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Wallingford ranks 11th in number of car prowls

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According to police data, Wallingford ranks 11th in number of car prowls among Seattle's neighborhoods, behind Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, and Ballard, to name a few. I'm not surprised Wallingford shows up near the top of the list, it seems like I hear about a new incident every day. Wallingford resident Susan Gilmore recounts her recent experience: My car was prowled not once but twice last week.  They took my husband's swimming bag and the disabled pass we have for my MIL. That's…

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Read more about the article Woman Stabbed at 44th & Woodland Park

Woman Stabbed at 44th & Woodland Park

A woman was stabbed on the sidewalk in Wallingford on Tuesday afternoon in what officers on the scene called an apparent robbery attempt. The incident took place around 2:15pm at 44th and Woodland Park Ave N as a woman attacked another woman with a knife, according to police. Officers quickly responded to calls from multiple witnesses, and were able to locate and arrest the suspect. The victim was transported to Harborview with multiple stab wounds. Officers on scene reported to Wallyhood…

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Have you found or lost a bike?

Update: The found bike below has been reunited with its owner! But keep reading to learn how to register your bike and check SPD's list of recovered bikes. We discovered an abandoned bike on our street this morning. Meanwhile, neighbors around the corner reported their bike stolen from the back porch. I sent over a picture, but it's not the same bike! What are the odds? Well, pretty high, probably. KING 5 reports there are 200 bikes still unclaimed in SPD…

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Stolen Bike? Get it back!

Seattle Police Department recently launched @Getyourbikeback, a Twitter feed for their inventory of over 500 bicycles in their Evidence Warehouse. Why does the SPD have so many bikes? According to the SPD Blotter, "Each one of those bikes was abandoned somewhere in the city then later recovered by officers. We may have your bike, and we’d like to reunite you with your wheels." The Blotter points out that most folks don't report their stolen bikes because they don't know the serial number. “You…

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Teens Caught Breaking into a Car

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A reader who lives near N.49th St. at Burke writes: Yesterday (Tuesday) early evening around 7:30, I looked out my front window and saw a group of teens breaking into our car. I went out of the house and confronted  about 6 boys and 2 girls.  The one who was in my car ran around the block towards QFC. I immediately called 911 and tracked them a block or so while the group got in my face yelling they didn’t do anything…

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A Prowler in Hospital Scrubs

KING 5 News reports that a man wearing hospital scrubs broke into a Wallingford home, early in the morning, on Thursday, June 6. The incident occurred at the 4000 block of Densmore Avenue N. The suspect is a 26 year-old male who came in through a first-floor window that was "unlocked and slightly ajar" according to the report. The owner of the home and his family were asleep when they heard their dog barking loudly and found the suspect on the…

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