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Update to Shooting Incident on MLK
posted: May 20, 2013
Here is some updated information from the shooting investigation last night on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South: Just before 2:00 AM this morning, the second suspect called 911 from Tukwila.  He stated that he was the registered owner of the handgun police had recovered from the scene and was involved in the shooting.  Seattle [more]

Shots Fired Across MLK, Woman Shot in the Leg
posted: May 20, 2013
*This information is preliminary and subject to change* Officers have one suspect in custody and continue to look for others in what appears to be an exchange of gunfire across MLK.  On May 19th at approximately 11:53 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of multiple shots fired in the 2800 block of South Norman Street. [more]

Vehicle/Pedestrian Hit & Run Fatality Collision
posted: May 19, 2013
Officers are actively investigating a hit and run fatality collision that occurred at 12th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street early this morning. At approximately 4:41 a.m officers responded to a 911 call of a body lying in the street in the 1200 block of South Dearborn Street.  Fire department medics responded and declared the [more]

Be Careful Who You Get In A Car With
posted: May 18, 2013
Officers arrested a woman after she shot at another woman inside a vehicle this morning. At approximately 2:04 a.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a fight disturbance in the area of the Noc Noc bar located at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street. One complainant stated a gunshot was heard.  Officers arrived in the [more]

SPD Rolling Out Crime Forecasting Program Citywide
posted: May 17, 2013
This Sunday, as Seattle police officers start their shifts and file into roll calls at precincts around the city, they’ll be greeted with a map of their precincts. Each map will be speckled with red boxes, forecasting areas where officers might be more likely to catch a burglar breaking into a home, or a prowler [more]

Man Stabbed in Cal Anderson Park During Altercation
posted: May 17, 2013
Police remain on the lookout for the suspect in a stabbing that occurred in Cal Anderson Park tonight.  At approximately 8:53 p.m. officers responded to Broadway Avenue and East Pine Street to contact a male victim who had been stabbed a short time earlier (the victim walked to that location to call 911).  After interviewing [more]

Recognize Any of These May Day 2013 Rioters?
posted: May 16, 2013
Detectives need your help identifying eight suspects wanted for assault, property damage and rioting on May Day 2013. Please take a look through our photo gallery of the eight suspects—along with a list of crimes they’re wanted for—and check out the three videos further down the page. If you recognize any of the suspects, please [more]

Man Stabbed in Cal Anderson Park, Suspect in Custody
posted: May 12, 2013
Officers apprehended a male suspect responsible for stabbing another man during an altercation in Cal Anderson Park this evening. At approximately 9:50 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of a stabbing in Cal Anderson Park located in the 1600 block of 11th Avenue.  Upon arrival officers located the victim, a male in his 20′s, who had [more]

Homicide in the Central District
posted: May 12, 2013
Officers are investigating a shooting that took the life of a man in the Central District early this morning.   At approximately 4:26 a.m. officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired near 22nd Avenue South and South Main Street. Upon arrival in the area officers located a man lying on the ground in a [more]

Woman Attacked at Cal Anderson Park Early This Morning
posted: May 6, 2013
A woman walked into the East Precinct early this morning to report an attempted sexual assault/lewd act that happened shortly after 4:00 this morning in Cal Anderson Park. The woman stated that she was walking through the park at that hour when she heard a man yelling for assistance.  The woman told officers the man [more]