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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
On August 30th, at approximately 2:00 AM, Seattle Police were notified that Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies and the Washington State Patrol were involved in a pursuit of a stolen newspaper box van and were crossing 520 westbound entering the Seattle city limits. West Precinct officers began to deploy to various… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspect(s) in yesterday’s early morning robbery in Highland Park. Detectives now believe that there were two, possibly three suspects that committed this crime. A number of items were taken during this robbery, including a number of rifles and handguns. … [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle Police Department, in collaboration with the Downtown Seattle Association and the American Institute of Architects, will be hosting a two-hour seminar on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. This seminar is being offered free of charge to the public and will be conducted by Mr…. [ Keep reading ]
On August 22nd, at approximately 3:30 AM, South Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 4600 Block of South Henderson Street. The victim was attending a party at that location when an altercation began. The suspect, described as a 25 year old male, was being escorted… [ 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 ]
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 ]
Shortly before 8:00 PM, there was a large juvenile disturbance near the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street. It is believed that a juvenile male, possibly 15 or 16 years old, discharged a weapon during this disturbance, striking a juvenile male in the arm. The injury does not… [ Keep reading ]
