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That helicopter manhunt over Capitol Hill? It was part of Seattle’s war on graffiti

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Tuesday night’s arrest (Image: @douglasm69 with permission to CHS)

Seattle Police have made it clear they are familiar with the suspect the King County Sheriff’s Guardian One chopper, a police K9 unit, and multiple officers chased across Capitol Hill Tuesday night before making a gunpoint arrest.

But SPD hasn’t said why they know the man, a veteran of Mayor Bruce Harrell’s war on graffiti, so well.

While he hasn’t been charged in the latest arrest, police have been chasing Montrell Shawn Clifton for years. Continue reading →

911 | SPD called to beer shop after pro-Palestine protesters target food truck

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  • Chuck’s protest: Seattle Police’s Outreach Engagement Team responded to the Chuck’s Central District beer shop last Wednesday night after a protest targeted the Falafel Salam food truck in the E Union store’s lot:
    At 1630 hours, about 8 pro-Palestine individuals arrived at Chuck’s Hop Shop near 20 Ave/E Union St while the business was open. The protestors entered the business to verbally confront the owner. The owner demanded they leave but they initially refused, and he called 911. Officers and 242 (POET1) responded and spoke to a protestor liaison and the business owner. By the time officers arrived, all parties we separated, and the protestors were on the sidewalk engaged in verbal chants. POET established ground rules of no trespassing, property damage or assaults and the group agreed. POET met with the owner and explained SPD and POETs response. Continue reading →

911 | SFD handles smoky Richmark Label dumpster fire

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Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture of the fire scene

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  • Dumpster fire: Seattle Fire responded to a smoky dumpster fire near Cal Anderson Park Sunday morning before the flames could spread to the adjacent Richmark Label factory at 12th and Pine. Firefighters arrived at the fire in the dumpster in the Richmark parking lot off 11th Ave around 8:20 AM and quickly knocked down the flames but not before smoke filled the area. There were no reported injuries and damage was limited. We’re checking with SFD for what caused the fire. Continue reading →

911 | Broadway ATM robbery, gas station hold-ups, and a Pike/Pine drug ‘werewolf’

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  • Broadway gunpoint robbery: A banking customer at the Broadway Chase branch was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night. Police were called to the 300 block Broadway E bank around 6:15 PM where a customer said she had used the ATM and was walking near the back of the bank when the male suspect approached and drew a gun, demanding her money. The suspect grabbed the victim’s wallet and ran. He was last seen headed west on E Thomas. Police searched the area but made no arrest. There were no reported injuries. Continue reading →

911 | Woman injured in random attack in Volunteer Park

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  • Volunteer Park random attack: A woman was left bloodied and battered after a man struck her with a large stick and cut open her head in a random attack Friday evening in Volunteer Park. Police were unable to immediately track down the assailant described as a white male in his 50s with a large gray beard, white hair, and possibly wearing a red beanie at the time of the just after 5:30 PM attack near 11th and Prospect. The suspect was also describing as having only one single upper tooth. Police were searching for the suspect who fled from the park on foot after the attack with “a large tree branch” but were unable to track him down. “Officers found that the victim was walking in the park when the suspect, who is a stranger, walked behind her with a large stick and without saying a word, began striking her multiple times,” the SPD report on the incident reads. “The victim fell to the ground and the suspect continued to strike her multiple times before fleeing the area.” Seattle Fire was called to treat the victim for her injuries including a large laceration to her head.
  • Arrest after Lime bike tossed off overpass: Police arrested a man after a Lime bike was thrown from the Denny Way overpass onto I-5 Thursday night. SPD says it was called to the overpass around 7 PM and began searching for the suspect who was located about four blocks away. “Luckily, only a WA DOT truck struck the bike with no one injured,” SPD reports. The Washington State Patrol assisted in the response.
  • Yesler gunfire: Gunshots brought police to the area around 20th and Yesler early Sunday:
    At 0241 hours, Officers responded to the location reference shots fired. Upon arrival multiple shell casings were found in the roadway. There was no identified victims and no property damage. Incident may have stemmed from an argument/disagreement at house party adjacent to the location.
    There were no arrests.
  • Burglary suspect search: Police were searching for a burglary suspect who surprised a babysitting teen inside an apartment building near 21st and Fir Thursday morning:
    At 0942 hours, RP Juvenile female called 911 reporting that an unknown adult male subject forced entry through her ground level apartment window. RP was watching her infant sibling at the time and quickly barricaded themselves in a bedroom. She heard the suspect attempt to open the bedroom door, so she screamed, and the suspect ran out. Officers arrived quickly, cleared the apartment, and set up containment. K913 deployed as well and eventually located the suspect appx 3 blocks away. Suspect was apprehended without altercation. DOC warrant was located for FTR and requested custody of the suspect. Officers also discovered this suspect had been suspected of attempted car prowl earlier this morning. Incident screened by 241.
  • ‘Road rage’ shooting victim: A driver who says they were shot in the head in a South Seattle road rage incident arrived at First Hill’s Harborview early Wednesday:
    At 0224 hours, officers responded to HMC for a walk-in GSW. HMC security stated the driver that dropped off the victim was out in front of the ER. Victim stated that this was a road rage incident that started in the south precinct near a McDonalds on Rainier near Aki Kurose Middle school. As of writing this, no scene has been located. Victim is in stable condition with a GSW to the top of his head.
    SPD says it is investigating the shooting.
 

