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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]

Suspects flee collision with guns in hand

posted: February 18, 2012

On February 18th, just after midnight, an officer working Lower Queen Anne observed a green 2003 Kia Spectra travel northbound in the 300 Block of 1st Avenue North. The Kia then drove through two red lights as the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The car did not stop and during its flight, crashed [more]

Repeat Burglar sentenced to 120 months

posted: February 17, 2012

Amanda Tucker was sentenced today in Judge Michael Hayden’s courtroom for the 23 felony counts that she plead guilty to on January 12, 2012. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (DPA) Mafe Rajul was able to get Tucker to admit to two Aggravating Factors as part of the plea agreement. The request from the prosecutor was 84 months followed by [more]

The December 2011 OPA Monthly Report is now available

posted: February 17, 2012

The December 2011 OPA Monthly Report is now available. For more information see the attached link below: http://www.seattle.gov/police/OPA/Docs/MonthlyReports/2011_Dec_MonthlyReport.pdf