UPDATE: SPD detectives have arrested a suspect in an attack on a 72-year-old woman on Capitol Hill. Detectives arrested the 46-year-old man today in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, one block from the scene of the May 7th incident. Police identified the suspect this week with the help of evidence collected… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a report of a sexual assault in the University District. The female victim told police she was walking in the 5200 block of 15th Avenue NE in the late evening hours of May 6th when she was approached by a man, described as a white male, in… [ Keep reading ]
A 48-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday in a collision with a van in the Ravenna neighborhood. Witnesses called 911 just after 7 am Tuesday and reported a collision between a red Metro Van Pool vehicle and the cyclist. Both were headed eastbound on NE 65th St. at NE Ravenna Blvd. The… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men who robbed a clerk at gunpoint on Friday night in the Central Area. On May 6th, at 10:30 pm, two black males each armed with a handgun and wearing masks and gloves, entered the Village Market in the 2800 block of… [ Keep reading ]
A ride-share driver led police to arrest a convicted felon Saturday night and recover a backpack filled with meth, crack cocaine, cash and a handgun. Officer Nic Plemel was on patrol in the Delridge neighborhood around 11 PM Saturday when he heard the sound of gunfire several blocks away. Moments later,… [ Keep reading ]
SPD bike officers saved a man on Sunday from a potentially fatal overdose in downtown Seattle. Officers Josh Dunbar, Jim Kellett and Randy Jokela were riding through downtown shortly before 5 PM when they heard dispatchers broadcast a report of an apparent overdose at 3rd Avenue and Spring Street. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
Update 2:30 PM: Medics have transported the suspect to Harborview Medical Center after he was found inside the home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are still investigating and working to determine his relationship to the juvenile male released from the home earlier in the day. At this point,… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after two people were shot and injured in the Columbia City neighborhood Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. officers began receiving calls of shots fired at 37 Avenue South and South Genesee Street. Callers told officers that it appeared two people were injured in the shooting. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
A Capitol Hill couple called Seattle police early Thursday after a small drone crashed into the side of their home, near 13th Avenue East and East Aloha Street. The couple reportedly heard the sound of breaking glass in their living room around 7:30 AM and went outside, where they found a… [ Keep reading ]
SPD bike officers saved a 61-year-old man from a potentially fatal overdose early Tuesday after finding him lying in a downtown alleyway. Around 12:30 AM Tuesday, Officers Matt Newsome and Dick Bonesteel were on bicycle patrol downtown when they saw a man lying on his back in the 200 block… [ Keep reading ]