UPDATE, 1/19: The 53-year-old victim in this incident has died from his injuries. Homicide Detectives will assume responsibility for this case. Original Post: A man was seriously wounded Friday afternoon after he was struck in the head with a hammer in a robbery in downtown Seattle. Police arrested the suspect… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police responded to a report of a man walking into Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound earlier this morning in the 300 block of 9th Avenue. When officers arrived just after midnight, they contacted a 19-year-old male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his hand. The male victim reported… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police responded to a report of two males pointing a gun at a man after he approached them about narcotics usage near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Cherry Street Thursday afternoon in Downtown. At just after 03:30 p.m., officers contacted the 19-year-old male victim who works security at… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a burglar late Wednesday after he slithered through a window at a Rainier Beach apartment. Around 11:30 p.m., a woman called 911 and said she could hear someone rifling through items in another room in her apartment in the 9000 block of Seward Park Avenue South. When officers… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a woman in a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning, after her attempts to flee from officers resulted in a scene reminiscent of Austin Powers attempting to 18-point turn a shuttle cart in a hallway. At 10:17 a.m., police in the 7700 block of Detroit Avenue Southwest spotted a parked… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department’s Community Response Group officers arrested five suspects in a city-wide Auto Theft Operation. Just after 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, the operation began with officers completing surveillance and routine checks of vehicles. Some of the vehicles stopped had no license plates, modified trip permits, or returned as… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police are investigating after a man was shot in his leg early this morning near Bitter Lake neighborhood. Just after 04:00 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of North Northgate Way and found the victim, who had a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg. Seattle Fire Department personnel… [ Keep reading ]
One man was wounded in a stabbing in Ballard late Tuesday. At 11:55 p.m., police received a report that a man had been stabbed near Northwest 48th Street and Leary Avenue Northwest. Officers found the victim, a 42-year-old man, and provided medical aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived. The victim… [ Keep reading ]
A Seattle Police officer working an emphasis shift along the 3rd Avenue corridor conducted a routine traffic stop which led to the seizure of a stolen gun, cash, and narcotics Monday afternoon in Downtown. Just after 04:00 p.m., the SPD officer stopped the driver and asked for his license, he… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police captain notified Bellevue Police Department about a stolen vehicle near the Phantom Lake area in Bellevue earlier this morning. At about 9:30 a.m., SPD captain received a stolen car hit from his Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) and informed Bellevue officers. The captain attempted to stop the vehicle,… [ Keep reading ]
