Police Blotter

Burglary call turned welfare check Earlier this month a woman called police to her 21st Ave S.W. home to report a burglary. She said her suspect is a man she met in 2009 at a “meeting for people who want to start companies.” She believes he has…MORE

With Black Friday upon us and in light of the ongoing Occupy Seattle demonstrations, the Seattle Police Department would like to remind the public that additional police patrols will be in the downtown shopping district to ensure the safety of…MORE

Drunk enters wrong apartment An intoxicated man was trying to make it into his apartment in the 800 block of S.W. 149th Street after a night of drinking. He mistakenly walked into his neighbor’s unlocked apartment instead. The frightened neighbor…MORE

Taking advantage of the elderly? Not this time The night of Nov. 15 an elderly gentleman living in a 35th Ave. S.W. assisted living apartment woke up around 2 a.m. to use the bathroom. Just then his locked front door opened and a female staff…MORE

Seattle Police reports that on November 19th at approximately 2:05 a.m. officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired near 24th Avenue NW and NW Market Street.

Preliminary investigation indicates that a cab driver had been in a fare…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

6:00 p.m. on November 14th. 67th block of Jones Ave NW

A man and his family returned home from a convention on the evening of November 14th to find that their home had been broken into. The victim’s…MORE

Sewage dumped at car wash The owner of the U Do It Car Wash in Des Moines arrived and discovered sewage in the car wash bay on the south end of his property. He reviewed the security footage and saw a motor home pull into the bay and the driver…MORE

A wheelchair front for assault While walking northbound on 1st Ave S.W. near S.W. Elmgrove St earlier this month, a man was approached by two unknown men – one pushing the other in a wheelchair. The wheelchair-bound man started yelling at victim…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

8:36 a.m. on November 8th. 8th block of NW 90th St

A man called police after he came home to find his front door unlocked, lights on in his house, and numerous items missing. The burglar entered through…MORE

SeaTac embezzler sentenced to four years for stealing nearly $1M A Redmond woman, who embezzled nearly $1 million from her employer, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison, three years of supervised release and…MORE