep reading ]
