Message from Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske: 2008 is a year of transition, as SPD moved to a new records management system. The new system enables officers on patrol to file crime reports and also to look up details on prior incidents, from their cars. Also new in 2008, we adjusted… [ Keep reading ]
On 12/8/08 at approximately 10:15 PM Southwest Precinct Officers responded to a call regarding a drive by shooting. They spoke with witnesses who reported seeing a male firing a handgun on 32nd Ave. SW and SW Juneau Street, then getting into a vehicle and fleeing. Officers found two homes that sustained… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]