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Woman Assaulted and Robbed in International District

posted: February 22, 2012

On February 22nd at approximately 1:00 p.m. the 52-year-old female victim was walking near 10th Avenue South and South King Street when a male suspect approached, knocked her down, and tore a gold necklace from her neck. As the victim was knocked to the ground she struck her head on a post, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect then [more]

Sharp Rise in Violent Crime

posted: February 22, 2012

Recently there has been an increase in violent crime in many of our neighborhoods. The Seattle Police Department views this increase as a public safety emergency. To date, the Seattle Police Department is investigating nine homicides, and many shootings that could have easily become homicides. Seattle Police detectives are investigating each and every one of [more]

Update on Rainier Beach shooting — now a Homicide

posted: February 22, 2012

The double shooting incident from last night in Rainier Beach is now a homicide investigation. The two male victims, age 41 and 33, both died at Harborview Medical Center from gunshot wounds. This remains an active and on going homicide investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Homicide Tip Line [more]

Double shooting investigation in Rainier Beach

posted: February 22, 2012

On February 21st, at approximately 8:05 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a report of shooting in the 9400 Block of Rainier Avenue South. Officers arrived quickly and located two victims, both adult males, with gunshot wounds. Seattle Fire Department Medics transported both victims to Harborview Medical Center with life threatening injuries. Detectives from the [more]

Homicide detectives request assistance

posted: February 21, 2012

On January 17, 2012 at approximately 11:15 p.m. victim Darek Darewski, a 49-year-old Seattle man, was walking or standing in the 1700 block of Harvard Avenue next to Seattle Central Community College (SCCC). The victim was approached by an unknown suspect(s) who produced a firearm and shot him in the chest. Mr. Darewski died at [more]

Shooting suspect located and arrested

posted: February 21, 2012

Seattle Police officers, including SWAT and K-9, and Washington State Patrol troopers conducted a search for a man who discharged a firearm near 12th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street at around 11:15 a.m. It is not known at this time if anyone was injured in the shooting. The suspect fled on foot crossing I-5. He [more]

Shooting investigation at Woodland Park

posted: February 20, 2012

On February 20th, at approximately 5:15 pm, North Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 6000 Block of Aurora Avenue North. Officers located in a parking lot an adult male who had been shot several times. The male was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life threatening injuries. Homicide and CSI [more]

Recovery effort launched for missing diver off Seacrest Park

posted: February 19, 2012

On February 19th, at approximately 11:00 am, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire Departments responded to a report of a missing diver off Seacrest Park in West Seattle. The diver failed to surface after participating in a training dive. Divers from the Seattle Harbor Patrol Unit and the Seattle Fire Department, as well as the Coast [more]

Shooting incident in Holly Park

posted: February 19, 2012

On February 19th, at approximately 3:11 am, South Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired and someone screaming, possibly in the area of South Holly Place and Holly Park Drive South. While enroute to check the location, radio advised officers that the victim was at another address requesting that Seattle Fire respond. Officers [more]

Officers make drug, gun arrest downtown

posted: February 19, 2012

On February 19th, just before 1:00 am, an SPD officer was working with two Department of Corrections officers on an emphasis patrolin Belltown. The officers observed a car driving the wrong way down an alley and made a traffic stop in the 1500 Block of 1st Avenue. After checking the names of the occupants, [more]