We got an e-mail from Forrest last night, who spotted something up at the Wallingford Inn: I saw (what looked to be) prep for a pretty hefty undercover bust of the Wallingford Inn on 45th & Aurora as I got off the bus...Drugs? Looked pretty serious. Yep, drugs and more. Here's a snippet from the full story on the Seattle Crime blog: A man wearing a Seahawks' Lofa Tatupu jersey was arrested in Greenlake on Wednesday, December 2nd, following a drug-fueled…
Starting our week off with a bit of holiday cheer, Bob writes: We put strings of LED Christmas lights on our backyard fence, along the alley (on the 3900 block between Wallingford and Densmore). Someone clipped the wires in all 4 strings. Don't know if it was simply malicious (easy target of opportunity) or if this is part of a campaign against seasonal displays, energy consumption, etc. No note. As we recall, last year someone stole the wreath and LED christmas…
On Friday, the VP of Marketing and company spokesperson for Tully’s Coffee, Scott Earle returned Wallyhood’s request for information about the Nov 22 robbery at the store’s Wallingford location. In an official statement, he said that two weeks ago an individual entered Tully’s Coffee at 2100 N 45th St, claiming to have a weapon and demanded the money in the till. Earle said that staff handled the situation well and according to protocol. “From our standpoint, we never want to have…
Those of you who have been reading the many comments on our Door-to-door Ladies post know this already, but it bears bubbling up into the main blog feed for those who may have missed it: There are a variety of people canvassing Wallingford saying they're selling magazine subscriptions or the like. One is a man, black, who says he is an ex-gang member from Atlanta. There are a pair of women as well, saying they are in an entrepreneurial program. Both…
Several news sources, including Q13, are reporting that the man sought as a "person of interest" in the shooting of 4 Lakewood police officers yesterday, Maurice Clemmons, was seen getting off a bus in the University District around 7 am this morning. Text and e-mail alerts have been sent to students. (Thanks for the tip, Brian!)
I just left my house to walk a few blocks for a coffee. It's daylight, there are plenty of people out & about, and it's easy to forget that Wallingford is smack dab in the middle of a big city. So I was caught unawares by a fairly young blue collar guy who approached me on 34th near Stone Way to find out where the nearest payphone is. His story was interesting. At 4am at the shipyard, his truck window was busted…
This past Saturday, we heard there was an "Incident at Verity Credit Union" that led to a police cordon of the area, but we didn't have any of the details. Casey McNerthney over at the Seattle P-I has more details: A man who stole about $5,900 from a Wallingford bank Saturday is still on the run, and a police report released Thursday gives more details about the robbery. The man entered the Verity Credit Union at 4545 Stone Way N. about…