This site contains Significant Incident Reports (SIRs). The types of reports that qualify as “significant” varies so here is what we consider significant.
- Assault with significant injury
- Bias crime
- Event likely to generate media attention
- Event likely to generate community concern
- Hostage/barricade
- In-custody death
- Officer assaulted
- Robbery
- Shots fired (with damage or evidence)
- Significant crisis events, including those resolved without force
- Type II and Type III use-of-force investigations
- Any other event a sergeant believes is significant
Incidents such as homicides, sexual assaults, domestic violence, child abuse and custody dispute calls, while significant, contain information that may identify the victim in a certain case and may not be posted here.
These reports are a small portion of the information we gather at an incident and are based on early information. Information in an officer’s final report may differ from the text contained here and should be considered more accurate.
- Thursday– April 30, 2026#2026-118535/West Precinct/First Watch/K2 At 0517 hours, an unhoused community member, was sleeping on the sidewalk/street near the intersection of Alaskan WY S and S Dearborn ST with all of his possessions stashed in a wagon nearby. The suspect rode by on a bicycle and attempted to take the wagon but the victim was woken up… Read more: Thursday– April 30, 2026
- Wednesday– April 29, 2026#2026-117425/South Precinct/Third Watch/Q2 At 0204 hours, driver of vehicle called 9-1-1 to report that her vehicle was submerged in the water off East Marginal Way South and Diagonal Avenue South, Diagonal Park. First responders arrived on scene and observed the vehicle was on the shoreline/embankment, not submerged in the water. Driver stated she was parked… Read more: Wednesday– April 29, 2026
- Tuesday– April 28, 2026#2026-116240/North Precinct/Third Watch/B2 At 2314 hours, multiple callers reported shots heard in the 4100 block of Linden Avenue North. Officers responded and located evidence in the street. No eyewitnesses to the shooting were located and no victims or property damage was found. #2026-116262/North Precinct/Third Watch/L2 At 0103 hours, officers were dispatched to a report of… Read more: Tuesday– April 28, 2026
- Monday– April 27, 2026#2026-115167/East Precinct/Third Watch/C3: At 0011 hours, alert tones were broadcast for the report of a non-injury shooting at an apartment complex near E Pine St and E Madison St. Officers arrived, and realized that the victim was involved in an incident the prior day where other apartment residents accused her of prowling vehicles, leading to… Read more: Monday– April 27, 2026
- Sunday– April 26, 2026#2026-114303/East Precinct/First Watch/C3: At 0440 hours, East Patrol responded to the report of a robbery at gunpoint at 1100 23 AV. The victim stated that known suspects had robbed her of her phone and vape in a unit on the fourth floor of the building. The unit was said to contain 6-10 people, two of… Read more: Sunday– April 26, 2026
- Saturday– April 25, 2026#2026-113254/North Precinct/Frist Watch/JK3: At 0543 hours, the suspect entered the 76 gas station, put a handgun to the neck of the clerk, and took cash and vapes when behind the counter. The suspect left the area, southbound, on foot and remains at-large. Robbery Unit notified. #2026-113267/East Precinct/First Watch/G2: At 0630 hours, multiple callers reported hearing… Read more: Saturday– April 25, 2026
- Friday– April 24, 2026#2026-111897/West Precinct/Third Watch/D3: At 0007 hours, officers responded to the location reference assisting SFD on a medical call. While SFD & SPD were enroute, the subject of the medical call, for unknown reasons, intentionally ignited his bed on fire and left the apartment. Officers found the subject and detained him. SFD extinguished the fire which… Read more: Friday– April 24, 2026
- Thursday– April 23, 2026#2026-111129/North Precinct/First Watch/U2: At 1045 hours, ABS was requested for a found grenade. ABS responded and took custody of the UXO for transfer to EOD at a later date. #2026-111462/North Precinct/Second Watch/L1: At 1609 hours, the suspect was exiting a vehicle on 123rd Avenue. He then proceeded around the Safeway store onto 15th Avenue NE… Read more: Thursday– April 23, 2026
- Wednesday– April 22, 2026#2026-108978/North Precinct/Second Watch/B2: At 1100 hours, GIU Detectives and North Patrol Officers conducted a joint Organized Retail Theft Operation at the Ballard Fred Meyer. Detectives teamed up with loss prevention representatives to identify and apprehend suspects. 12 arrests were made for shoplifting. $1,934 in stolen merchandise was recovered. This was a team effort and could… Read more: Wednesday– April 22, 2026
- Tuesday– April 21, 2026#2026-108427/North Precinct/Second Watch/L2: At 1830 hours, SPD Dispatch received a missing person call in Northgate area. The caller reported that his 90-year-old father, who suffers from dementia, had not returned from his walk. The son called his father on his cell phone and was told that he was lost and didn’t know where he was.… Read more: Tuesday– April 21, 2026
- Monday– April 20, 2026#2026-107569/East Precinct/Third Watch/E2: At 0228 hours, about 20 minutes after bar close after Sunday night, a caller reported that one person fired a gun in the 900 block of E Pike St from a moving vehicle. Officers responded and were told that three men in a vehicle had been parked, made a U-turn to drive… Read more: Monday– April 20, 2026
