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• Seattle Police Upgrade Belltown Armed Robbery to Homicide After Victim Succumbs to Injuries at Harborview

  Published: Apr 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 41-year-old man died Friday morning following an armed robbery in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, prompting the Seattle Police Department to reclassify the case as a homicide. I...

• Digital Forensic Evidence and Surveillance Footage Pinpoint Juvenile Suspect in Fatal Rainier Valley Shooting

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Seattle investigators utilized a sophisticated combination of cellphone data and video surveillance to identify a teenage suspect in the January 30 killings of two high school stud...

• Midnight Altercation in Seattle's Chinatown Leads to Serious Head and Neck Stabbing of 38-Year-Old Man

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A domestic dispute at an apartment in the Chinatown-International District ended in violence early Wednesday morning, leaving a man with critical injuries. Seattle Police arrested...

• Seattle Municipal Government Agrees to Significant Payout Following Public Records Litigation Regarding Police Department Transcripts

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The City of Seattle has reached a settlement agreement to pay nearly $160,000 to The Seattle Times to resolve a lawsuit centered on public disclosure violations. The legal dispute...