• Parking man reports robbery attempt: SPD is reporting an attempted armed robbery of a man who says he was parking his car near 11th and Harrison early Thursday morning:

Officers are investigating a report of an attempted armed robbery that happened around 12:30 this morning near the intersection of 11th Avenue and East Harrison Street.

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The victim drove to the East Precinct early this morning to report that he had almost been robbed at gunpoint while sitting in his parked car at that location.  He stated that he was sitting in his car after having just parked, when an unknown man knocked on the driver’s side window.  The vicitm turned to look and saw the suspect pointing  a silver colored handgun at him.  The suspect demanded money and demanded that the victim roll down his window.  The victim told officers that he feigned confusion as if he didn’t know what it was that the suspect was asking.  According to the victim, the suspect became very angry and attempted to smash the window with the butt of his handgun.  Fortunately, the window did not break.  The suspect yelled at the victim and then walked away on 11th Avenue.  The victim called 911 and then drove to the East Precinct to meet with officers.  Officers responded to the area and did an extensive search but did not locate the suspect. 

 The suspect is described as a black male, late thirties, tall (6’3″) a round face, small amount of facial hair, wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt and baggie clothes.  He was armed with a silver semi-automatic handgun.  Anyone with information on this incident or suspect is asked to contact Seattle Police.

In January, SPD announced it had arrested a suspect in a string of armed hold-ups around Capitol Hill. We’ll check in on the status of the legal process around that case.

• Broadway bank robbery: Wednesday night, police responded to the Chase outlet in the 300 block of Broadway E for a reported armed bank robbery. The suspect description is unique: “a white male in his 30′s to 40′s, 6’0″ to 6’2″ tall, orange skin, a tear drop tattoo under both eyes, long red hair, and last seen wearing a tan knit hat with an orange stripe, a red jacket and light blue jeans.” Police in the area also said the man had a “George Hamilton”-like tan. Police reportedly have security images from the bank’s cameras to work with.
• 14th/Madison ATM hold-up update: One bank-related robbery SPD is no longer looking into is this incident reported by CHS of a man who told police he was held at gunpoint and made to withdraw $500 from the Bank of America ATM near 14th and Madison. According to police, the suspects have been identified but the case has been closed because detectives believe the victim was not being honest about the details of the robbery. Because of the “proof issues,” SPD has deactivated the case.
• Escaped prisoner update: There’s nothing new to report on Monday’s manhunt for the prisoner that escaped — still handcuffed — from King County Jail custody while being moved by deputies. The man was last seen near the Yesler Terrace area. We have inquiries out to the county about the suspect and the status of the search but have not heard back.
• New SPD software: Seattle is rolling out a new predictive system to help SPD patrol neighborhood streets. The city’s trial of the software starts in the Southwest and East Precincts.
• Community crime meeting: Thursday night is the February meeting of the East Precinct Advisory Council. Community members are invited to come and discuss crime in their area of the precinct.