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Drugs and Cash Recovered During Arrest in First Hill

Seattle police officers recovered drugs and cash during an arrest in the First Hill neighborhood on Nov. 28. At about 6:20 p.m., officers doing proactive patrols near Harvard Avenue and Spring Street found two people inside of a vehicle with expired car tabs and a shattered driver’s side window. The… [ Keep reading ]

Multiple Teens in Custody After Shooting at Police, Eluding in Stolen SUV on I-5

Multiple teens, 15-17 years old, are in custody after shooting at a Seattle police officer and eluding cops in a stolen SUV on the I-5 freeway last night. On Nov. 29 at about 9:00 p.m., Community Response Group (CRG) officers, conducting proactive patrols in North Seattle, attempted to stop a… [ Keep reading ]

Violent Felon Arrested for Warrants, Armed With a Machete

Seattle police officers arrested a 30-year-old violent felon armed with a machete while doing proactive patrols in the Chinatown-International District yesterday morning. On Nov. 25 at 2:00 a.m., officers patrolling 12th Avenue South and South King Street saw a man they recognized with warrants for his arrest. When officers detained… [ Keep reading ]

Holiday Shopping Tips From 1950s Seattle

As the holidays approach at a blistering pace we decided to slow down and take a look back to the 50’s for some safety tips. So, grab a hot cocoa, cozy up next to the space heater, and take a brief look back at this Blotter post from November 31st,… [ Keep reading ]

Police Arrest “High Utilizer Initiative” Offender During Proactive Patrols

Seattle police officers arrested a 30-year-old man, and “High Utilizer Initiative” offender, for openly using Fentanyl in the Chinatown-International District. On Nov. 20 at about 8:50 p.m., officers on foot, patrolling the area of 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street saw a man using suspected narcotics on the sidewalk…. [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Arrest Teen for Ballard Bridge Graffiti, Attacking 80 Year Old

Seattle police detectives have arrested a 17-year-old boy for attacking an 80-year-old man who confronted him while the teen was scrawling graffiti onto the side of the Ballard Bridge earlier this week. The victim was driving on Nov. 17 when he saw four suspects spray painting graffiti on a nearby… [ Keep reading ]

Video Update: Man Arrested With Fentanyl After Eluding Cops in Stolen Truck

Seattle police officers arrested a 31-year-old felon for eluding police in a stolen truck Tuesday afternoon following an eagle-eyed police track from a helicopter. On Nov 18, at about 2:00 p.m., patrol officers, equipped with an Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR), found a stolen Ford F-150 near Meridian Avenue North… [ Keep reading ]

Teen Wounded in Rainier Vista Shooting, Placed in Custody at Hospital

Seattle police detectives are investigating a shooting Tuesday evening in the Rainier Vista neighborhood that left a 17-year-old boy seriously injured and later placed into custody on unrelated robbery charges. At 7:10 p.m., dispatchers received reports of gunfire near 30th Avenue South and South Adams Street. Officers arrived and found… [ Keep reading ]

Cops Recover Gun, Balaclava After Arresting Convicted Murderer on DOC Supervision

Seattle police officers arrested armed, convicted murderer on active Department of Corrections (DOC) Supervision sleeping next to bottle of liquor in South Lake Union. On Nov. 13, at about 8:43 a.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a man armed with a gun inside a hotel lobby in the 100… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives Investigating Death in Downtown Seattle

Seattle police detectives are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man in Downtown Seattle this evening. At 6:23 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of male down, bleeding, near Union Street and Convention Place. There, police found a man with obvious head trauma and they performed CPR. The Seattle Fire… [ Keep reading ]