A reader writes: I live on the 4100 block of Whitman Ave. N. Mine and my neighbor's mailboxes were broken into and our mail stolen last night (Saturday, February 2) before 8pm. I'm pretty sure they took my W-2 and I know they got a new debit card I was expecting. The burglar tried using the debit card but thankfully could not since it hadn't been activated. I spoke to the police and they told me to call 911 if I…
A reader wrote to tell us her home, on N. 40th (west of Sunnyside), had been burglarized during the day on Monday. The burglar kicked in the back door and, she writes, "Everything of value in the house (2 computers, a camera, two phones, a ring) was stolen." The reader adds, "A man, a possible suspect, arrived at my neighbor's door and asked if this was the (Bensons? or something) residence. She thought something was funny, so it might have been…
It's certainly not the first time we've posted about thieves poaching Amazon Fresh deliveries from people's porches here in Wallingford (and, we receive more reports than we publish), but this is the first break in the case we've heard. Joshua writes: I live on Meridian Ave between 38th and 39th. Today, upon returning home from lunch, I noticed someone leaving my drive way with an AmazonFresh bag (there was no AmazonFresh truck parked in front of my house). The person appeared…
Sasha writes: My name is Sasha and I am an independent chair at Salon Metro on 45th (1714 N. 45th St.). There have been serial thefts in the area that need to be reported as soon as possible to make our community safe and aware!! Last Friday, Jan 11th at 3:20pm three black men in their late 20's walked into my salon (I was the only stylist there) and stole mine and my clients cell phones right off the reception desk and…
Ugh, this is such depressing news we received from Kris today. What a way to sour someone's holiday cheer: I just found out today that a large package from Lego.com was stolen off of our covered porch at 4 pm on December 11th, 2012. It had been sitting there for one hour and fifteen minutes and was worth about $115. One camera caught the guy pacing in front of our house for quite some time before he decided to approach the…
SPD Blotter reports that a 23 year-old suspect was taken into custody yesterday after a witness found him trying to break into a car on Stone Way, near N. 45th St. It was around 7:15 a.m. (on Tuesday, December 18) when the witness noticed a person trying to break into a car, according to the Blotter. When the suspect couldn't get the door open, "he pulled a handgun out of his pocket and used it to try and smash the car's…
As a follow up to the Seattle Police Department's (SPD's) Safe Communities meeting held back in October, the Wallingford and Fremont Chambers of Commerce are working together with SPD to tackle specific issues that affect our neighborhoods. A public safety forum will be held this Monday, November 26 at Eltana Bagels (3920 Stone Way), from 9:00am - 10:30am, and everyone from the neighborhood is invited to attend. Community Police Team Officer, Loren Street, will there to represent SPD. This is a great way…