Sounds like there was quite a to-do around Green Lake last night, with several blocks cordoned off by the police as they chased a hit and run driver who fled on foot. Full scoop over at My Green Lake: Lots of police activity in Green Lake Tonight.
Two bits of from the crime blotter this week. Patrick writes: A lurker was spotted Wednesday morning on Sunnyside Ave N, near the intersection of 38th. My wife was walking our two dogs at approximately 6.15 AM and noticed a man slip into the bushes. The dogs did, too – all six eyes kept a careful watch. The man did not make any threatening sounds or gestures, by my wife described it as fairly unnerving, particularly since one of the dogs…
The story of the flipped SUV we reported on last night just got more interesting. David wrote us with his first hand report: I was about half a block away walking up Wallingford Ave when the wreck happened. Three guys in the Explorer were crossing Eastbound from a stop sign. They zipped out right in front of a Mazda who slammed on the brakes but still broadsided them and they flipped. When I got there they were crawling out the side…
There's been quite a bit of upset from readers of this blog about the responsiveness of the Seattle Police Department to crime reports from the Wallingford neighborhood, so we thought you might be interested in this upcoming oppo0rtunity to provide feedback: The Seattle City Council and the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB) will jointly host a public hearing on the effectiveness of the City’s police accountability system on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in Seattle City Hall…
The Seattle Crime Twitter stream reported a shooting around midnight last night: Shooting in Wallingford. 52/Latona. Woman injured. followed by Polce looking for a Toyota celica. Victim in shooting may be inside vehicle.
On Saturday, we noted that the Seattle Crime blog had picked up a police scanner report of a child found wandering barefoot and "not dressed for the elements" near near 50th and Wallingford. Well, the Seattle Crime blog has the resolution of the story now, as well: The good news is that shortly after the police arrived, her father, who was out looking for her, found her as well. The bad news is that, in addition to carrying her pet rabbit,…
We're encouraging people to report criminal activity in Wallingford to the police and to the Wallyhood Crime Forum. We have no idea what the police do with their reports, but we'll be rolling up the reports from the forum here, to help folks keep a pulse on the criminal beat. A few people have reported egging incidents. Wallyhood is carefully restraining ourselves from the many obvious puns this crime offers. A black shogun bike with pink-taped handlebars was stolen from someone's…