On the evening of August 20th into the early morning hours of the 21st, there was a private event being held in a rented space in the 1000 Block of Valley Street. Shortly after midnight, a “shots fired” call was placed from that location and West Precinct officers responded. Nothing… [ Keep reading ]
On August 20th, at approximately 9:30 PM, a woman called 911 stating that she had been hit with a machete near 11 Avenue South and Beacon Avenue South. Officers eventually located the woman at the 11 Avenue South and South Holgate Street overpass. She was covered in blood and claimed… [ Keep reading ]
On August 20, 2010 at approximately 7:35 a.m., a Saab 4-door sedan occupied by an adult male was northbound in the 800-block of 23rd Avenue approaching E. Marion Street. At that same moment in time, a Subaru Legacy stationwagon, occupied by two adult males and an adult female, was eastbound on E. Marion Street… [ Keep reading ]
Straight out of a Western….on August 19th, at about 2:30 PM, a man observed a suspect breaking into a parked pickup in the 100 Block of Lenora Street. The witness stated he saw the suspect smash the driver’s side window and remove items from inside. Once the suspect noticed the witness… [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday August 21th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm the Southwest Precinct will be hosting the annual “Picnic at the Precinct” to celebrate community, give you a chance to meet your local officers, and even take a Precinct tour. There will be food, activities and entertainment – including many activities for… [ Keep reading ]
On August 19th, shortly after 8:00 PM, a 48 year old male was in a verbal altercation with an unknown female at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. While arguing with the female, an unknown man approached the victim from his blindside and punched him in the head. … [ Keep reading ]
On August 19th, at approximately 2:00 AM, a woman and her friends were standing on the sidewalk in front of a business in the 100 Block of Blanchard Street. A man, completely unknown to the victim or her friends, walked over to the woman and struck her on the top… [ Keep reading ]
Tuesday afternoon’s press conference addressing the circumstances from Monday evening’s officer-involved shooting is now available on our website. http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=4624
On August 18th at approximately 1:52 p.m. an officer in a fully-marked police car was responding to an emergency call with lights and siren activated. Just north of SW Brandon Street on California Avenue SW the officer collided with a beige Ford sedan and subsequently struck a tree near the side… [ Keep reading ]
A South Precinct patrol car was approaching the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street when the two officers observed a juvenile male run across Henderson toward the northbound bus stop on Rainier Ave. South. The officers then observed a fight disturbance at that bus stop involving five… [ Keep reading ]