SPD Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman’s body was found in a greenbelt near the Montlake neighborhood. Around 3:45 PM on May 30th, police received a 911 call from a homeowner in the 1900 block of East Eaton Place, who reported finding the woman’s body in a wooded area… [ Keep reading ]
Officers have arrested a man suspected of killing a Jack Russell Terrier near City Hall Park in Pioneer Square. On Saturday afternoon, the 67-year-old victim was walking his dog through City Hall Park. The suspect confronted him and demanded his jacket. The victim feared the suspect was going to forcibly… [ Keep reading ]
A man was fatally shot at an encampment in the Ravenna neighborhood Monday morning. At 5:08 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported hearing shots near Northeast Ravenna Boulevard and 15th Avenue Northeast. Police arrived and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. The Seattle Fire Department also responded… [ Keep reading ]
Police closed Alki Beach Park early on Saturday night after a strong-arm robbery and multiple fights and assaults broke out in an unusually large crowd. In addition to the regular Memorial Day weekend beach crowds, the department was aware of social media posts about a large gathering at Alki Beach… [ Keep reading ]
Two men died on Friday after crashing their motorcycles in separate incidents. At 12:46 p.m., police responded to a collision at Military Road South and 29th Avenue South. A witness said he was driving northbound on Military Road South when the motorcyclist passed him on the left at a high… [ Keep reading ]
Police responded to a head-on collision Friday night, but only one driver was still at the scene. Officers later found the second driver at a local hospital and arrested him for DUI. Friday evening at 9:43 p.m. multiple 911 callers reported a head-on collision near East Marginal Way South and… [ Keep reading ]
Two women were injured late Wednesday in a shooting in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. Around 10:30 PM, two women flagged down officers on South Boeing Access Road and said they’d been shot. The injured driver and passenger—ages 33 and 34—told police someone in a dark-colored sedan had fired on them… [ Keep reading ]
Police shut down I-5 Sunday morning while they spoke with a man threatening to harm himself on a freeway overpass. Officers responded to the I-5 overpass at Olive Way Sunday morning for reports of a man hanging onto the rail over the freeway. As Officers arrived they immediately contacted Washington… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two men and recovered a handgun during a proactive patrol in the Cal Anderson neighborhood. Officers working in the 1000 block of East Pine Street at 11:15 pm Friday saw what they believed to be a man handing a firearm to another man. The officers investigated further and… [ Keep reading ]
Two people were injured Friday morning in two unrelated shootings at opposite ends of the city. At approximately 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 3200 block of Northeast 143rd Street for reports of an argument followed by gunshots. Officers arrived and found a man in the lobby of an apartment… [ Keep reading ]
