Crime

According to Seattle Police Department (SPD), a 53 year-old woman attacked her roommate early this morning, armed with a hammer and an axe. The incident occurred in their home, near N. 50th Street and Stone Way, and officers arrived on the scene to arrest the woman after the victim phoned 911. From the SPD Blotter: As officers were talking to the victim—who told police his girlfriend was still inside the house with the suspect—the suspect slammed the front door of the…

Two readers sent us mail yesterday alerting us to the following: Last night (March 18th) at 9:45PM we were sitting on our couch in our front room when my wife noticed a white passenger van (an older Dodge, I think) with dark windows stop out side our home. A young Asian man got out of the passenger side and casually walked up our side drive. We have an au pair who lives in an apartment in the rear of our house,…

Update 4:49pm: Seattle Police has announced that the suspect is in custody. Halleluja. Carry on. Seattle Police are searching for a female suspect after a shooting incident at a Seattle Parks and Recreation Department facility in north Green Lake. KIRO News has identified the suspect as "Carolyn 'Zoom' Piksa and she is an Assistant Coordinator with the Seattle Parks and Recreation." The shooting occurred at approximately 1:57 pm, according to the SPD Blotter: At approximately 1:57 p.m. officers responded to a Seattle…

According to the SPD Blotter, Ryan James Purdy, the person robbing people in parks by flashing a fake police badge, was arrested Wednesday in Auburn after bragging to a fellow bus passenger about his signature scam. More from the Blotter: Purdy was riding a bus in Auburn Wednesday when he began chatting up a fellow passenger and mentioned he was wanted by police for impersonating a cop. The passenger got off the bus and called the real police. When Auburn police officers…

Apparently, there's a guy posing as a cop who's been robbing people in the area. SPD tells us that a 46 year-old male named Ryan James Purdy (aka Tracy Byers) has been on robbery detectives' radar since December, when he robbed several people in Volunteer Park, taking cash and credit cards, after he flashed a fake badge. On February 10, Purdy struck again, but this time, a little closer to Wallingford.  According to the SPD Blotter: Shortly after 2:30 pm on February…

Ed Hartman over at The Drum Exchange wanted to let folks know about a prowler in the neighborhood: A prowler has trespassed through several businesses' back doors, attempting to steal computers, etc. He's African American, about 6 ft. tall, medium-build with a mustache. He's been seen drinking a can of either tea or beer and appears slightly drunk, and he smokes cigarettes He walked into our business today (Mon Feb 18, 2013 4pm) saying he didn't realize it wasn't OK to do. …