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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

Seattle police try new tactic to give game streamers and others defense against ‘swatting’ crimes

Law enforcement agencies across the country have found few answers when it comes to dealing with the dangerous and sometimes… Read More

CEO of Seattle-area tech staffing firms arrested in alleged H-1B visa fraud scheme

The Department of Justice is pressing charges against the CEO of two Bellevue, Wash., technology staffing firms claiming he faked… Read More

Seattle among top 10 cities where people are Googling ‘Amazon package stolen’ the most

“Porch pirates” are the bane of shoppers who have shifted their allegiance to the convenience of online retail. Stolen packages… Read More

Woman identified as YouTube shooter accused video platform of discrimination on her website

Police in San Bruno, Calif., home to YouTube’s headquarters, have identified the shooter who attacked the campus Tuesday as Nasim Najafi… Read More

OfferUp tackles safety concerns with designated pick-up zones for exchanging items

OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of… Read More

To catch a package thief: Online shoppers try home tech and more to thwart busy holiday Grinches

Philip Gansert and his wife were vacationing in San Francisco after Thanksgiving when an alert on his smartphone notified him that… Read More

Seattle police, neighbors use technology to fight vehicle prowls

Erik Karlson was reading the news on his phone on Oct. 15 a few minutes after 1 a.m. when a… Read More

‘Believe her’ or ‘suspect her’? Two trailers preview ‘Amanda Knox’ documentary coming to Netflix

Fans of true crime television who couldn’t get enough of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” or ESPN’s “O.J.:… Read More

New York governor says no to Pokémon Go for paroled sex offenders, seeks Niantic’s tech help

Sex offenders under community supervision in New York State will be barred from playing Pokémon Go as New York Gov.… Read More

Dark night in Seattle: Man arrested after throwing batarang at police car

Holy copycats, Batman! A man was arrested Monday night in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood after throwing a batarang at pursuing… Read More

‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards worth $15K stolen from Seattle game shop

As any “Magic: The Gathering” player knows, there are a variety of spells to attack opponents and seize their cards.… Read More

Motorola and Socrata partner to improve neighborhood crime reporting, seeking to help police rebuild public trust

Motorola Solutions, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based telecommunications company, and Socrata, the Seattle digital government startup, are partnering to improve Motorola’s crime reporting… Read More

Seattle-based Korner’s home security device plays major role in thwarting burglary attempt caught on camera

A Seattle man is crediting his high-tech home security system with scaring off a would-be burglar this week, and a… Read More

Man arrested for damage to jet that he thought belonged to Paul Allen

A Marysville, Wash., man was arrested for allegedly hopping a fence and breaking pieces off of an airplane that he… Read More

Seattle startup CEO victim of terrifying carjacking

Haiku Deck CEO Adam Tratt was the victim of a frightening carjacking on Sunday afternoon, one which resulted in the… Read More

Seattle Police Dept. hires Amazon VP as top tech exec, promising more data-driven crime-fighting

The Seattle Police Department this morning named Amazon vice president Greg Russell as its new chief information officer — aiming… Read More

Rare drone stolen from Seattle-area store in smash-and-grab robbery, caught on video

In the early morning hours Sunday, a pair of hooded thieves broke in a drone shop in Woodinville, Wash., and… Read More

Amazon’s Seattle HQ partly evacuated due to bomb threat

Some Amazon employees this morning are working from home after a possible bomb threat shut down at least one of the company’s main Seattle buildings.… Read More

FBI arrests alleged Silk Road 2.0 kingpin Blake Benthall

The FBI announced today that it has arrested Blake Benthall, who it alleges is the man behind the Silk Road… Read More

New Jersey man shoots neighbor’s drone with shotgun after it flies over home

What do you do if you see your neighbor’s camera-equipped drone hovering above you house? Practice skeet shooting, perhaps? One… Read More

Big data meets crime fighting: Seattle police launch SeaStat to quickly pinpoint ‘crime hotspots’

People are using data to help analyze elections, stocks and sporting events. Now, the Seattle Police Department — under the… Read More

Video: Watch these pesky thieves steal 16 Apple computers from The Mac Store in 30 seconds

Redmond police are on the hunt for four thieves who broke into the The Mac Store at Redmond Town Center… Read More

Avoid these neighborhoods: Walk Score adds crime reports

Some city streets are safer than others. And now Walk Score — best known for placing a walkability rating of… Read More

Anticipating where crime happens: Seattle rolls out ‘Predictive Policing’ across city

Back in February, Seattle rolled out a new “Predictive Policing” software in the East and Southwest Precincts, hoping to keep the city safe… Read More

Seattle rolling out ‘Predictive Policing’ software to anticipate where crime happens

The Seattle Police Department is hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better predicts where crime may… Read More

Holiday heist: Grinches steal 7,000 Wii U consoles from SeaTac airport warehouse

This could be the holiday heist of the decade. A band thieves broke into a warehouse at Seattle Air Cargo last… Read More

A police scanner for the Twitter generation: Seattle PD introduces ‘Tweets by Beat’

Whenever there’s a disturbance in my Seattle neighborhood, I fire up the online police scanner or visit the hyperlocal news blog… Read More

Police arrest suspect wanted in killing of Zillow engineer

An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of Seattle software developer Justin Ferrari, a Zillow employee who was… Read More

As violence rises in Seattle, city considers acoustic sensors to pinpoint gunshots

Could a high-tech solution help solve Seattle’s rising gun violence problem? On Thursday, The City of Seattle’s Public Safety Committee plans… Read More