On 12/16/08 at approximately 6:30 PM Southwest Precinct Officers responded to a call of an armed robbery at a deli in the 7700 block of Highland Park Way SW. The victim told officers that two male suspects robbed the deli at gunpoint and then fled on foot. This incident is… [ Keep reading ]
On Tuesday, 12/16/08 at approximately 7:00 PM East Precinct Officers were dispatched to a call of shots fired in the area of Garfield Community center. Upon arrival they found that the victim had been shot in the head. The victim was conscious and said he did not know who had shot… [ Keep reading ]
On 12/15/08 at approximately 9:45 PM North Precinct Officers responded to a car jacking. Upon arriving the victim told them he was driving, approaching the traffic circle at 12 NE / NE 100 when an unknown suspect opened the passenger door of his car and got in. Another suspect was… [ Keep reading ]
On 12-15-08 at approximately 10:00 PM, East Precinct Officers responded to a call of a pedestrian trapped under a car. Upon arrival, Officers located an Orange Cab in the parking lot of the the gas station, with a male trapped underneath. Officers and Seattle Fire fighters lifted the car while… [ Keep reading ]
At 2:00 a.m. , officers responded to a reported stabbing in the 3800 block of 34th Ave W. Once on scene they learned that the victim and the suspect, who are twin brothers, had argued after one brother had chastised the other because the second brother (also the suspect in the stabbing) had slapped his girlfriend during an altercation. The… [ Keep reading ]
On 12/12/08, just shortly before 2:a.m., four to six intoxicated males got into a fight in the 700 block of 1st Avenue North. One male was stabbed in the abdomen, possibly with a broken bottle. Officers arrived and found the victim on the ground. The suspects had fled the area. Seattle Fire responded and… [ Keep reading ]
Message from Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske: 2008 is a year of transition, as SPD moved to a new records management system. The new system enables officers on patrol to file crime reports and also to look up details on prior incidents, from their cars. Also new in 2008, we adjusted… [ Keep reading ]
Since November 13th, a lone male was believed to be responsible for 4 commercial robberies. In each, the suspect implied a weapon. Two occurred in Renton and two occurred in Seattle. On November 28th, he robbed a sandwich store in 00 block of W. Mercer Way and the following day… [ Keep reading ]
On 12/10/08 at 4 pm, a man was contacted inside 909 1st Avenue, carrying an open box containing gloves, tape, batteries, coffee, scissors and a clock. When questioned about his presence he stated that he was going to the Post Office inside the building to mail something to the Secret Service. … [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Homicide Detectives, met a plane at Seatac Airport this evening, carrying suspect Jose Angel Blanco. Detectives successfully negotiated Blanco’s voluntary return to Seattle. Blanco was processed and booked into King County Jail tonight, just shortly before 10 p.m. , for Investigation of Murder.