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Seattle police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a man early Monday morning near Greenwood neighborhood. At about 12:17 a.m., officers received reports of a hit-and-run collision around North 97th Street and Aurora Avenue North. Officers arrived and found a 30-year-old man on the ground s
A 36-year-old woman was attacked in downtown Seattle by a stranger who called her “the inferior race.” The victim was left with permanent injuries and requires surgery. On September 18th, 2026, around 3:45 p.m., a woman called 911 and reported someone just bit her face off. When police arrived, they found the victim wi
A 38-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a Sound Transit Train in SODO on Thursday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m., 911 received multiple calls about a woman who had been struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks. Seattle Police officers went to 2nd Avenue South and South Spokane […
The Seattle Police Department and the Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) department are pleased to confirm that, after extensive preparation, on October 1, 2026, CARE will assume from SPD direct responsibility for responding to all public disclosure requests (PDRs) and legal process (subpoena duces tecum
The Independent Force Investigative Team – King County assumed direct investigative responsibility for an officer-involved death that occurred on September 12th, 2026 in south Seattle. Based on the Seattle Police Department’s exit from the Federal Consent Decree in September 2025, the Seattle Police Department requeste
Detectives are investigating a fire at a rental truck lot in SODO that occurred early Friday morning. On Friday morning around 1:30 a.m., multiple people called 911 after seeing several box trucks on fire near the 3400 block of 1st Avenue South. Seattle Fire Department firefighters were extinguishing the blaze when off
Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left a man and woman deceased in the Rainier valley neighborhood. Shortly after 2:42 a.m., dispatch received reports of a collision at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Graham Street. Seattle Fire Department arrived and called police. Officers arrived and f
The Seattle Police Department, in its ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability, is releasing text messages between key department leadership related to the Bite of Seattle shooting that occurred July 26th. These messages include communications of the following personnel: Interim Chief Andre Sayles, Deputy
The Seattle Police Department has a Violent Crimes Tip Line that allows community members to anonymously provide valuable information to Seattle Police detectives. These tips may lead investigators to arrests in violent crimes, such as homicides, shootings or other major incidents. Additionally, for some major events,
Seattle Police officers investigating a domestic violence incident in the 900 block of Golf Drive South were involved in an officer-involved shooting Friday afternoon. Police responded to an apartment building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood when a man called 911 around 8 AM to report a domestic violence assault. When
Police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old male deceased and a 21-year-old male seriously injured in Belltown neighborhood. Shortly after 11:44 p.m., dispatchers received reports of a shooting near Elliott Avenue and Bell Street. Police arrived and found the 17-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wo
Detectives are investigating a 67-year-old man’s death after he was found in Westlake Park following a fight with another man. On Thursday morning around 6:45 a.m., a passerby near Westlake Park called 911 and reported that two men were fighting and one was screaming for help. As officers were driving to the call, the
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