On 6/28/11, just shortly before midnight, an officer was in a parking lot monitoring two groups of people, who had just left a nearby lounge at 7th and S. Lane St. The groups were meandering about in the middle of the street on 7th Ave between Dearborn and S. Lane St, when the officer… [ Keep reading ]
On June 27th officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team worked 2 hours of emphasis on the West Seattle Bridge and issued the following tickets while on patrol: West Seattle Bridge 70 Bus Lane Violations 7 No Proof of Insurance 1 Cell Phone 1 NVOL 2 motorcycles passing cars on the shoulder… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/26/11, at approximately 12:15 a.m., an officer reported that several hundred people were in the street at Broadway and E. Pike and that several acts of property damage had occurred. The known property damage for this incident included the front plate glass window of the a luxury car dealership,… [ Keep reading ]
On 6/25/11, at approximately 12:30 a.m., an officer was working as a DUI emphasis car. Multiple fast back up calls and a city wide task force activation was being broadcast over SPD radio for civil disorder in the East Precinct. The officer was responding to assist on a fast back… [ Keep reading ]
On June 24th officers from the Aggressive Driver Response Team issued the following tickets while on patrol: West Marginal Way SW – 40 mph zone 1 at 83 mph (with an open container of alcohol) 1 at 58 mph 1 at 57 mph 1 at 56 mph 2 at 55 mph… [ Keep reading ]
This statement was released today to the Seattle Police Department’s various demographic advisory councils and community stakeholders: As a community leader, we would like to tell you about a recent arrest that you may have already heard about in the news. Last night, members of the Seattle Police Department, Federal… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Finest is a group of Parking Enforcement Officers who are fighting back against cancer by participating in the Relay for Life, a national fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. The 2011 Relay for Life walkathon took place on June 11-12. Because cancer never sleeps, at least one team… [ Keep reading ]
Here is the text and a link to a news release provided by the DOJ. TWO MEN CHARGED IN PLOT TO ATTACK SEATTLE MILITARY PROCESSING CENTER Defendants Sought Firearms and Grenades to Attack Complex where Enlistees Report SEATTLE – Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by… [ Keep reading ]
Officer Cobane and other officers at the scene were investigating a complaint of a recent nearby armed robbery involving the use of a machete. The officers had reasonable suspicion to detain Mr. Monetti as they investigated. This incident was subject to independent review by the Seattle Police Department’s Office of… [ Keep reading ]
On June 15th, the Aggressive Driver Response Team (ADRT) conducted a “Bus Only” lane emphasis patrol on the West Seattle Bridge at the request of West Seattle residents. The following citations were issued: West Seattle Bridge – 45 mph zone 1 at 59 mph 19 Bus Lane violations Additionally, an ADRT officer… [ Keep reading ]