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Knife assault in East Precinct

On November 22 at 3:30 A.M. officers initially responded to a disturbance in the hallway of an apartment complex in the 1600 block of 13 Avenue. As officers were arriving they were getting a second call of a stabbing at the same location. Officers arrived on scene and contacted the male victim,… [ Keep reading ]

Pickup truck collides into tree

On November 21 at 11:46 P.M. a blue Ford pickup truck was traveling northbound on 24 Avenue East at a very high rate of speed driven by a 41-year-old male with a 41-year-old male passenger. A witness was also traveling northbound on 24 Avenue East in the center lane. The… [ Keep reading ]

Van vs Bicycle Collision, West Seattle

On November 21 at approximately 4:38 P.M. a white 2006 Chevrolet panel van driven by a 23-year-old male was traveling westbound in the 1600 block of SW Barton Street. As the van approached mid-block, a 5-year-old boy on a bicycle rode into the street from the north sidewalk. The van… [ Keep reading ]

Holman Road Assault Suspect Arrested

On November 19th at approximately 11:00 P.M. North Precinct Patrol and Anti Crime Team Officers located the suspect’s blue 1993 Chevy pickup truck near the 10300 block of Greenwood Avenue North and subsequently impounded it. On November 20th at approximately 1:15 P.M. the suspect called Seattle Police and said he… [ Keep reading ]

Shots fired downtown

On November 19th at about 8 PM, an off-duty officer was working at a department store in the 1400 block of 3rd Avenue.  He called in a report that he had heard approximately 6-8 gunshots in the area.  He believed that the shots wee coming from the 1500 block of… [ Keep reading ]

Officer recognized for saving woman’s life

On November 18th, one of our West Precinct officers was recognized and thanked for his excellent work in the precinct and specifically his response to a suicidal woman on the Aurora Bridge one morning on his way home from work.   On November 6th at approximately 5 AM, the off-duty officer observed a woman… [ Keep reading ]

Bank Robbery in West Precinct

On 11/18/08 at approximately 1:50 PM West Precinct Officers responded to a bank robbery in the 600 block of 5th Ave. S.   A suspect entered the Bank and presented a note to a teller demanding cash.  Upon receipt of cash the suspect fled on foot and exited via the front door.  Several possible suspects were stopped but… [ Keep reading ]

Accidental, self-inflicted shooting in South Seattle

On November 17th at about 1:37 P.M., a citizen called 911 to report that a man had been shot in the leg and had been transported to 7500 Block of Renton Av S. The driver of the car was taking the victim to the hospital when they saw an ambulance and decided to pull over and… [ Keep reading ]

Serial robber captured

Since October 28th a lone male was believed to be responsible for eight armed robberies.  The first robbery victim was a taxicab driver.  The remaining incidents occurred at small businesses, usually occupied by a lone female employee.  Most of the incidents occurred in the downtown area but one occurred on Capitol Hill and… [ Keep reading ]

Prolific graffiti suspect arrested

On November 16th at 1 AM, East Precinct patrol officers responded to a report of vandalism in progress.  Officers quickly arrived, located the suspect and arrested him.  The suspect was using the tag “Kerse”, which belonged to a recently deceased graffiti “artist”.  The suspect was using the tag in an apparent attempt to… [ Keep reading ]