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Poppers hazmat incident? Either somebody improperly disposed of a stash of poppers or a neighborhood chemist tossed an experiment into the Capitol Hill trash.
One person was taken to the hospital after Seattle Fire was called to Harvard and Mercer Thursday afternoon for a hazardous materials response when a garbage truck compacted its load “and a potentially hazardous material was released,” an SFD spokesperson tells CHS. Continue reading →
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East Precinct patrol car vandalism: A man was arrested early Friday after he was caught vandalizing Seattle Police vehicles outside the East Precinct at 12th and Pine. According to SPD’s brief on the arrest, officers inside the station were alerted to a male outside tagging patrol cars with a paint marker and damaging a cruiser’s window around 1:30 AM. Officers rushed outside and quickly arrested the suspect, while documenting the damage to three police vehicles. There were no reported injuries. Continue reading →
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Fatal I-5 fall: A woman died in a fall from I-5 Saturday night. Seattle Fire says its crews responded to Lakeview Blvd below the freeway just before 9 PM to a report a person in crisis had jumped or fell. The 31-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The scene was turned over to Washington State Patrol and the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. If you or someone you know is in distress, please call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call the King County 24-Hour Crisis Line at 866-427-4747, or dial 911 in an emergency UPDATE 9/10/2026: The King County Medical Examiner has released its report on the death and provided updated information on the victim. We have updated her age to reflect the new information. The medical examiner says the manner and cause of death are pending further investigation.
Bakery Nouveau break-in: Commercial break-ins have been so common on Capitol Hill that they rarely make the news. An overnight burglary at Capitol Hill’s Bakery Nouveau did get some attention as weekend customers had to go without fresh-baked goods Sunday morning after the break-in. The 15th at John bakery and shop was able to reopen but the damage was the latest costly incident to hit a neighborhood small business. There is some good news. Recent trends show reported commercial burglaries dropping across the Hill from the heights of around five reported per day in late 2025. Long-term trends persist, however, with about 40% of the break-ins occurring along Broadway or in Pike/Pine. Hopefully the 15th and John break-in at Bakery Nouveau wasn’t the start of a new trend. Continue reading →
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WSP pursuit: “96 in a 60” is what a Washington State Patrol spokesperson tells CHS kicked off the long and winding aircraft pursuit of a driver who fled law enforcement on a chase through the streets of Capitol Hill Friday night. Residents irritated by the ongoing buzz of the state patrol’s low-flying Cessna 206H Stationair began tracking the airplane as it executed a series of seemingly endless loops above northwest Capitol Hill. “Our plane was following a pursuit. The suspect left the freeway and troopers backed off,” the WSP spokesperson said. Reports in the CHS Facebook Group describe the plane circling around 10:45 PM with a report of state troopers spotted searching on the ground near Harvard and Prospect where Seattle Police took over. One report had the suspect fleeing on foot, last seen southbound on Harvard and possibly disappearing into the wilds of the St. Mark’s Greenbelt. The spokesperson for the WSP says the suspect pursuit began as speed enforcement before the suspect fled northbound on I-5 and into the city where the driver fled on foot. It also turned out the search and those droning loops weren’t really necessary. “Troopers were able to confirm the driver is the registered owner and charges will be forwarded to the prosecutor,” the spokesperson said. There were no reported injuries. CHS has reported on the planes used by WSP in the past including the impressive surveillance capabilities of the fleet utilized during CHOP.
Jackson gunfire: No victims were immediately located after gunfire near 22nd and Jackson Saturday night. Seattle Police were called to the area just before 7:30 PM to the reports of gunfire and a group fleeing the area on foot. Arriving officers found at least one parked vehicle damaged by the gunfire and shell casings in the street but no victims at the scene. No suspects or firearms were located. There were no reported arrests. The gunfire came amidst a wave of deadly gun violence incidents in the city. Overnight, a man was shot and killed, and three others were injured in a shooting at Denny and 4th Ave. Later in the night, a woman was shot and killed near 3rd and Blanchard.
Club Z death: Medics were called to Pike’s bathhouse Club Z Friday morning to reports of a man suffering a medical condition at the sex club. Seattle Fire says its crews began life-saving measures in the just after 9;30 AM call but the man in his 60s was reported dead at the scene. The King County Medical Examiner will determine a cause.
19th/Cherry crash: A woman was injured Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision at 19th and Cherry where the city just deployed a new 4-way stop configuration. Seattle Fire says it treated two patients in the crash but only one required a trip to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The patients were in separate vehicles. The new stop signs have been added to Cherry to require east and westbound drivers to now stop at the intersection but no additional warning markers were used to alert people about the change. We’ll follow up with SDOT to learn more about the configuration and lack of warning signs or markers.
