The city will be hiring two full-time park rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park, as well as Occidental Square, after a string of high-profile violent crimes in recent weeks.
Capitol Hill
Despite at least 11 assaults and one robbery reported at Cal Anderson Park since mid-April, Capitol Hill residents are not ready to give up on what many see as a community hub.
This past week in Seattle seemed to feature cellphone robberies of every kind: successful robberies, failed robberies, robberies at gunpoint, robberies by possible prostitutes and more. So, let's look back at the week in cellphone robberies.
Man stabbed in another attack at Cal Anderson Park
A man was stabbed in the arm and back during a verbal argument Thursday night in yet another attack at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park.
Do you recognize any of these suspected May Day rioters? (Photo Gallery) (Video)
Seattle police are asking for help to track down eight people wanted for assault, property damage and rioting stemming from this year's May Day events.
Man stabbed in Capitol Hill park: I didn't instigate the attack (Video)
Nicholas Siemion says he was stabbed after he told a pit bull owner to get his dog on a leash, but says online comments made it sound like he instigated the attack.
An aggressive, off-leash dog in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park led to one man being hospitalized with serious stab wounds Sunday night, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Three injured when van, Metro bus collide in Seattle (Photo Gallery)
Two people were injured Wednesday when a King County Metro bus and a minivan collided east of downtown Seattle.
Prosecutors file felony charges against 5 people in May Day melee (Video)
Four of the five are charged with assault and one is facing felony riot charge. In each case, officers said they felt either threatened or say the protestors were trying to hurt them.
Woman sexually assaulted in Cal Anderson Park; attacker flees
A man faked being stabbed in order to sexually assault the woman who came to help him early Monday morning in Cal Anderson Park, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Local performer says no one helped when he was attacked, robbed (Video)
Members of a local community say it's unacceptable that nobody stepped up to help when a man was attacked in broad daylight in a busy Capitol Hill intersection.
Craft liquor distillers asking for federal tax cuts (Video)
Craft distilleries are popping up all over across the state, and the growing industry believes it needs a more even playing field when it comes to taxes.
Photos: Seattle's ¡Fiesta 5K Ole! (Photo Gallery)
A man was attacked late Tuesday in Capitol Hill after he walked past a group of men who yelled homophobic remarks at him and expressed their distaste for same-sex marriage, according to the Seattle Police Department.
The inability of patrons to follow a Capitol Hill nightclub's myriad rules, rules such as "Don't have sex in the bathrooms," led to a couple of arrests and trips to the hospital last weekend.