Capitol Hill Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA) or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Woman injured in shootout across MLK Jr. Way; 2 arre...

  Yesterday | via KOMO News 

  Officers have two suspects in custody and continue to look for others after a woman was wounded in a shootout across Martin Luther King Jr.

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  Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Shooting

• Friday Memo: Today's pot lingo lesson ... B...

  Friday May 17 | via Seattle Times 

  Smurfing and pot: Under the draft rules for marijuana sales in our state , we could buy an ounce of weed seven days a week and up to 20 hours a day; out-of-staters, too.

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  Related Topix: Vancouver, WA

• Sleeping security guard still stops burglary

  Friday May 10 | via KOMO News 

  Despite being asleep on a couch in the lobby, a security guard at a Fremont office building was able to stop a pair of burglars from making off with their loot.

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  Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Federal monitor 'troubled' by lack of cameras at pol...

  Wednesday May 8 | via KOMO News 

  The court-appointed monitor in charge of overseeing reform in the Seattle Police Department said it's "troubling" that somehow no police cameras were rolling during a fatal officer-involved shooting .

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  Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Washington State's Wrongfully Convicted

  Tuesday May 7 | via Seattle Weekly 

  When 30-year-old Steve Titus was arrested for the rape of a teen girl in 1980, he told Port of Seattle police they had the wrong man.

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  Related Topix: University Village (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• The angry, armed society that we've become

  Tuesday May 7 | via HeraldNet 

  "Five dead in Federal Way shooting." "Man killed, woman wounded in Maple Valley shooting." "Man in serious condition after Burien shooting." "Three die in shooting at Auburn tavern." "Two men wounded in West Seattle shootings." "Woman accused of fatally shooting man in Lynnwood." "Seattle parks worker pleads not guilty in shooting." "Man in custody ... (more)

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  Related Topix: Sports, Opinion, Sports Etc.

• Robbery At Nail Salon On East Francis

  Monday May 6 | via KHQ-TV Spokane 

  This is all the information we have at this time. We will update this story with the latest information as soon as we get it.

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  Related Topix: Spokane, WA, University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Developing Story: Teen Killed After Being Dragged Fr...

  Monday May 6 | via KHQ-TV Spokane 

  NBCNEWS.COM - A 19-year-old man is dead after police say he was dragged out of his Pennsylvania home by several gunmen and was later found lying on the side of a road at least two miles away.

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  Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Dogfighting Secrecy Hinders Triple-Killing Case In I...

  Monday May 6 | via KHQ-TV Spokane 

  A southeastern Idaho sheriff says obstacles to solving a month-old triple killing include the secretive world of illegal dogfighting.

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  Related Topix: Idaho, University Village (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Man wounded in drive-by shooting in North Seattle

  Monday May 6 | via Seattle Times 

  A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting this morning after he argued with several people in a car north of Green Lake, police said.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, University Village (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• The Wednesday Morning News

  Wednesday May 1 | via The Stranger 

  If the 2 Year Old Had Been Armed, This Never Would Have Happened : "Authorities in southern Kentucky say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her 5-year-old brother , who was playing with a .22-caliber rifle he received as a gift," reports the Associated Press.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, Abortion, University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Amanda Knox says what happened to her was surreal

  Tuesday Apr 30 | via KAUZ 

  Americans are more optimistic the job market is healing and will deliver higher pay later this year.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Downtown (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Seattle Police Won't Sideline Superheroes On May Day

  Friday Apr 26 | via KUOW-FM Seattle 

  City police departments often have testy relations with their local superheroes, at least in the movies.

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  Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Downtown (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Half naked Lake Stevens man arrested for 3rd DUI aft...

  Monday Apr 22 | via KOMO News 

  Troopers say a Lake Stevens man was so high on drugs this weekend that he thought he was dreaming as he careened down I-5 crashing into cars.

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  Related Topix: University Village (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award

  Monday Apr 22 | via WOI-TV West Des Moines 

  The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots, but there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over.

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  Related Topix: Libraries, Missouri, Dance, Michael Jackson, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

• Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle

  Monday Apr 22 | via The Kansas City Star 

  Paperwork filed Sunday starts the process to seek a citywide vote on the future of Kansas City International Airport.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Matt Kenseth, Jack Roush

• Saturday updates from Nugget shooting, Street Vibrat...

  Sep 24, 2011 | via Reno Gazette-Journal 

  One Hells Angel was arrested in connection with the casino shooting, Sparks Deputy Chief Brian Allen said.

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  Related Topix: Prison, Washoe County, NV, University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)