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911 | Firefighter threat arrest and arson swarm on 23rd Ave, street party takeover fills E Pike, QFC booze hold-up

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  • 23rd Ave firefighter threat arrest and arson swarm: Seattle Police say the man arrested for threatening a Seattle Fire battalion chief with a chunk of concrete as firefighters responded to a flurry of set fires along 23rd Ave early Saturday morning does not appear to be the suspect in a string of damaging arson fires across South Seattle. According to SPD, police were called to 23rd and John just before 7:30 AM Saturday to a “help the firefighter” emergency call after the man began threatening a responding fire crew. Police were able to quickly take the suspect into custody. Firefighters had been called to the area starting around 7 AM to a reported set rubbish fire at 23rd and Ward. Another small arson fire was reported at 23rd and Aloha. A car was reported damaged in one of the fires as firefighters searched the area for more fires. Police said Saturday the suspect arrested for threatening the fire crew “does not appear to be South Precinct arsonist.” A $10,000 reward has been offered in the case of several intentionally set fires in South Seattle that have damaged homes and structures in the area. Continue reading →

911 | Broadway gunfire, Cal Anderson BB gun robbery, Amazon driver armed hold-up — UPDATE: Montlake ‘swatting’

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    • UPDATE 9:45 PM: A fake “swatting” 911 call prompted a major Seattle Police and Seattle Fire response to a Montlake home Monday night. Police units and Seattle Fire medic crews rushed to the area following the just before 9:30 PM reporting a shooting at the residence. Arriving officers were able to quickly ascertain that there had been no shooting. Police are now investigating the hoax call. State laws have been strengthened around false reporting in Washington. Charges can range from misdemeanor up to felony prosecution.
    • Broadway gunfire: Police investigated a large fight and gunfire early Sunday morning near Broadway and John. SPD says a fight involving gunfire and around nine people was reported in the 100 block of Broadway just after midnight. Police tracked down a vehicle that had fled with suspects entering a garage at 6th and Yesler and made a traffic stop:
      Investigation revealed the following: Vehicle occupant (male) and his girlfriend went to an apartment of the male’s ex-girlfriend and her family and friends. Male suspect struck ex-girlfriend in the face. He then fled in vehicle before officers contacted him. During his flight, an unknown person emerged from an unknown location and fired 1-2 rifle rounds at fleeing suspect.
      There were no immediate arrests for the shooting but one suspect was arrested for investigation of domestic violence assault.
    • Cal Anderson BB gun robbery: Police rushed to a reported shooting in Cal Anderson Park Sunday night to find the aftermath of an armed robbery with a” realistic looking BB gun.” The incident began unfolding around 11 PM with the reported shooting involving a group of juveniles on scooters seen “casing potential victims” for robbery. Witness accounts described the group of six or seven teens attacking the male victim with “hands and feet” before pulling out the BB gun and opening fire. The group then took the man’s phone and keys and fled the park on scooters. SPD reports “park security” recorded video of the incident but the suspects could not be located. There were no reported arrests. Continue reading →

911 | Cal Anderson rape investigation, pedestrians injured in Broadway hit and run — UPDATE

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  • Cal Anderson rape: Police investigated a reported sexual assault in a tent at Cal Anderson Park late Friday night. According to East Precinct radio updates, police were called to meet the victim on Broadway after the assault where she described the attack in a tent where she was staying in the nearby park. Police found ten tents in the area and kept watch for the suspect to return but there were no reported arrests. The victim was taken to Harborview.
  • Broadway hit and run: Police were looking for the driver of an SUV who fled after hitting two pedestrians crossing Broadway late Sunday night. Police say the collision through one of the victims onto the adjacent sidewalk and left the other down in the street but both people fortunately suffered only minor injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment. Police say the driver of the dark SUV sped away on Broadway, colliding with another driver at Republican before fleeing the area. Police say the SUV in the 11:55 PM crash was captured on a Metro security camera but could not be immediately located. Continue reading →

Police investigate after shooter in a tux riding a scooter reported on First Hill

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Seattle Police were searching for a shooter in a tuxedo making his escape on a Lime rental scooter after gunfire Thursday afternoon near Freeway Park.

The James Bond-like scene was a serious deal. Police found multiple shell casings strewn across streets in the area. A check for victims around First Hill and at nearby Harborview fortunately turned up empty.

SPD says its officers were called to the area of Hubbell Place and University around 2:15 PM Thursday to reports of gunfire. Witnesses reported a shooter described as a white male in his early 30s, around 5’11” and thin with short blond hair, wearing a full tuxedo suit down to the black oxfords, and riding a rental electric scooter. It wasn’t clear who, if anybody, he was firing at. He was last reported headed south.

Police searched the area but found only the spent shell casings in the street. There were no arrests.

 

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911 | First Hill gas station stabbing, Capitol Hill man arrested in SPD child porn investigation

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  • Gas station stabbing: Police say a man was in serious but stable condition after a Tuesday night stabbing at a First Hill gas station. The suspect is in custody. According to the SPD report on the incident, police were called to the stabbing in the area of the 76 service station at Terry and James just before 10 PM where officers provided aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived and transported the victim to Harborview. According to witnesses, the victim was “standing outside a gas station when an adult man and woman approached while arguing,” SPD reports:
    The man went inside the gas station alone. When he came back out, he saw the woman stabbed the victim in the chest. The woman fled the scene shortly after the stabbing. Continue reading →