This weekend’s Ballard Food Festival – a 51-year-old Seattle tradition – expected to draw 75,000 over two and a half days this year, and the Seattle Police Department (SPD) is proud to be a part of the festivities. Besides food, fun, music, lemonade, and community activities, attendees of all ages… [ Keep reading ]
On July 7, Seattle police arrested a 55-year-old man in connection to a homicide that occurred June 15 in Bitter Lake neighborhood. The suspect had been arrested for an unrelated Department of Corrections violation when an ongoing Seattle police investigation led them to arrest him for the homicide. The suspect… [ Keep reading ]
On July 7, Seattle Police Officer German Barreto and Detective Brian Pritchard visited a local school summer camp as part of “Community Helpers” week, meeting with children ages 1 to 6 to talk about police work and community safety. The officers joined campers in a classroom setting, where they discussed… [ Keep reading ]
On July 10, Seattle police arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with an arson-related homicide that occurred in the Wallingford neighborhood. The arrest followed an ongoing investigation by detectives into the June 4 incident. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of arson and murder. Detectives from… [ Keep reading ]
On July 9, 2025, Seattle started a new chapter for public safety when Chief Shon F. Barnes was sworn in as the city’s 38th police chief before a crowd of more than 200 police officers, elected officials, and community members. Held at Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum, the ceremony was… [ Keep reading ]
Marysville Police arrested a 17-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy on July 8 in connection with the stabbing of a 17-year-old girl in West Seattle. The arrest followed a Seattle police investigation into the July 5 incident. Officers booked both teens into Youth Service Center for investigation of attempted murder… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are investigating an assault involving a large firework that seriously injured a man late Monday night in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. At 11:55p.m., officers responded to a report of a possible shooting in a parking lot near 9th Avenue South and South Jackson Street. They found a 23-year-old man… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers arrested a 23-year-old-man for drive-by-shooting in West Seattle last night. On July 4, at about 9:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of someone shooting out of the sunroof of a car in the 2400 block of Harbor Avenue Southwest. There, police located a shell casing and… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers arrested a 43-year-old man for assaulting another man with an axe in Belltown this evening. At about 6:50 p.m., patrol officers responded to a fight disturbance in an alley near Blanchard Street and 1st Avenue. Two men got into an altercation with one another, and during the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police officers arrested a 41-year-old man, and felony warrant suspect, in possession of drugs and cash near Magnuson Park yesterday afternoon. On July 2, at about 2:30 p.m., patrol officers located the suspect near the 6900 block of 62nd Avenue Northeast. He was wearing a red backpack, and according… [ Keep reading ]