Pizza smoke causes alarm: Callers worried about a building fire reported smoke billowing near 11th and Pike Wednesday but it turned out to only be the output of an ambitiously smoky wood-fired pizza oven operating at the corner. Seattle Fire says its crews were dispatched but quickly pulled back after the source was determined to be the “outdoor pizza oven.” It’s not clear if the pizza operation was related to an event at a nearby business or one of the proliferation of street vendors who operate in the neighborhood. There were no reported injuries.
SPD reports building fire heroism: The Seattle Police Department is applauding a rookie officer for joining a veteran cop in helping rescue people from a fire last week in an historic E Madison apartment building. CHS reported here on the just after 5:15 AM fire Monday in the 1912-era Olympian Apartments in the 1600 block of E Madison. SPD says its two officers were first to see the flames from the fire and rushed in to help: On August 31st, just after 5:00 a.m., officers spotted flames coming from a second story apartment window in the 1600 block of East Madison Street. Officers broke the glass of the lobby door to enter, then ran up the stairs till they found the burning unit. Police kicked at the door, until the disoriented 28-year-old resident opened it. Officers evacuated the man from his burning, smokey unit, but not before asking if he had any pets that needed to be saved as well. SPD says multiple officers ended up responding in the minutes before Seattle Fire arrived to battle the apartment unit fire. According to SPD, the building’s fire alarm “was not sounded.” “Officers ran up flights of stairs, yelling for residents to leave and banging on their doors,” SPD reports. “When the rescue efforts became too dangerous, officers evacuated the building while the Seattle Fire Department prepared to begin fighting the flames.” CHS is following up to learn more about the situation and why the building’s fire alarm system did not alert residents. There were no reported serious injuries.
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Nagle armed robbery: Seattle Police were investigating a reported armed robbery and stabbing in Cal Anderson Park last Friday night. Police and Seattle Fire were called to the park near Nagle Place to the reported assault and robbery. Seattle Fire says it treated a 20-year-old for injuries from a stabbing in the just after 11:32 PM assault. It is not clear if there were any arrests. The victim was reported transported to the hospital for further treatment in stable condition. UPDATE: SPD reports — “According to the victim there was a fight between him and the suspect over a stolen beanie which resulted in the victim striking the suspect with a glass bottle. The suspect then stabbed then victim twice and fled the area.”
Man stabbed by friend: Police say they arrested the suspect and rendered aid to the victim in a fight between friends that led to a stabbing last Thursday afternoon near 13th and Spring: Officers arrived and detained the suspect, and rendered medical aid to the victim, who was stabbed/slashed once in the hand. Investigation revealed that the victim and suspect, who are friends, got into an argument, and decided to fight. As the fistfight started, suspect produced a knife, which cut the victim. Police say the suspect was booked into King County Jail and the victim was transported by Seattle Fire for for stitches at Harborview. Continue reading →
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Wingstop stabbing: A man suffered critical injuries in what police say may have been a self-defense stabbing during a fight at the Broadway Wingstop Saturday night. Police were called to the 1800 block of Broadway to the reported altercation and found a 35-year-old bleeding with stab wounds: Officers determined that while in line at a local restaurant, words were exchanged between the suspect and the 21-year-old man. A fight started inside the business but quickly moved to the sidewalk. The victim and his mother fell to the ground where the suspect stood over them, punching them in both their faces. As the victim was punched in the face, he reached for a pocketknife and proceeded to stab the suspect in the upper right thigh. Several witnesses stated it appeared to be self-defense. The victim stated he stabbed the suspect while defending himself and his mother. Police say the man who was stabbed was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical but stable condition. The man who claimed self-defense was taken into custody without incident and transported to the East Precinct. “At the precinct, officers received witness video footage which corroborated the victim’s self-defense account,” SPD reports. The man was released from the precinct but SPD said it continued to investigate the incident. Continue reading →
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E Pike vape shop tussle: The Seattle Police Department says two officers were injured making an arrest in an overnight assault early Tuesday morning at an E Pike business. Police were called to World of Smoke and Vape around 4:15 AM after a report of an employee dragging the suspect from the 24-hour smoke shop. SPD says officers “established probable cause” to arrest the suspect for assault. “During the arrest, the suspect resisted and fought with the police officers but was eventually taken into custody,” SPD reports. The fight left the suspect and the officers injured. Police say the suspect received medical attention at the scene and was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault. Two officers also went to the hospital to receive treatment for their injuries, SPD says. Continue reading →
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Dave’s Hot Chicken gun disturbance: Police took to into custody and seized two firearms including a stolen handgun in an overnight call to Dave’s Hot Chicken early Saturday morning. Officers were sent to the 12th and Pike eatery around 4 AM to the report of two armed men causing a disturbance as the popular restaurant was preparing to close for the night. “Both men had ordered food, been displeased with their service, and left before returning to the restaurant and arguing with staff,” the report on the incident reads. Police say employees activated “a duress alarm,” notifying security and police. According to SPD, arriving officers saw a “30-round .556 magazine protruding from one man’s shirt” and took the two suspects into custody. A search of the 21 and 28-year-old turned up “a short-barreled rifle with a 30-round magazine” under one man’s jacket and a pistol reported stolen in Tacoma in the pocket of the other. One of the suspects also had a $5,000 DUI warrant for his arrest. There were no reported injuries. The Dave’s Hot Chicken incident comes a few weeks following an incident at the Capitol Hill Eggslut in which a man reportedly accidentally fired off his pistol as he dropped the weapon while waiting in line for a breakfast sandwich. Police believe that gunman may have shot himself before fleeing that incident without arrest.
