South Seattle

Communities Police: Woman used Vietnamese background to scam others

By KOMO Staff Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 12:55 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2013 at 12:55 PM PDT

A 39-year-old woman is accused of using her Vietnamese background to convince other Vietnamese residents to cash bogus checks.

Communities Family cat killed during burglary

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 2:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 2:36 PM PDT

A Beacon Hill family lost more than just the typical electronics when they found their cat dead following a burglary last week.

Communities Police: Teen loiterers rob restaurant customer at gunpoint

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 8:49 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 8:55 AM PDT

Three teens surrounded a customer in the restroom of a Rainier Valley restaurant June 1 and attempted to rob him at gunpoint, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Police: Men hold personal fight club in convenience store

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 5, 2013 at 11:45 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2013 at 2:04 PM PDT

A convenience store employee suddenly found himself an unwilling participant in a brawl when five men entered the Columbia City business and started fighting Saturday afternoon, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Robber's pointy stick no match for store owner's pistol

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 4, 2013 at 11:25 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 4, 2013 at 11:46 AM PDT

A business owner with a Concealed Pistol License was able to foil a robber armed with a pointy metal stick last week on Rainier Avenue South, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Police: 3 men steal babysitter's pay at gunpoint

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 25, 2013 at 12:25 PM PDT Last Updated: May 28, 2013 at 7:02 AM PDT

A longtime babysitter was leaving work Tuesday in Beacon Hill when she was robbed by three men with a gun, leaving her extremely shaken, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Car damaged as shots fired in South Seattle

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:15 PM PDT

A car was damaged but no one was reported hurt as shots were fired Thursday afternoon in South Seattle.

Communities Robber fires shot during bank hold-up in South Seattle

By Associated Press and KOMO Staff Published: May 22, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 2:19 PM PDT

Police are looking for a robber who fired a shot during a bank hold-up Wednesday afternoon in South Seattle, then fled. No one was hit by the gunfire.

Communities Seattle police: Woman assaults man, beats up his couch

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 22, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT

Officers are on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a man's couch before cutting the man and running off into Beacon Hill Tuesday night.

Communities Police: Teens attacked, robbed woman on Beacon Hill

By KOMO staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:50 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 7:05 AM PDT

Seattle police have arrested two teenage boys accused of attacking and robbing a woman on Beacon Hill Monday night.

Communities Husband robbed at gunpoint, wife nearly run over

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 9:24 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 9:36 AM PDT

A husband was robbed at gunpoint and his wife was nearly run over by the robbers Monday night in Beacon Hill, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Teacher pleads not guilty to groping girls at elementary school

By KOMO Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 11:42 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 12:37 PM PDT

A teacher from a private Jewish Orthodox elementary school in South Seattle has pleaded not guilty to charges of child molestation.