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Two Occupied Burglaries in North Seattle

Burglars hit two homes in North Seattle early this morning while the homeowners were present.  Officers responded to two separate 911 calls of occupied burglaries that both occurred in the 4700 block of 19th Avenue NE at approximately 7:00 a.m.  In both cases the suspects left the premises after encountering a resident, but not… [ Keep reading ]

South Seattle robber being sought

Chevron Station robbed at gun point. This morning just shortly after midnight the clerk from the Chevron Station at 6600 MLK Jr Wy S called 9-1-1 to report that his store had been robbed by a male with a gun. Officers arrived, set up containment, and a K9 track was started.  The… [ Keep reading ]

Detectives investigating suspicious apartment fire

Police and Fire personnel responded to an apartment fire this morning. Just shortly before 2:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of an apartment fire in the 3600 block of 34 Av S. Fire Marshal 5 and Arson Bomb Squad responded.  It was inconclusive as to if the fire was set intentionally or… [ Keep reading ]

Armed robber found hiding out at Kent area hotel

Detectives track down and arrest armed robber. On 12/18/12, just shortly before 11:00 a.m., the victim was laying in bed  at her home in the 6300 block of 42 Av SW with her three-year-old daughter when she was awakened to the sound of her front door being kicked in. The… [ Keep reading ]

Man arrested after hurling a large bottle at officers

A man was arrested after he rushed officers and hurled a large bottle at them. This morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Queen Anne Av N to investigate a man who was breaking his apartment windows and throwing items out the window. Officers… [ Keep reading ]

SPD warning public of possible police impersonator in Volunteer Park

Seattle police detectives are investigating two recent incidents in Volunteer Park where someone is pretending to be a police officer.  In both cases, the victims reported the incident to the actual police.  The first occurred on December 19th, around 7:30 pm, although it wasn’t reported to us until the next day. … [ Keep reading ]

Man arrested for assaulting sandwich shop employee

Officer on-views a disturbance inside a sandwich shop. This morning at approximately 5:00 a.m. an officer on patrol observed a man inside a Subway sandwich shop at 2002 Fairview Av waving his arms and appeared to be yelling at the employee behind the counter. The employee ran outside, and the… [ Keep reading ]

Highland Park grocery robbed at gunpoint, suspect still at large

A Highland Park store was robbed last night by an unknown male suspect just before 7:30 pm.  Fortunately, the clerk was not injured. Southwest Precinct officers responded to the El Quetzal mini mart, located in the 9200 Block of 2nd Avenue SW.  According to the clerk, at around 7:25 pm,… [ Keep reading ]

Stolen car, foot pursuit on Capitol Hill

A man fleeing on foot from a stolen car last night on Captiol Hill was caught by officers after a brief foot pursuit.  Last night, at around 6:40 pm, two  East Precinct officers responded to the area of 13th Avenue East and East John Street after hearing reports of a… [ Keep reading ]

Car/pedestrian fatality collision investigation on Lake City Way NE

Last night, just before 7:00 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car in the 11000 Block of Lake City Way NE. A Saturn Ion was travelling north in the 11000 Block of Lake City Way NE.  At the same time, an adult… [ Keep reading ]