After consulting with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, the Seattle Police Department is releasing one image of the recent kidnapping/assault suspect, two images of the Tacoma house where the suspect brought his victim and two imges of the 1998 Mercury Sable station wagon that the suspect used to transport his victim. Detectives are hoping that… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department and the King County Sheriff’s Office have formed a unique partnership with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to develop a curriculum to improve the way police officers are trained to interact with people. For the past decade, police training has focused on tools and… [ Keep reading ]
On April 24th at approximately 7:35 p.m. a witness called 911 to report a suspicious package sitting outside a bank near the ATM machine in the 300 block of Eastlake Avenue East. Officers and Arson-Bomb Squad (ABS) detectives responded to the scene. Out of an abundance of caution, Eastlake Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
On April 22nd at approximately 11:15 a.m. the adult male suspect and victim were involved in some type of exchange on the sidewalk at 3rd Avenue and Pike Street. The male victim then began chasing after the suspect in the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue. The suspect then stabbed the victim in… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police department has secured grant funding for a total of four crime Prevention Coordinators through 12-31-2011. What this means is that four CPCs will cover the whole city instead if six as has been the case previously. Their geographical areas of responsibility have changed accordingly. The CPCs work in the precincts to educate individuals… [ Keep reading ]
On April 19th, at approximately 12:30 AM, members of the West Precinct Anti-Crime Team (ACT) arrested two adult males in the 600 Block of Denny Way as part of a narcotics investigation. Officers were able to “order up” $250 worth of crack cocaine from the two dealers and then arranged… [ Keep reading ]
On April 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., officers and detectives attended the 21st annual Youth and Law Forum at First AME Church in Seattle. The event was sponsored in part by Loren Miller Bar Association, Alpha Omicon Boule’, Zeta Phi Beta, Lambda Alpha Zeta Chapter, Blacks in Government-Southeast Chapter and First AME Church…. [ Keep reading ]
On Saturday, April 16, 2011, the Community Outreach Section, Office of Professional Accountability and Training Section of the Seattle Police Department gave a 4 hour presentation to community members on “Perspectives on Profiling”. “Perspectives on Profiling” was training that all employees of the Seattle Police Department were required to attend… [ Keep reading ]
On April 17th at approximately 2:00 a.m. officers responded to a nightclub in the 300 block of 5th Avenue North for reports of a fight disturbance with shots fired. Investigating officers received secondhand reports that several men were shooting at people in the rear parking lot. The suspects were gone upon… [ Keep reading ]
The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundationn (CRSF) has partnered with Symetra Financial Corporation, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and local law enforcement to bring the Badges for Baseball program to Washington State. The event kicked off today at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club, 4520 Martin Luther King Jr, Way… [ Keep reading ]
