On August 24th at approximately 4:40 p.m., a Lexus was traveling southbound on 5th Avenue approaching Olive Way. At the intersection of 5th and Olive Way, the Lexus collided with an adult male bicyclist. Seattle Fire Department medics responded to the scene and determined that the bicyclist had life threatening… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/24/09, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the victim was somewhere between the 1200-1400 block of 7th Av., walking back to his hotel from Gameworks when four (4) black males attacked him. One of them pushed him to the ground and the others kicked him in the face. The victim gave the suspects… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/24/09, at approximately 1:35 a.m., officers responded to a report that a person had been shot outside a nightclub, in the 1200 block of Westlake Ave N. When officers arrived, there was no victim to be found and no indication that anyone had actually been shot. Club security did report that… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/21/09, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers responded to 9th W. and W. Galer to a call of a found child. Officers arrived and took protective custody of a young W/M, approx. 3 years old. The child was wearing a blue sweatshirt, a diaper, pants and wool socks. He appeared to… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/21/09, at about 7:40 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Thorndyke Ave W to investigate an occupied burglary. The officers learned that the couple that resides at a residence in the area had returned to their house a few minutes earlier, entering through the garage door. The… [ Keep reading ]
On 8/16/09, at about 1145 p.m., officers responded to a possible stabbing call in the 2200 block of 2nd Ave. A witness was following the group of suspects S/B on 3rd Ave near Pine Street, where he lost the men. The incident occurred about ten or fifteen minutes prior to officers arrival… [ Keep reading ]
A broad-based community and law enforcement partnership announced today completion of the first operation of the Seattle Drug Market Initiative, an innovative strategy designed to reduce or eliminate overt street drug dealing in Seattle’s residential neighborhoods. Based on a model first developed and successfully implemented in High Point, North Carolina,… [ Keep reading ]
There is a new face and a couple of changes coming to the Seattle Police Department Executive Staff. Interim Chief John Diaz says, “Lieutenant Wilson has served the citizens of Seattle tirelessly over the course of his 32-year career. It is my pleasure to announce his promotion to Captain. Captain… [ Keep reading ]
On August 4th, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Seattle Police were notified by King County Metro Police of a stabbing near 4th Avenue South and South Royal Brougham Way. It appears that two adult males were arguing under an overpass near this location when the suspect stabbed the victim twice in the… [ Keep reading ]
On 7/31/09, at about 1:11 a.m., officers heard what sounded like one gunshot in the area of 1st Ave/Bell St. They responded to the area from which the shot came and contacted security personnel at a bar in the 100 block of Bell St. Officers contacted security staff and discovered that one… [ Keep reading ]
