At 5:54 a.m. last Friday, a man wearing a blanket around his shoulders and carrying a large rock, damaged the glass door at the Durn Good Grocery. The store’s security camera captured the incident. The man began by throwing the rock, about the size of a tennis ball, at the glass door six times before banging against the glass with the rock repeatedly, next to the front door’s handle. After several attempts to break the glass, the man turned around and…
An anonymous Wallyhood tipster sent this advice for discouraging those around the neighborhood with an underdeveloped sense of respect for other people's personal property: The first Police Notes item in today's the Herald-Outlook concerns a ladder that was left outside and then used by criminals to climb in an open 2nd story window at a nearby home. Folks, please, please put your ladders away inside your basement or garage at the end of the workday. If you can't do that, then…
Did you hear all those sirens in the morning yesterday? We did, but it sounded like the ambulance and fire trucks were headed on to Aurora. Turns out, they were responding to an incident on Whitman at 41st. Wallyreader Yolanda shared this with us: There was an arson attempt of our condo building located at 4111 Whitman Ave N at approximately 11 am Saturday 9/4/10. They used a lighter and kept it lit and propped it up so it burned in…
One thing that struck us when we took our tour of block parties a few weeks back was that a number of groups of neighbors had established neighborhood e-mail mailing lists. They were using them to share all sorts of information: local events, move-ins and outs, and suspicious activity. In light of the frequency with which we hear complaints about petty crime around Wallingford and the police department's lack of interest in doing anything about it, this seems like an easy…
Perhaps it was a "speak of the devil" moment, but no sooner did we break our long "no crime stories" streak on Friday, then we walk out to our garage on Sunday and find our own bike missing. Phooey! It was a beat up old Specialized mountain bike with a baby trailer attachment on the rear axle. We had a 4 tumbler combination lock on it, which was left lying on the ground, tumbled to the right combination. Perhaps we were…
"First we look at the hills in the painting, Then we look at the painting in the hills." - Li Liweng, 17th century On 45th Street. I consider this street art. Some may call it graffiti. The badge says "Hello My Name Is Douchebag Californian". Near Paper Delights. Beneath the poster of Japanese manga warrior babe, the badge says "Hello My Name Is Oops I'm Sorry". Near Harold's Lighting. Tree shrine. Chalkboard reads "I want to make world peace. I want…
You may notice we don't do "crime" stories here on Wallyhood frequently. There's crime everywhere, we all know it, and we don't care to contribute to the vague sense of danger and disquiet that frequent crime reporting fosters. That said, once in a while, it's worth a note about what's going on, to help you level-set your precautions. Caleb shares a story and a warning: I had 4 bikes stolen off my front porch late Monday night/Tuesday morning near Lower Woodland…