Police closed Alki Beach Park early on Saturday night after a strong-arm robbery and multiple fights and assaults broke out in an unusually large crowd. In addition to the regular Memorial Day weekend beach crowds, the department was aware of social media posts about a large gathering at Alki Beach… [ Keep reading ]
Two people were injured Friday morning in two unrelated shootings at opposite ends of the city. At approximately 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 3200 block of Northeast 143rd Street for reports of an argument followed by gunshots. Officers arrived and found a man in the lobby of an apartment… [ Keep reading ]
One man was wounded in a shooting in West Seattle shortly after midnight. Police were called to 16th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Roxbury Street shortly after 12 AM after reports of gunfire. At the scene, officers found shell casings and a man with a gunshot injury to his groin. Witnesses… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating after a man shot two people at an encampment Thursday morning in the South Park neighborhood. Around 8:30 AM, police received reports of gunfire for the 6800 block of 2nd Avenue Southwest. Officers arrived at the scene and found an injured man and woman. Witnesses told officers… [ Keep reading ]
A man driving a motor scooter was killed on Friday afternoon in a collision in the 4500 block of Beach Drive Southwest. At approximately 3:20 p.m., the driver of a sedan parked on the east side of Beach Drive Southwest pulled into the lanes of travel to attempt a U-turn…. [ Keep reading ]
An alert officer spotted a suspect from a harassment call involving a gun days later outside the location of the original altercation. Police were originally called to the 8800 block of 9 Avenue Southwest on February 13th for a report of a man who had entered the business and threatened… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen handgun Wednesday morning after responding to a commercial burglar alarm in Westwood Village shopping center. At about 5:30 a.m., police responded to an alarm at a closed business in Westwood Village shopping center of West Seattle. The two suspects triggered the alarm… [ Keep reading ]
The driver of an RV was arrested Monday afternoon after eluding police – in reverse – down a steeply sloped arterial and seriously injuring an elderly pedestrian. Just after 2:30 p.m., an officer near Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Andover Street attempted to pull over the driver of an RV… [ Keep reading ]
SPD’s 911 Dispatch Center received a call just before 11 PM Wednesday, and while no one on the line spoke, dispatchers could hear a disturbance in the background. Dispatchers determined the call was coming from a home in the 9000 block of 3rd Avenue Southwest, and officers arrived a short… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested three suspects for possession of a stolen vehicle and found nine stolen cars in a span of seven hours Sunday night. Between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., police recovered six vehicles that had been stolen within the city limits, and three from nearby cities (Fife,… [ Keep reading ]
