He's back. A door-to-door magazine salesman is making the rounds of the neighborhood again. We just got these two reports in the last hour: Just had some fellow come to my door (Latona Ave NE) trying to get me to pick a magazine subscription so he could win a trip. The operation seemed a little shady - wanted to know what I did for a living because people in the neighborhood were suppose to 'inspire' him. and just got a door…
OK, we've got a little confession. You want to know the real reason we don't want to write about crime on this blog? It's because our mom reads Wallyhood every day, and she worries about us! We write some little thing about car prowl and we've got fliers for The Club in our mailbox; someone gets their camera swiped from their counter and suddenly we've got deadbolt catalogs stacked on our kitchen table. That said, we must stay vigilant. Michelle writes…
The Seattle Crime blog is reporting an attempted robbery last night on 45th St: The man was walking home March 27 around 3 a.m. when two men approached him at 45th and Wallingford Ave. The suspects told him he had a very nice PSP and Nike shoes. The victim told the men that they could buy their own stuff. [...] The suspect then allegedly punched the victim in the face. The other suspect grabbed him and punched him in the back…
The Seattle P-I reports that there was an armed robbery early this morning at the 7-11 on Stone Way: The suspects left on foot after the robbery, but police, who responded at 2:07 a.m., gave chase. Officers found the two with the help of a tracking dog. Police arrested a 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman. Police also found a 9mm pistol when arresting her. Officers found other evidence as well, including the cash register. Afterwards, the tracking dogs chased tennis…
The folks over at Not a Number dropped the dime on a graffiti vandal last night. From their blog: While sitting in Wallingford Pizza House about 10:30PM last night, we noticed a stealthy figure climbing on the roof across the street. The figure had a can of spray paint and proceeded to graffitti the wall on the roof above Starbucks. We called 911 as we watched to report graffitti in progress. The figure climbed back off the roof walked away. About…
We promised you some time ago that we wouldn't run regular, breathless stories detailing all the crimes around Wallingford. There's crime everywhere, and harping on it creates the wrong impression of the neighborhood. That said, when there's news, there's news. Saturday night, Kris wrote: We saw a white male arrested tonight across the street from our house on 46th and Eastern. Six SPD cars responded to the call. I'm not sure exactly what happened or where it took place, but it…
Kara from Not A Number reports: today, on our day off, we got a call from our employee saying that Big Hands Guy was back (just a half hour ago). [...] here's this guy's M.O.: he usually has a NY accent, says he's from Alaska (he's real friendly, see), and his 8-month pregnant wife is sitting in a coffee shop down the street, and she has all the receipts in her purse. this is after he's scouted the premises, found a…