The Seattle Police Department is aware of a potential illegal street racing event in our city this coming weekend. Illegal street races create significant risk for pedestrians and motorists in our community and SPD will be detailing officers to road safety enforcement efforts. Previous illegal street racing events in Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Police recovered a handgun and arrested three teens suspected in a series of robberies in Oregon and Washington after finding the trio passed out in a damaged car near Northgate this morning. Around 7:30 AM, a witness called 911 and said three people were passed out in a running Mercedes… [ Keep reading ]
Providing further evidence that there’s nothing good on the radio anymore, police found a handgun creatively stashed behind a man’s car stereo Wednesday evening while investigating a shooting in Yesler Terrace. Around 7:45 PM, police received reports of gunfire in the 900 block of Yesler Way. Witnesses reported a black… [ Keep reading ]
Officers recovered a handgun and arrested an 18-year-old man wanted in Colorado after he fled from police and crashed his car near the Seattle Center late Sunday. Around 10pm, officers on patrol near 4th Avenue and Cedar Street spotted a vehicle which matched the description of a stolen car. The car,… [ Keep reading ]
A 35-year-old man brandished a realistic-looking airsoft gun in a brief robbery spree late Tuesday before police arrested him. Just before 8pm, the man reported approached a man and a woman near the 4700 block of Fauntleroy Way Southwest and demanded cash and threatened to kill them if they called… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 32-year-old man Tuesday for a rape in the University District Sunday morning. A woman in the University District reported a rape to police Sunday morning around 9 am. The woman stated that she woke up Sunday to find an unknown male on top of her. She forced… [ Keep reading ]
Police seized eight firearms last week after learning a Seattle woman experiencing a mental health crisis had crafted a plan to kill a man in another state. SPD’s Crisis Response Team (CRT) contacted the woman and learned the details of her plan. She told police she owned and trained with… [ Keep reading ]
Police recovered a gold-colored rifle and a loaded magazine from a vehicle shortly after officers were called to investigate a report of gunfire Sunday evening in West Seattle. Around 6:15 PM, officers responded to 4800 block of 25 Av SW to investigate a possible gunshot. A witness reported seeing a… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested three suspects for crimes including property damage, burglary, and felony assault as a group marched around Downtown Wednesday evening. Throughout the event, members of the group vandalized numerous buildings and structures with graffiti, utilized smoke canisters, and dragged various objects into roadways to create barriers and obstructions. At… [ Keep reading ]
Police responded to a fatal assault in the Rainier Valley Wednesday evening. At 8:47 p.m. police responded to a 911 call in the 6000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. Seattle Fire Department Medics also responded and transported a 29-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition. Medics… [ Keep reading ]
