CRIME WATCH: Two incidents near 26th/Roxbury, including arrest of Des Moines murder suspect

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Two incidents of note, one happening right now:

(WSB photo)

ARREST: Seattle Police joined King County Sheriff’s Deputies this past hour for a warrant suspect believed to be in the Roxhill Park vicinity. They’ve just made an arrest, around 3 pm, after a foot pursuit, near 26th/Cambridge; they’ve just reopened 26th after a brief closure. We’re still gathering more info on this.

(UPDATE: As noted below in comments, the suspect that was being sought was a suspect in a Des Moines homicide case. We have not yet officially confirmed that’s who they caught. EVENING UPDATE: Des Moines police confirm they arrested the suspect in a murder case with the help of SPD. The person in custody was already awaiting trial in a gun/eluding case from last July, and was on electronic home monitoring until his device stopped working on February 1; there’s been a warrant out for his arrest for that since February 4. Records say he has 18 prior convictions. In the murder case, a 45-year-old man was found dead after a Des Moines house fire, and investigators learned he’d been stabbed – that happened the same day the suspect’s tracker stopped sending a signal.)

(back to second half of original story) BUSINESS BURGLARY: On the south side of Roxbury, the Safeway gas-station building was broken into early today, around 1:30 am. Details are in this report on our partner site White Center Now.

Lisa February 12, 2026 (3:37 pm)

I saw 6 police cars at Safeway while out for a walk. Then light and sirens and they were gone, going down 26th and 27th. By the time a walked up 26th, suspect was in custody with another 4 or 5 police cars on site. Shortly afterwards Des Moines police pulled up.

WSB February 12, 2026 (3:58 pm)

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Just learned that the person they were looking for is a homicide suspect in a Des Moines case.

Neighbor February 12, 2026 (4:33 pm)

Why does this area have so few officers?! It’s criminal how poorly KCSO has staffed this area. They keep falling back on hiring excuses. They should be either pulling officers from other areas or asking the state for additional assistance. This area needs a far larger police presence given all the incidents.

KT February 12, 2026 (6:58 pm)

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Per coverage on the sister White Center Now blog, the county still has 112 vacant officer positions to fill.

https://whitecenternow.com/2026/02/12/street-projects-crime-updates-more-toplines-from-north-highline-unincorporated-area-councils-february-2026-meeting/
k February 12, 2026 (8:39 pm)

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The county will never have the level of services the city does, nor is it intended to. King County is a huge area, and even with additional staffing, White Center will be under-resourced as long as it remains unincorporated. Urban areas need an urban police presence. These issues will persist until the area is annexed.

1994 February 12, 2026 (8:28 pm)

Sad to read the Roxbury Safeway gas kiosk was smashed up again. Just a couple of weeks ago a glass window was smashed while an employee was inside! That space still had plywood covering it the other day…..just sad what these terrible people are doing. Maybe the Safeway gas kiosk will end up like the Fred Meyer gas kiosk… looking like a cage with wire covering all the glass.