Sharon wrote to tell us that someone swiped something unique and sentimental from her porch on Thursday morning: Sometime during the morning of April 19th, a statue of a retriever-type dog was taken from the front porch of my residence in Wallingford. The statue was about 14 inches tall, off white, fabricated from a clay like material, and worth probably about $100. It was received as a gift. The dog originally held a stick in it's mouth with a welcome sign suspended…
Ashley at the Erotic Bakery wrote to let us know about a car collision that happened on Sunnyside on Tuesday (4/17) evening. Apparently one of the vehicles in the collision left the scene. If you witnessed the collision, please call 911, or you can email Ashley at [email protected]. Here's what she wrote: At 7:03pm my co-worker and I heard a series of crunches, crashes, glass shattering, and tires screeching. We work at the Erotic Bakery. Ran out the back door in…
(Updated: April 13, 1:44 pm removing uncorroborated information There was an arrest last night at 4228 Latona Ave NE. According to Mark Jamieson of the Seattle Police Department: North Precinct officers responded to that location following a 911 call. The complainant stated that another resident had threatened him. The victim stated that the suspect was repeatedly banging on his door threatening to harm him. The victim told officers that he was afraid of the suspect, and another witness in the house…
You may remember our last post on this subject: Package Thefts. Now, Marilyn writes: Amazon shows that I had a book delivered to my porch last Friday night at 6:58. It disappeared sometime during the night. This is the 4th package, all from Amazon, that has gone missing from my porch in 2 months. While not entirely comforting, at the very least, we can rule out the suspect involved in this month's rash of burglaries.
Update: 4:43pm: The P-I reports a third burglary occurred last night, on the 4000 block of Sunnyside Avenue North. According to the P-I, "Police believe the burglar entered through an unlocked front door and stole a purse near there. The theft was not discovered until after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning." Update 3:15pm: We've just learned that only one of the two houses previously reported had an unlocked door. Earlier: The Seattle P-I reports that two burglaries occurred last night in Wallingford within a…
A King County Metro police officer was stabbed this morning by a person sleeping in the bus shelter on 45th at Burke. The incident happened at approximately 10:45AM this morning. According to Seattle Police, the suspect is in custody and the officer was transported to Harborview Medical Center to treat injuries to his hand and shoulder. KIRO also stated on Twitter: "We know someone has been arrested and we don't have any indication from police that it isn't safe to go…
Marilyn wrote to tell us that Amazon packages delivered by UPS have been stolen from her porch (around 43rd and Thackeray) twice in the last few weeks. UPS drivers have verified that the packages were delivered to her home ,and she's home at least part of every day and most evenings. She called 911 to report the theft and the dispatcher remarked that not enough people called to report stolen packages, adding that if folks did call, they would "cruise by,…