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• UPDATE — Robbery arrest caught on cop cam: SPD has posted a report documenting an arrest early Thursday morning caught on a body camera being used during the year-long trial of the technology in the East Precinct:
  Officers caught a group of teens with a loaded, stolen handgun early this morning on Capitol Hill after the teens started several brawls and tried to rob two men right in front of police. The arrest was caught on SPD bodycam.
  
  East Precinct officer, working an emphasis patrol around Capitol Hill’s busy nightlife area, spotted the group of three teen suspects trying to pick fights as they walked through the Pike/Pine area just after midnight.As officers pursued the teens, two men ran toward officers while shouting the suspects had tried to rob them at gunpoint.Patrol officers–including one equipped with a bodyworn video camera–caught up to the teen suspects in Cal Anderson Park and took them into custody.Officers searched a 16-year-old in the group, they found a loaded gun tucked in his waistband. Police also found a large bag of marijuana (containing more than 32 grams) and more handgun ammunition in one suspect’s backpack.

  Police booked the 16-year-old into the King County Youth Service Center for unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property and a warrant. They also booked an 18-year-old suspect for a felony warrant. Officers released a third 19-year-old member of the group after identifying him.

• Slungshot: Seattle police arrested a man on March 29th for swinging a homemade chain weapon at an officer near Broadway and E Pine, according to an SPD report. Officers initially responded to the area following reports of a group fight involving at least “six transients.” When they arrived they found a man bloodied and intoxicated. According to SPD, officers were talking with the man when he pulled out a “slungshot” — two pieces of wood attached by a chain — and swung it at an officer. As officers attempted to take him into custody, police said he kicked an officer and got blood on another. The man also had a knife and a cap gun. He was booked into King County Jail for assaulting an officer.
• Frying pan attack: Seattle police responded to another Capitol Hill incident involving a home procured weapon on March 30th. A man called police to his 17th and E Olive apartment to report that his friend slapped him and swung a frying pan at him before leaving the building with his keycard. The victim said his friend is homeless and occasionally stays in his apartment.

• Street robbery: A highly intoxicated man walking near 10th and E Union was knocked unconscious and robbed of his wallet by an unknown suspect early Saturday morning, according to an SPD report. The victim was seen barely standing at around 1:30 AM when the suspect approached him and asked for his money. The suspect then punched the man in the face, witnesses said, knocking him unconscious for 2-3 minutes. When officers arrived, the victim didn’t know he was robbed and couldn’t provide any information about the suspect.
• Bar fight: A man trying to break-up an altercation inside an 11th and E Pine bar early Saturday morning ended up in an altercation of his own when he allegedly assaulted a man who also tried to intervene. According to SPD, the suspect was trying to calm an argument between a bouncer and a bar patron. When a third man approached, witnesses said the suspect punched and kicked that man, possibly dislocating his knee. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for assault.