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…
We just heard word through the "bartender grapevine" that Goldie's (2121 N 45th St) shut their doors for good last night. There's some speculation going around as to what might have occurred, but we're still searching for the facts. According to tipsters, there are no lights on or customers inside the bar tonight. Who has the scoop?
Seattle Crime ran this very intriguing post today: Man Turns Himself In For Wallingford Stabbing, Isn't Arrested By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee Hours after police were called to the scene of a stabbing in Wallingford on February 23rd, a man walked in to the North Precinct, confessed to the crime, and handed over a knife, a police report says. Just before midnight, the man—accompanied by two other men—walked into the North Precinct and told the officer at the front desk he had been…
Late-breaking info, but the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce is holding their monthly lunch meeting today at noon at Tutta Bella. Special guest this month is Officer Jackson, the famously unresponsive "community police officer" for Wallingford . Member and non-member businesses are welcome, $18 for members, $20 for non-members.
I stopped by Quizno's for a little diet pepsi and saw some wood paneling (where there should have been glass) on their front and side doors. The sandwich artist on shift said that the store had been broken into last Monday night/early Tuesday morning - cash and food were missing. I didn't get much more information than that, so let us know if you've heard anything else. Hopefully, the sammies will be safe going forward.