Seattle restaurant suffers 25th break-in since 2020, calls on city leaders for action
SEATTLE — A restaurant owner in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood is fed up after suffering his 25th break-in at his small business over just the last five years. Christian Chandler is the owner and Head Chef at Serafina, an Italian-inspired restaurant along Eastlake Avenue that he's owned for over three decades. He...
Smash-and-grab damages vape shop in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood
SEATTLE - A vape shop in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood was heavily damaged in a smash-and-grab burglary early Wednesday morning, police said. The break-in happened around 3:30 a.m. along Second Avenue between Battery and Wall streets, when several people used a car to ram into the storefront. What they're saying:....
SWAT in East Bremerton arrests four in early morning standoff
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office says the SWAT team was called to a house known to be used for drug purposes early Wednesday morning.
Court docs detail injuries inflicted on non-verbal child, allegedly by his mom, before death
A north Seattle mother has now been charged in the death of her 4-year-old son, who was found by police with a chest wound face-down in a bloody tub.
Over a dozen unpermitted food vendors shut down during Seahawks game
SEATTLE — Public health officials shut down over a dozen unpermitted food vendors that were operating around Lumen Field earlier this week. Unpermitted vendors are a growing issue, particularly around the stadiums in Seattle. Thirteen unpermitted red carts around Lumen Field's north parking lot were operating without...
Robbery at 23rd and East Cherry Arco Gas Station: Suspect Arrested After Struggle With...
On the morning of October 22, 2025, East Precinct officers responded to a robbery involving force at the Arco gas station at 23rd Avenue East and East Cherry. The suspect took items and struggled with staff to keep them.
Man stealing from grocery store pepper-sprays security guard in South Seattle, police say
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says a man allegedly assaulted a security guard with mace after stealing from a South Seattle grocery store on Monday afternoon.
Local Street Preacher Assaulted Near Mariner Game; Suspect Arrested on Hate Crime Charges
On October 21, 2025, a street preacher was assaulted and had his sign taken outside a Mariner game. The incident was recorded on a cell phone and shared on social media. West Precinct officers identified the suspect from previous encounters and spoke with other street preachers at a nearby Seahawk game to locate the...
1 Teen Dead, 3 Injured After Car Plunges Off Seattle Overpass
Police are investigating after a vehicle plunged some 80 feet from a highway overpass in Seattle Saturday night, killing one teenager and seriously injuring three other occupants. The Seattle Police Department said officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday to a report of a single-vehicle collision at East...
Feds searched security systems at 18 Washington state police agencies, report finds
At least three Seattle-area police departments changed their surveillance programs this week after learning U.S. Border Patrol had searched their Flock Safety databases this year, a practice civil rights researchers and advocates said might violate state law, if done for immigration enforcement purposes. Police...
