SPD has been arresting hundreds of people under the new law, though the number of monthly arrests has recently been on a steady decline.According to Seattle Police Department data, arrests spiked during ahighly-publicized series of stingsin October and peaked in January. The number of monthly mi...
The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, was "experiencing (a) mental health crisis" and sitting on a ledge high above train tracks near Seattle's 2nd Avenue Exit and East Jackson Street at around 9:15 p.m. on Oct. 7, the Seattle Police Department said on social media. Di...
TheSeattle Police Departmentreported fewer than 50 arrests had been made under the new drug law through November with 33 people diverted. LEAD stats show a big bump in the final weeks of October as the law went into effect that has since leveled off. But the program’s capacity is still a...
Multiple callers reported gunfire and a man was reported shot in the stomach near 15th and Cherry around 2:15 AM, according to East Precinct radio updates. Seattle Police arrived and secured the scene for Seattle Fire to treat and transport the man to Harborview. Seattle Fire reported the pa...
By 1977, Bryant (a national pop singer turned Christian crusader) was leading campaigns to undo those local laws, starting in Florida and working her way west. In 1978, she set her sights on Seattle, with the help of two local police officers who sponsored Initiative 13, wr...
the police, preacher, and medical examiner would all find themselves on the quick trip to heaven once the sticks exploded. With the only evidence being scrawled in blood on the bedroom mirror “Beware of the Ides of March” the case was never officially closed, but no Inspector would dare ...
You can get email updates from the Seattle Police Department, which are different than emergency alerts.These emails could involve new safety measures, a speeding crackdown, or a community event. Washington has legalized marijuana use, but there are more restrictions than you’ll probably realize.Be...
In 1947, the Seattle Police Department started to crack down on after-hours venues. That year alone, they raided 90-some nightclubs, including jazz and R&B rooms such as the Black and Tan as well as the Rocking Chair, which was shuttered the following year. Between 1948 and...
Just before 3am this morning, a King County Metro operator was stabbed to death in the U-District. From the Seattle Police Departmentblog: Just before 3:00 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to reports of a stabbing near the 4100 block of University Way Northeast. ...
According to TMZ Sports, former Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham has been arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting, delaying and obstructing a police officer. Graham, 36, played for the Seahawks from 2015-17. He was out of football in 2022 but just signed...