Information from the Seattle Police Blotter

Seattle Police arrested a 30-year-old man early Wednesday morning after he brandished a knife and harassed three teenage girls near Alki Beach.

At about 6:12 a.m., dispatchers received a report of a man with a weapon harassing females near Alki Avenue Southwest and 63rd Avenue Southwest. Officers responded and found a man matching the caller’s description walking south on Alki Avenue Southwest. Police detained him, identified him as the suspect, and took him into custody. Officers recovered the knife at the scene.

A 48-year-old woman told police the suspect had approached her earlier near the Alki Bathhouse while she walked her dog. She said he shouted something unintelligible and growled at her before walking away when she told him to back off.

Police said the man later approached a 16-year-old and two 17-year-old girls, yelling at them, brandishing a fixed-blade knife, and making disturbing comments about sexual assault and the devil. The girls stepped back to distance themselves, and a witness intervened before the suspect walked away.

No one was injured during the incident.

Officers booked the man into King County Jail for investigation of malicious harassment.

Incident Number 25-101219/ Southwest Precinct

Filed Under: Investigations, Southwest Precinct

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