- Sunday– April 19, 2026#2026-106716/North Precinct/First Watch/G1 At 0200 hours, officers responded to a report of property damage. When Officers arrived, they immediately recognized the damage as obvious bullet holes in several vehicles. Officers located and recovered evidence. There was no video evidence available, and the victim was unable to explain why their vehicle was targeted. There is no… Read more: Sunday– April 19, 2026
- Saturday– April 18, 2026#2026-105679/East Precinct/First Watch/G1 At 0510 hours, officers were dispatched to 800 Jefferson Street on a burglary in progress. While attempting to arrest the suspect, the suspect assaulted an officer. The officer was not injured, and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident. #2026-106032/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch/W2 At 1410 hours, officers were conducting a premise… Read more: Saturday– April 18, 2026
- Friday– April 17, 2026#2026-104478/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch/F1 At 0051 hours, 911 dispatch receive a report of a robbery in the 1600 block of Southwest Holden Street. The suspect entered the location and told the clerk they had a firearm and advised the clerk to give them the money from the store and the victim complied. No firearm was observed,… Read more: Friday– April 17, 2026
- Thursday– April 16, 2026#2026-104003/West Precinct/Second Watch/Q2 At 1444 hours, officers responded to a storage facility in the Interbay neighborhood of the West Precinct to investigate a stolen auto recovery from Southwest Precinct that was tracking to this location. Upon arrival, the vehicle was parked and occupied by a female subject as a passenger who was eventually released from… Read more: Thursday– April 16, 2026
- Wednesday– April 15, 2026#2026-102885/East Precinct/Second Watch/G1 At 1137 hours, officers arrived and observed and identified an assault suspect via RTCC and a booking photo. Officers along with k9 approached and took the suspect into custody without incident. During search incident to arrest, officers recovered a firearm, along with cash, Fentanyl, methamphetamine and crack cocaine. The suspect was found… Read more: Wednesday– April 15, 2026
- Tuesday– April 14, 2026#2026-102075/East Precinct/Second Watch/E1 At 1325 hours, officers were proactively in the 400 block of E Broadway. This area is known for excessive drug usage. Officer observed a drug dealer who has been arrested for the distribution of narcotics three times in the past few months. The suspect had two felony warrants for VUCSA. He attempted… Read more: Tuesday– April 14, 2026
- Monday– April 13, 2026#2026-100636/West Precinct/Third Watch/D1: At 0358 hours, the victim was approached at a bus stop by the suspect. Suspect told him to hand over his backpack and produced a gun. Victim attempted to flee and as he did the suspect fired shot towards him. Victim was uninjured and fled the scene to call 911. Suspect departed… Read more: Monday– April 13, 2026
- Saturday– April 12, 2026#2026-99786/South Precinct/Third Watch/O3: At 0254 hours, witnesses called 911 to report shots fired. Suspect was on foot shooting at a vehicle in the area. Officers arrived on scene and located multiple shell casings in the city street near the west sidewalk and further north on the opposite side of the street. Nightlife in the area… Read more: Saturday– April 12, 2026
- Saturday– April 11, 2026#2026-98842/East Precinct/Third Watch/E2: At 0400 hours, officers responded to an alarmed business owner of a late-night eatery reporting two men with guns inside. Both men had ordered food, been displeased with their service, and left before returning to the restaurant and arguing with staff. Officers surveilled the restaurant and saw no disturbance. They entered the… Read more: Saturday– April 11, 2026
- Friday– April 10, 2026#2026-97737/South Precinct/First Watch/O2: At 0546 hours, officers observed a stolen truck circling their position near 6th Ave S and S Forest St. When officers attempted a traffic stop, the driver intentionally rammed two occupied patrol cars. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody. Both the officer and the suspect sustained very… Read more: Friday– April 10, 2026
- Thursday– April 9, 2026#2026-96582/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch/F2: At 0027 hours, SW Patrol responded to a report of shots heard in the area of 35 Ave SW and SW Cambridge St. Officers responded and located a scene that stretched across the intersection. Three residences and three unoccupied vehicles were struck by the gunfire. No witnesses, suspects or person victims were… Read more: Thursday– April 9, 2026
- Wednesday– April 8, 2026No SIRs
- Tuesday– April 7, 2026#2026-95116/West Precinct/Second Watch/K1: At 1623 hours, a large group of 50-60 anti-Trump/Iran/ICE demonstrators arrived at the federal building and began using electric Lime scooters and bicycles to block to garage exit doors of the building and also deposited trash and other debris around the building. Federal Protective Services (FPS) requested SPD assistance in monitoring the… Read more: Tuesday– April 7, 2026
- Monday– April 6, 2026#2026-93302/East Precinct/Second Watch/E2: At 0200 hours, over the entire weekend, all watches of East were impacted by a series of KCJ declines. First, a man who was well enough to kick a door of an apartment open was declined Friday during 2nd Watch hours. This decline lasted for all of a busy Friday night and… Read more: Monday– April 6, 2026