On 1/27/09, at 1:13 a.m., a 2001 Honda Accord was traveling southbound on Beacon Ave S. at approximately the 4600 block. The Honda crossed into the northbound lane and then drove onto the landscape median while attempting to return to the southbound lanes. Once the Honda struck the median, the… [ Keep reading ]
On 1/24/09 at 1240 a.m., multiple people called in reporting shots fired in the area of Martin Luther King and S. Orcas St. Calls also came in concerning shots heard at Othello Playfield and Martin Luther King and S. Henderson St. with multiple vehicles involved. Officers checked the sites and… [ Keep reading ]
In a recent post, we announced that numerous pieces of stolen property had been recovered by our Major Crimes Task Force. Would you like to view the images but don’t want to drive to one of our Police precincts? You can view them online courtesy of the Seattle PI.
A South Precinct Officer investigating a theft was given information about illegal activity that the victim’s boyfriend was involved in. She also provided details about a criminal enterprise that stole mail, washed checks, and committed bank fraud. Officers began investigating this information were able to determine the identities of the suspects involved. With the assistance… [ Keep reading ]
Between December 2 and 11, 2008, the Seattle Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force (MTCF) uncovered a large crime organization involving at least 11 suspects who were committing various crimes including Burglary, Auto Theft, Car Prowl Thefts, Trafficking in Stolen Property and Drug Trafficking. Over the course of 10 days, MCTF… [ Keep reading ]
On 1/12/09 at 4:00 PM South Precinct Officers responded to the 8300 block of 46th Avenue S. to investigate a possible home invasion robbery. The victim told officers that he parked his car in the driveway of his home. He observed a dark colored vehicle pull in behind him. A suspect got of the vehicle… [ Keep reading ]
On 1/12/09 at approximately 3:15 PM two African male immigrants were inside of a store in the 8800 block of Rainier Avenue S. One of the men received a phone call on his cell phone and stepped outside to talk. As he was talking on the phone, the suspect, who was inside… [ Keep reading ]
On 1/11/09 at approximately 10:00 AM South Precinct Officers responded to a business in the 9600 block of Renton Avenue S. The clerk reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint approximately one hour prior. The clerk was able to provide a good description, which matched a suspect description from previous robberies that had occurred… [ Keep reading ]
On January 7th, 2009, shortly before 4:00 A.M. , South Precinct officers responded to a call of an in-progress auto theft from the parking lot of a store in the 3800 Block of Rainier Avenue South. The victim saw his vehicle being driven away from the store with 3 suspects… [ Keep reading ]
On January 6, 2009 at approximately 1:51 P.M. officers responded to the first of several establishments in the Capitol Hill vicinity that received a threatening letter in the mail. Evidence has been seized and is currently being processed. The Seattle Police Department takes this threat seriously. We are… [ Keep reading ]