Please plan your travel accordingly and bring a healthy dose of patience if you get stuck in pre/post event traffic. From 12 noon to 6 p.m., Seattle Police will set up a perimeter restricting traffic to “local access only” between Sunnyside Avenue N on the east, Interlake Avenue N on… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department and Seattle Fire Department would like to remind the public that there are no legal fireworks in the City of Seattle. The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited. Fireworks offenses are gross misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in jail… [ Keep reading ]
On June 28th, shortly after 8:00 PM, a South Precinct officer was patrolling the streets when he observed what he believed to be a domestic violence incident near 48th Avenue South and South Henderson Street. The officer stopped to investigate and interview the male and female who had been arguing and crying on the… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department is excited to present an enhancement to the online reports we launched earlier this month. The Department has been working closely with the City’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) to provide enhanced information on crime to the public. This new application will go a long way… [ Keep reading ]
On June 27th, at approximately 3:30 AM, a taxi cab operator called 911 to report that his cab had just been stolen from the 1800 Block of Yale Avenue North. According to the driver, he had just picked up a fare near 5th Avenue and Stewart Street and had taken… [ Keep reading ]
Here are the remarks made by Chief Diaz at the Mayor’s press conference: Acceptance Remarks by Chief John Diaz June 24, 2010 I would like to thank Mayor McGinn for the opportunity to continue to lead one of the finest police departments in the country. It is no secret that… [ Keep reading ]
On June 23rd, at approximately 12:36 AM, South Precinct officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a restaurant in the 4800 Block of Beacon Avenue South. Officers arrived and located five male victims at Columbian and South Ferdinand. Three of the victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center… [ Keep reading ]
On June 22nd, Mayor McGinn, Interim Chief Diaz, Assistant Chief Sanford and Captain Brown of the West Precinct were on hand to present a new Late Night Public Safety Initiative. The plan calls for the use of on-duty resources throughout the city to promote uniformed police visibility in areas with… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/18/10, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the juvenile victim was walking through an apartment complex at Rainier Av S. and S. Fontanelle St. when three suspects approached him (two females and one male). The male suspect grabbed both of the victim’s arms and said “give me something” and one of… [ Keep reading ]
Late yesterday evening, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle contacted the Seattle Police Department on behalf of Angel Rosenthal, the 17-year-old teen who was involved in the officer assault incident, Monday, June 14th. The incident was caught on tape and the video has been seen around the world. The teenager… [ Keep reading ]
