Backround: On January 4th at 4:00 p.m. the 42-year-old female victim was walking near 1st Avenue and Union Street downtown when she was confronted by a male suspect who attempted to steal her purse. The suspect was initially unable to pull the purse away from the victim who had it… [ Keep reading ]
On January 11th at approximately 4:00 p.m. a wild coyote attacked a pet dog in the 2600 block of 23rd Avenue West in Magnolia. Several citizens intervened and were able to scare off the coyote with sticks. The pet’s owner subsequently transported the dog to a veterinary clinic for treatment. Sadly,… [ Keep reading ]
On January 11th at approximately 1:45 a.m. officers responded to the following call: An 18-year old man was walking through the Seattle Center grounds listening to his I-pod. He was unaware of two suspects who approached him from behind. One of the suspects removed the headphones then took the I-pod from the… [ Keep reading ]
On January 9th at approximately 6:00 p.m. officers responded to a department store in the 500 block of Pine Street for a report of a female suspect passing a counterfeit $100 bill. This suspect may also have been involved in a similar incident at a Northgate Mall department store earlier… [ Keep reading ]
On January 8th at approximately 11:00 p.m. the victim had finished working at a sandwich shop in the 400 block of Cedar Street. His bus did not get there until 3:00 a.m. The victim consumed “6 beers” while waiting inside the shop. After leaving the shop and heading toward the bus stop at 4th… [ Keep reading ]
A 911 call was received at approximately 2:00 a.m. from a 36-year-old man in a kayak who reported his 28-year-old companion was in the water. The younger man’s kayak had flipped over and he was clinging to the kayak’s hull. The caller reported he was 2 to 3 miles south… [ Keep reading ]
On January 5th at approximately 2:04 p.m. the male victim arrived home in the 2300 block of West Raye Street to find his front door open and damaged and his house ransacked. Fearing the suspect(s) may still be inside, the victim chose not to enter his home and called 911…. [ Keep reading ]
On January 5th at 10:54 a.m. courthouse security found an abandoned backpack on the west side of the court house, main floor exterior. Officers arrived on scene and cordoned off the area as a precaution. Seattle Police Arson Bomb Squad detectives responded and took control of the scene. The backpack was x-rayed and examined by… [ Keep reading ]
On January 4th, at approximately 12:37 am, the residents of a house in the 3400 Block of 11th Avenue West were awakened by their dogs barking. When they got up to investigate, they saw a man looking through the windows of their house. The male resident of the house went… [ Keep reading ]
On 1/3/2010 at about 1:30 a.m., officers were monitoring bar closing outside a night Club in the 2200 block of Western Ave. A male had been kicked out of the club for fighting with another male, and officers saw him being escorted away by several friends. After repeated attempts by the suspect to break free… [ Keep reading ]