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Copper Thieves Facing Federal Charges
posted: June 18, 2013
The Seattle Police Department was involved in this investigation.  The following press release was disseminated earlier today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington.  Two men who allegedly stole thousands of feet of copper wire from runway light towers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are in custody facing federal charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. [more]

Suspect arrested for choking a man in a downtown park
posted: June 16, 2013
A victim was choked until he lost consciousness. Today, just shortly after 12:00 p.m., the suspect and victim were sitting on one of the benches in Victor Steinbrueck Park. They knew each other from previous contacts and reportedly had done some hitchhiking together. The suspect told the victim that he wanted money from him and [more]

Ipad tracking program led officers to straight to robbery suspect
posted: June 16, 2013
A man was beaten and robbed of his ipad. On 06-15-2013, just shortly before 11:00 p.m., the victim was walking through Freeway Park smoking a cigarette. The victim was approached by two men who asked him for a cigarette. The victim gave both men a cigarette and then one of them produced a can of [more]

Man found hiding in sofa’s storage compartment
posted: June 15, 2013
  A DV assault suspect was arrested after he was found hiding in a sofa storage compartment. This morning, just shortly after 11:00 a.m., officers responded to a DV Assault at an apartment in the 8600 block of Delridge Way SW.  The investigation showed that the victim had been assaulted and had attempted to report [more]

Funds available to help neighborhoods celebrate Night Out on August 6th
posted: June 13, 2013
On August 6th, 2013 Seattle neighborhoods will celebrate the annual Night Out event.  If your neighborhood plans to participate, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a fund available to support your Night Out event and activities. The Small Sparks Fund provides matching dollars for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement.  Community groups can request up to $1,000.00 [more]

Five suspects arrested for Malicious Harassment
posted: May 31, 2013
Five suspects were arrested for viciously attacking a man on Capitol Hill. On 5/29/13, just shortly before 10:00 p.m., a witness flagged down an officer to report that he saw 6 or 7 men assaulting an unknown black male. The witness went on to say that while the group was assaulting the man they were yelling racial and [more]

Officers Quickly Recover Abducted Child Downtown
posted: May 29, 2013
Seattle Police recovered an abducted child downtown today 28 minutes after receiving the 911 call.  It all started at approximately 2:55 p.m. when officers responded to a 911 report of an adult female suspect who took a 2 ½ year old child from Mary’s Place shelter located in the 1800 block of 9th Avenue.  The suspect, mother and child were [more]

Man attacked while sitting in bus shelter
posted: May 27, 2013
A man was viciously attacked while sitting in a bus shelter. This morning just shortly before 10:00 a.m., the victim was sitting in a Metro Bus Shelter in the 500 block of 3 Ave (West Side) when he was approached by two unknown males in their 20’s.  The suspects suddenly attacked the victim and punched [more]

Fire may have been intentionally set to cover up burglary
posted: May 27, 2013
Neighbors observed smoke coming from a North Seattle home and called Seattle Fire Department (SFD).  On 5/26/13, just shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 11000 block of 20 Av NE . SFD was already on scene and advised officers that when they arrived they found the front door open with [more]

Hazmat callout to investigate suspicious packages emitting a “rotten egg” aroma
posted: May 25, 2013
A Seattle Whole Foods was evacuated after two suspicious packages were found inside the store. Today, just shortly before 1:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious envelopes left in the Whole Foods Store near Westlake and Denny.  The envelopes reportedly were giving off an aroma like rotten eggs and were seeping an unknown [more]