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Fatal shooting in Jungle area

  On June 26th at approximately 11:35 p.m., West Precinct  officers responded to a report of as many as five shots fired near South Royal Brougham Way and Airport Way S.  As officers arrived in the area, it was determined that the victim, a male in his 50s, had been shot underneath… [ Keep reading ]

SPD responds to large distubance in Greenwood

  On June 26th at approximately 11:26 p.m., multiple officers responded to a call of a loud party in the 7900 Block of Greenwood Avenue  North.   At the same time, reports of fistfights in the area were being received.  Promoters of the private party in question greeted officers outside of the… [ Keep reading ]

July 4th Public Safety Message

The Seattle Police Department and Seattle Fire Department would like to remind the public that there are no legal fireworks in the City of Seattle.The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited. Fireworks offenses are gross misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in jail and/or… [ Keep reading ]

Shots Fired

On June 26 at approximately 1:25 a.m., downtown officers heard 5-6 possible gunshots coming from the area of 1st Avenue South. Once in the area, officers observed a bumper of a car in the road and a large group milling about. The crowd was uncooperative with no one claiming to be… [ Keep reading ]

Stabbing suspect at large

On 6/26/09, at approximately1:30a.m.,North Precinct officers responded to Swedish Ballard Hospital and contacted two victims, one reported being stabbed in the lower back/abdomen area and the other had been hit in the head with a beer bottle. The victims indicated that the assault occurred about an hour earlier, during a… [ Keep reading ]

Burglar arrested on Capitol Hill

On June 25th at approximately 1:45 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress in the 900 Block of East Pine Street.  The call indicated that the suspect was being chased by employees of the business that had been broken into.  Officers quickly arrived and… [ Keep reading ]

First responders recognized for efforts in December bus crash

On June 24th, in a small ceremony inside Seattle Fire Station 25, members of the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department, Washington State Patrol and others were honored for their actions surrounding the December 19th, 2008 bus crash on Capitol Hill.  On that day, two buses with members of the… [ Keep reading ]

Bank Robber at large

On 6/22/09, just shortly after 3:00 p.m., a man displaying a handgun robbed a Bank in the 400 block of N 85th St.  The suspect was described as a white male, in his 50s. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The Investigation continues.

Stabbing suspect in custody

On 6/21/09, at approximately 11 p.m., officers were dispatched  to a call of a fight disturbance in the 3600 Block of Greenwood Av N. Upon arriving on scene, officers found the victim bleeding heavily from a stab wound. The suspect was quickly identified and taken into custody and the knife… [ Keep reading ]

Burglary suspects apprehended fleeing scene

On June 21st at approximately 2:17 a.m. officers responded to a 911 call of broken windows and an assault in the 900 block of North 35th Street. Investigation indicated that four suspects smashed out the windows of the house with baseball bats and then entered the residence and assaulted the… [ Keep reading ]