The Seattle Police Department is urging residents who subscribe to an alarm service to check if their vendor is properly licensed with the City. Beginning next year, the department will limit unlicensed burglary alarm responses. Effective January 1, 2009, the Seattle Police Department will not respond to requests from alarm… [ Keep reading ]
On October 8th 1993, at approximately 2210 hours, the victim, a then 23 year-old woman, was driving her vehicle with a male passenger, on Martin Luther King Jr. Wy S and S. Hanford St. The suspect, a then 17-year-old male was in another vehicle directly behind the victim’s vehicle. While… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police homicide detectives inform us that the silver BMW reportedly driven by homicide suspect Blanco was recovered in Algona overnight. Homicide detectives now believe Blanco is driving a silver 2004 Suzuki Verona with a WA license of 479VWQ. Anyone with information regarding this vehicle or Blanco’s whereabouts is asked to… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Homicide Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect wanted in a homicide that occurred on November 30th. The suspect is Jose Angel Blanco, AKA Jose A. Blanco-Naranjo. He is 39 years old, described as 6′ 0″ and 190 pounds. He has brown eyes and black… [ Keep reading ]
On November 26th at approximately 5:40 A.M., officers from the SouthWest Precinct were sent to a disturbance in the 6900 block of Delridge Way SW on a report of a male who was breaking lamps and yelling and kicking things in the hallway of an apartment building. The suspect then… [ Keep reading ]
On November 19th, the Seattle Police Department was awarded accreditation status by the Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). The Seattle Police Department currently possesses accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), which it first obtained in November 2003. CALEA reaccredited the Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
On November 21 at approximately 4:38 P.M. a white 2006 Chevrolet panel van driven by a 23-year-old male was traveling westbound in the 1600 block of SW Barton Street. As the van approached mid-block, a 5-year-old boy on a bicycle rode into the street from the north sidewalk. The van… [ Keep reading ]
Since October 28th a lone male was believed to be responsible for eight armed robberies. The first robbery victim was a taxicab driver. The remaining incidents occurred at small businesses, usually occupied by a lone female employee. Most of the incidents occurred in the downtown area but one occurred on Capitol Hill and… [ Keep reading ]
On November 12th at approximately 11:30 PM, officers from the Southwest Precinct received a call of several shots fired on the street in the 8800 block of 20th Avenue SW. Complaintants reported hearing the shots and seeing a vehicle driving away from the scene at a high rate of speed. Upon investigation,… [ Keep reading ]
On November 10th at approximately 1054 hours, an SPD Traffic officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of 37th Avenue SW and SW Admiral, when he heard a call from police radio of three suspicious males possibly prowling cars in the area. Minutes later, the officer observed three males… [ Keep reading ]