On November 27th, 2010, a 76-year-old female victim was shopping at a store located in the 1400 block of South Lane Street. The victim lives in a nearby assisted living facility. She used her mobility chair scooter to travel to the store and shop. While shopping, she stepped out of her scooter… [ Keep reading ]
Captain Mike Nolan began his career with the Seattle Police Department in 1985. He worked as a patrol officer in the South Precinct and as a detective in the Vice Unit. Following his promotion to Sergeant in 1996 he was assigned as a Patrol Sergeant at the East Precinct and… [ Keep reading ]
From our friends at Public Health Seattle/King County: Partners supporting traffic safety convene “Night of 1,000 Stars Patrols” Extra traffic patrols this weekend KING COUNTY, WA — This Friday and Saturday marks the 20th year that law enforcement agencies throughout Washington have conducted “Night of 1,000 Stars” impaired driving traffic… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability Semi-Annual Report of the Civilian Auditor, Judge Anne Levinson (ret.), for July – November, 2010 is now available online. You can read it by clicking here.
On December 16th at approximately 7:20 p.m. officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Boren Avenue for the report of a home-invasion robbery. Preliminary investigation indicates that two adult male suspects forced their way into the victims’ apartment. The two adult male victims were handcuffed together during the… [ Keep reading ]
On December 16th at approximately 11:30 a.m. officers responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision on Stewart Street just west of 1st Avenue. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 39-year-old male suspect was driving westbound on Stewart Street from 2nd Avenue in his 1997 Subaru station wagon. Near the corner of 2nd Avenue and Stewart… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Office of Professional Accountability’s newly released report is now available online. The report details 2009- 2010 policy recommendations and the SPD response to recommendations about use of force, de-escalation and respectful policing.
The Seattle Police twitter account getyourcarback has yielded its first stolen car recovery. On December 14th at 7:23 p.m. the Seattle Police 911 Center received a telephone call from a woman who indicated that a Honda Civic she had seen tweeted was in the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue NW. … [ Keep reading ]
I have read the decline decision provided today by the City Attorney’s Office regarding the April 17th Seattle Police misconduct incident. With this decision, the Department will now commence an internal investigation into this incident. I have directed that this internal investigation be given immediate priority and will proceed with… [ Keep reading ]
On December 13th, at approximately 4:00 AM, Seattle Police officers made a traffic stop on a blue van in the 2200 Block of 8th Avenue. The van was stopped because it was driving the wrong way on a one-way street and driving without it’s headlights. The van was driven by… [ Keep reading ]
