https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2023/04/1 Police arrested a man overnight after the vehicle he was driving veered out of control and crashed into a construction site, leading police on a foot pursuit. Uncertainty exists about how to apply the new laws, and faced with limited resources, each agency must choose whether it's worth responding to such noncriminal mental health calls when officers are now required to exhaust de-escalation tactics, which can include just leaving the scene. In addition to its Seattle branches which already have the program in place, Chase Bank announced its partnership with Safe Place will now expand to all Western Washington locations. Investigators found clothes and a phone while combing a rural area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the scent, Capers said. The suspect ran from police but was taken into custody a short time later. Feed Notes. Welcome to My Ballard. Seattle Fire Department real-time 911 - SFD Live But if we determine there is no crime, then we call in mental health and say, 'Hey, you guys might want to come out here and take care of this person.", Ken Westphal, center, an officer with the Lacey Police Department and an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission, works with cadets LeAnne Cone, of the Vancouver Police Department, and Kevin Burton-Crow, right, of the Thurston County Sheriff's Department, during a training exercise Wednesday, July 14, 2021. o Report a problem: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/pe WASHINGTON MAN ARRESTED IN MURDER OF 19-YEAR-OLD IN SEATTLE'S CHOP ZONE LAST YEAR. Snaza told Fox News the new laws, Seattle polices decision earlier this year to no longer detain or arrest people or confiscate drugs, and a Washington Supreme Courts ruling on drug possession, have also negatively impacted how agencies outside the liberal hub fight addiction. Included in this total of recovered firearms from police, 39 were forfeited at the SPD Range for destruction. o North Precinct- Sarah Lawson- Sarah.Lawson@seattle.gov and Katelyn Yep- Katelyn.Yep@seattle.gov Live police updates | Mirage News -If possible, park vehicle in a busy, locked, monitored and/or well-lit area FBI records show COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals the . At 1:53 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Mercer Street for reports of a collision involving a King County Metro bus and a pedestrian.