South Precinct Officer fired on in Hillman City (SPD):
On 2/7/09, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an officer was traveling in his marked patrol vehicle south on Rainier approaching S. Juneau when he noticed 2 males standing just west of the roadway on Juneau. One of the males, pointed a handgun at the officer and fired.
The officer pulled around the block and called in other units to assist. Officers stopped 2 males at Rainier and Mead and the officer positively identified them. An extensive area search was done to find the gun, casing, and damage, but none was found.
Both suspects were arrested and booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Assault and Investigation of Violation of Uniform Firearms Act.
The officer was not injured.
Armored Car Robber Shot In Rainier Beach (seattlecrime.com):
Armored car guard shot the robber four times. In the two other armored car robberies we’ve reported on recently, no shots were fired.
We’ve heard the ambulance left the scene without its siren on, and medics were having trouble getting a pulse on the robber earlier. Not good signs. Read more.
Witness chases down burglar in South Seattle (SPD):
On February 3rd at approximately 1:21 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call of a burglary that had just occurred in the 2000 block of 29th Avenue South. Residents at the victim house interrupted the burglary and at least one witness chased the suspects as they fled the scene. That witness chased the two suspects southbound on 29th Avenue South, eventually catching one of the suspects at 30th Avenue South and South Hill Street. Officers responded to that location and took custody of suspect #1. Property stolen from the victim’s home was recovered from that suspect.
Officers conducted an area search but were unable to locate the other outstanding suspect, who remains at large. The 17 year old male was booked into the Youth Service Center for Investigation of Burglary. South Precinct Burglary detectives will handle the follow up investigation.
Persistence pays off, SPD arrests three robbery suspects (SPD):
On February 2nd at approximately 11:00 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a 911 call from the clerk of a mini-mart in the 7900 block of Renton Avenue South. The clerk stated that he had just been robbed at gunpoint by three males. Officers arrived and set up containment for K9.
The victim was able to give officers just a general description of the suspects, and several people in the area were stoppped by police, but the victim could not positively identify them. K9 conducted a search of the area but could not locate the suspects. During the investigation, officers were able to view the security camera video and get a much better, detailed description of the three suspects that committed the robbery.
After the description was broadcast two officers recalled seeing a possible suspect enter an apartment complex in the 8700 Block of Rainier Avenue South on their way to the robbery call, so they staked out the complex. After a short while four males came out of the complex and attempted to board a Metro bus. Three of the males matched the physical description of the suspects on the video so they were stopped and detained. The three suspects, two adults and one juvenile male, were positively identified by the victim and a .380 handgun was located on one of the suspects. All three suspects were arrested and booked, 2 into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery, and the juvenile male into the Youth Services Center.
Man does ‘moon dance,’ punches cop (Seattle Times):
A man who was dancing in the street half-naked while three acquaintances were filming him with a cell phone camera was arrested on a warrant and could face additional charges for obstructing justice, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer, according to a Seattle police report.
Seattle police said they were called to the 5600 block Martin Luther King Jr. Way South around 9:30 p.m. last Friday after receiving reports of a man dancing in the street with his pants around his ankles, exposing himself. Read more.
Police: Street gang assaults, pulls knife on boy in Safeway lot (seattlepi.com):
An Aki Kurose Middle School student was threatened with a knife Friday in what police said was a gang-related incident.
About 9:30 a.m., the student was walking from his house near Van Asselt Elementary School toward Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. He cut across the Safeway parking lot at 3900 South Othello St. when he was confronted by three teens, ages 16 or 17. Read more.
Bleeding victim of gang shooting doesn’t want cop help (seattlepi.com):
Additional details were released Friday about a Sunday afternoon shooting in South Seattle that police said was gang-related.
About 4:20 p.m. Jan. 31, Officer Christopher Caron was flagged own by a vehicle next to him near Rainier Avenue South and South Cloverdale Place. The occupants pointed out two people walking south past the car wash in the 8800 block of Rainier Avenue South, saying they had just been involved in a shooting.One of the men, who was the shooting victim, had a bleeding gash above his left eye. But he told police he didn’t know who shot him or where it happened, according to an incident report. The other man didn’t either. Read more.
Car Strikes Pedestrian In South Seattle Hit-And-Run (KIROTV):
A driver fled after their car struck a pedestrian and then a pole in south Seattle. The crash is at 33rd Avenue South and Rainier Avenue South. There are reports that the car may be stolen. Read more.
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You shouldn’t report this many crimes at once it will scare the people who thought the South End was the new Wallingford.
Belltown is the new Rainier Beach.
Haha thats because they closed Deenios stupid people, “lets just close the place they hang out, that will make them disappear” yeah and reappear on Second and Wall.
In fact I would call Belltown the new Deenios and Skyway the new Rainier Beach with Kent poised to become a whole new super ghetto with the CD and the Southend mixed and starting new gangs. KM the new Rainier Beach high school minus basketball.
Where’s the new Ballard again?
I loved Hattie’s eggs benedict w/ smoked salmon.
The new Beth’s, I was not crazy about.
If you can tell me where the new Columbia City will be I would be most thankful. I want to reserve a seat now, before it goes back to Burien or somewhere.
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