Articles about Crime

As stolen bikes are hawked online, cyclists call out digital marketplaces and run crime-fighting efforts

On a fall day in 2021, Erin Dallin locked his cherished baby blue bicycle to a rack near the University… Read More

Meet Nala, the police dog that sniffs out electronic devices to fight internet crimes against children

Nala has a nose for electronics. But she’s not your run-of-the-mill tech geek with a passion for gear and gadgets.… Read More

In fight against fentanyl and other drugs, police departments deploy handheld narcotics analyzer

The Redmond (Wash.) Police Department is deploying a new tool in its fight against illicit drugs. The agency announced Tuesday… Read More

Seattle councilmember wants a federal recall of Kias and Hyundais that lack anti-theft technology

On Tuesday the Seattle City Council will vote on a resolution asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall… Read More

Suspect in alleged stabbing of fellow Microsoft employee pleads not guilty to attempted murder

A 27-year-old engineer who joined Microsoft last year pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a charge of attempted second-degree murder… Read More

Seattle sues Kia and Hyundai, accusing carmakers of omitting anti-theft tech, spurring thefts and public harm

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison on Monday filed a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai, alleging that the automakers failed to… Read More

After break-in, Seattle-area video game store is back in business within a week

Early on the morning of Jan. 14, two thieves hit four separate retail outlets in Kent, Wash., by backing a… Read More

Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push

The Seattle City Council’s passage this week of a $7.4 billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought… Read More

Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation

Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted… Read More

Award-winning Getty photographer turns lens on Seattle to illustrate problems gripping many cities

During a more than 30-year professional photojournalism career, John Moore has documented the struggles of people across 70 countries on… Read More

The future of downtown Seattle: Reasons for hope, concern — and opportunity to change for the better

By some statistical measures, Seattle’s downtown is back. Residents have returned in pre-pandemic numbers. Tourism, certainly at Pike Place Market,… Read More

Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S.

Citizen, the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to… Read More

Seattle business leaders request ‘immediate action’ from the city to improve safety in downtown

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect comments from council members Andrew Lewis, Lisa Herbold and former council… Read More

Amazon blocked 10 billion counterfeit listings and spent $700M fighting fraud on its site last year

As part of a continued effort to show that it’s serious about cracking down on counterfeit goods sold on its… Read More

Tech voices speak out against anti-Asian hate crimes in wake of Atlanta shootings

The killing of eight people, including six Asian women, near Atlanta on Tuesday has sparked a wave of grief and… Read More

New wrinkle in package theft: Police say suspect used Amazon uniform to pass as delivery driver

A surge in online shopping during the pandemic could be an extra gift to so-called “porch pirates” looking to nab… Read More

Smart camera founder gets Wyze to car prowler and uses his own tech to catch criminal in action

When Dave Crosby, one of the co-founders of Seattle-based Wyze Labs, was the victim of a robbery this summer, he… Read More

Husband of ex-Amazon finance manager pleads guilty in $1.4M insider trading case

A Bothell, Wash., man whose wife was previously a finance manager at Amazon, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for… Read More

Justice Department seizes websites used to trick Amazon customers into buying device tech support

Federal officials have seized six fraudulent websites that were part of an online scheme to deceive customers who were looking… Read More

“I’m so in the mood to f**k Amazon”: WhatsApp thread cited in alleged $19M ‘overshipping’ scam

Prosecutors are citing a series of profane and derogatory WhatsApp messages as evidence against four brothers charged with defrauding Amazon… Read More

Florida teen arrested as mastermind behind Twitter ‘Bit-Con’ that targeted Gates, Bezos and others

A Florida teenager faces 30 felony charges related to a July 15 scam in which he hacked into the Twitter… Read More

Seattle-area tech exec charged with COVID-relief fraud for allegedly seeking $5.5M in PPP loans

Mukund Mohan, a Seattle-area tech executive who spent time at Amazon and Microsoft, has been charged by federal prosecutors with… Read More

Seattle shooting rattles tech companies and raises concerns about safety of city’s urban core

The deadly shooting Wednesday night in downtown Seattle is prompting tech companies in the area to implement new precautions to… Read More

Seattle area police arrest suspect in OfferUp-related armed robberies

Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrested a 17-year-old suspected of two armed robberies of victims targeted using the online marketplace OfferUp… Read More

From prison to Google: Seattle software engineer found hope working in a computer lab behind bars

Gareth Small seems like any of the many thousands of people who have moved to Seattle in recent years to… Read More

Rover calls random killing of dogwalker ‘tragic and heartbreaking’; suspect caught with help of video

A 27-year-old woman walking a dog as part of her work for the Seattle-based pet-sitting startup Rover was killed in… Read More

Amazon’s doorbell camera company Ring touts its work with 400 police agencies as privacy advocates sound alarm

Is Ring’s collaboration with police departments a public benefit or a privacy concern? That’s the issue raised by an announcement… Read More

Car-sharing’s seedier side: Criminal activity linked to LimePods in Seattle

A Seattle man called the police on July 2 to report a crime. Three men in a LimePod vehicle attempted… Read More

52 years after Seattle woman was killed, police use family DNA and latest science to identify the killer

On July 13, 1967, Susan Galvin was found dead in a parking garage elevator at Seattle Center. The 20-year-old administrative… Read More

Seattle police arrest trespasser found sleeping on floor of Living Computers: Museum + Labs

A large police presence Thursday at Living Computers: Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution founded by the late Paul Allen,… Read More