On April 6th at 11:06 a.m., West Precinct bicycle officers were flagged down regarding an attempted kidnapping at Pike Place Market. Officers made contact with a couple and their three children, ages 5, 6 and 7. The youngest child, a boy, had just been recovered from the clutches of a… [ Keep reading ]
On April 4th at 6:15 p.m. officers responded to a report of a stabbing in front of a tavern in the 300 block of Bell Street. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim and the suspect, both adult males. SFD Medics provided emergency care to the victim and… [ Keep reading ]
On April 3rd at approximately 8:30 p.m. West Precinct Anti-Crime Team (ACT) officers saw two citizens chasing another in the 1400 block of 2nd Avenue. It turns out the person being chased had just committed a strong arm robbery of a citizen’s i-phone. The officers chased the suspect and caught him. The… [ Keep reading ]
On Tuesday, March 31st at approximately 1:43 a.m. the victim was walking with a friend when they were approached by the suspect near the corner of Occidental Avenue South and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square. For reasons yet to be determined, the suspect struck the victim on the head and… [ Keep reading ]
On March 31st, Seattle Police received a request from Richmond Police in California to be on the lookout for a murder suspect believed to be in Seattle. The murder occurred in Richmond last week. Seattle Police homicide detectives developed information that the suspect, a 55-year-old man, was at a shelter… [ Keep reading ]
On 3/30/09 at 8:08 a.m., officers responded to a threats call at an apartment building in the 300 block of Maynard. The victim reported that a tenant had threatened him with a hammer and destroyed property in the building’s common areas. Officers arrived and attempted to contact the suspect at… [ Keep reading ]
On March 28 at approximately 2:47 a.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a fight disturbance in a parking lot on the southeast corner of 2 Avenue and Pike Street. Officers arrived on scene and saw one male subject holding another male subject on the ground with several other persons… [ Keep reading ]
On March 20th at approximately 6:45 p.m. officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision near 7th Avenue and Denny Way. Preliminary investigation indicates that a pickup truck was attempting to make a right turn from northbound 7th Avenue onto eastbound Denny Way. The truck stopped for a pedestrian that… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels has announced that Deputy Chief John Diaz will serve as acting chief of police pending Chief Gil Kerlikowske’s confirmation by the U.S. Senate to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Diaz will also serve as interim chief upon Kerlikowske’s resignation from the Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
On March 16th at approximately 9:00 A.M., an occupant of a home in the 500 Block of Galer Street observed a burglar breaking in through a window. The occupant was on the second floor of the residence when he heard glass breaking. He called 911 and gave the dispatcher an… [ Keep reading ]