Police Blotter

Editor’s note: Over the past few weeks a combination of dropping property crime in West Seattle (due to a number of arrests, according to Seattle Police) and some technical issues with the online police report system has limited available reports…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

11:23 a.m. on January 11th. 101st block of Greenwood Ave N

A man called police on the morning of January 11th to report that his barbershop had been burglarized overnight. He said that he closed the…MORE

Shoplifting leads to police chase Five people attempted to shoplift at a SeaTac liquor store on Jan. 13. The five fled out the store and were involved in a police chase. Four were caught quickly while the other one held police at bay in his…MORE

Distaste for exercise? On Jan. 14 a teenage male told police he was jogging along the 9000 block of 12th Ave S. in South Park when an unknown Hispanic male around 25 years old, 5’6” wearing a baseball cap and dark clothing fired three shots at…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

7:00 a.m. on January 9th. 83rd block of Greenwood Ave N

A man arrived at work on the morning of January 9th to find that his store had been burglarized overnight. The burglary occurred between 10:00 p.m.…MORE

Apartment vandalism An apartment manager called to report vandalism to one of the units following an eviction. Over the last couple months she had been trying to collect rent from a tenant but was unsuccessful. The tenant was asked to leave. He…MORE

Evict me will ya? The landlord of a property on 21st Ave S.W. called police earlier this month to report someone had broken into a shed and stolen a number of power tools, a bicycle and a box of ammo. The landlord suspects his former tenant who…MORE

Seattle Police Department reports that on the morning of January 8, the Arson Bomb Squad (ABS) responded to a suspicious object on the 8200 Block of 8th Avenue NW.

ABS detectives used a ABS robot to conduct a prelimary examination of the…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

4:00 p.m. on January 1st. 52nd block of Ballard Ave NW

A man was attacked on New Year’s Day while picking up trash in Ballard. The victim was collecting garbage on Ballard Ave NW when a transient male came…MORE

Propane heater blamed in incident Concerned family members made several attempts to contact a member of their family in SeaTac but were unsuccessful. The family members went to the home and found the victim unconscious and unresponsive. Aid was…MORE