SPD photo of the seized weaponry
Felon arrested, guns seized: Friday night brought a bust of an armed felon tracked by ankle monitoring device to a parking lot on 8th Ave: On April 10 at about 10:40 p.m., patrol officers, working with the DOC, searched for an individual they knew to be active supervision for multiple crimes including armed robbery. Cops found the man in a car with three of his affiliates after tracking him via his ankle monitoring device to a parking lot in the 1000 block of 8th Avenue.
Police say they arrested the suspect and detained the people with him before being identified and released by officers. “Cops found the suspect in the driver’s seat of the car,” the report reads. “When searching it, they recovered three handguns and cannabis paraphernalia.” SPD says the suspect is a convicted felon and prohibited from “having guns or contraband, a violation of his DOC supervision.” He was booked him into the South Correctional Entity jail.
Big boom: The sound of a massive explosion set nerves on edge across Capitol Hill just after midnight early Sunday morning. According to reports and 911 callers, the big boom went off around midnight. Officers could be heard describing it as an explosion with fireworks via East Precinct radio. There were no reported injuries and no arrests.
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Walgreens hold-up: Seattle Police fanned out around Broadway and Pine Saturday searching for what they called a “serial robbery suspect” after an attempted hold-up at the corner’s Walgreens. Police say the suspect entered the store around 3 PM Saturday, “demanded three prepaid credit cards be activated, and showed a black gun in his waistband.,” according to SPD’s brief on the incident. The same suspect is believed to have also robbed the store Friday morning, brandishing a knife and stealing “food items” before making his getaway on a Metro bus. Saturday, the drugstore employee refused to comply and the would-be bandit fled, last seen headed west on Pine. Police set up containment in the area but could not locate the suspect described as a black male wearing a mask, a hoodie, and green sweats at the time of the hold-up attempt. There were no reported injuries.
First Hill assault: Police say a man was beaten and stabbed in an incident Saturday night on First Hill: At 1813 hours, the victim was moving a scooter and other garbage out of the street when a car full of young people, pulled over. One of them exited, began punching the victim, then stabbed the victim’s right arm. The suspect got back into the vehicle, and it fled northbound on Boren. Patrol officers quickly arrived and applied first aid until SFD arrived and took over medical care. Police say the injury was not life-threatening. A search for the suspect vehicle last seen headed westbound on Madison was not successful.
Nightlife emphasis patrols: East Precinct command has been providing semi-regular updates on its weekend nightlife emphasis work in the Pike/Pine neighborhood. Saturday night’s brief notes “frigid temperatures,” “heavy foot traffic,” and multiple arrests — At 2200 hours, Nightlife was a busy night tonight despite the frigid temperature. With heavy foot traffic at the clubs in the Pike corridor, officers were able to successfully, effectively and safely manage approximately 1000 people excited to party. Officers responded to multiple disturbances and made arrests for traffic, assault 4 and two assault 3’s. No officers were injured effecting the arrests. A great job done by all those present for nightlife.
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School lockdowns: Two Capitol Hill area schools were briefly placed into lockdown Monday afternoon as Seattle Police investigated a threats call and sorted out a possible domestic dispute. Police were reported at Lowell Elementary and TOPS K-8 as both campuses released students at normal dismissal times. According to East Precinct radio updates, officers talked with parties involved in the dispute and determined there was not an immediate threat allowing both campuses to lift the lockdown status. There were no reported injuries. Continue reading →
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