So, I was walking to my weekly pickup frisbee game around noon yesterday, and as I was passing QFC there were two men with about 20 EMTs tending to them. I stopped to talk with another man at the bus stop about what happened, and two more city police pulled up and began to arrest the men, but I was late for my game and went on my way. Checking the police reports now, the incident has been classified under "Mental…
We got this disturbing note from a reader yesterday. Forewarned is forearmed. Today I walked across the west lawn at The Good Shepherd and when about half across a man from about 30 feet away spoke loudly to me. He complimented me on my bright-colored coat. He caught up with me and I explained I bought it at Value Village. I expected him to move on but as I walked north across the grass he followed beside and kept talking and…
Update: Wednesday, October 5, 10:54am: Despite what the P-I reported yesterday (see below), the attempted robbery took place at Key Bank on N. 45th, and not Wells Fargo. A spokesperson from Key Bank verified this and said there were no weapons involved and the suspect was apprehended near Meridian. A would-be bank robber was apprehended today (Tuesday, October 4) in Wallingford, according to the SPD Blotter: On October 4th at approximately 10:40 a.m. officers responded to a bank robbery in the 1700…
UPDATE 9/9: Terrie Johnston, the North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator with the Seattle Police Department, got back to me after this post was published. She has a theory as to why the images have not yet been obtained by SPD and will investigate further. But she wants us to know that SPD will gladly take evidence of crime in the neighborhood. I'll be working behind the scenes to connect her with Tina or the QFC team. Hopefully, SPD will have some…
Again, not with the "aah, crime! aaah, crime!" sensationalism, but when we hear about patterns, it's worth making sure people are aware. Jake N. wrote: In broad daylight, we were parked at the entrance to Meridian Playground, East side of Street facing North, between N 48th Street and N 49th Street. We were in the park for less than 2 hours and when coming back to vehicle, found the rear passenger window broken in and our purse stolen. Between 1:30 -…
You may have noticed lately that someone has been on a tagging spree around the neighborhood, leaving their mark on walls, garbage dumpsters, signs at the park, and on people's yard waste and recycling cans. The tagger even hit the side of a parked van. I could take a walk in almost any direction in the neighborhood and every time, I'd count at least three different spots this person has tagged, and it's the same ugly graphic, spray painted in either…
Back in May, we told you about Jeffrey McCaslin---the guy who called himself "Eric" and burglarized a few homes in the neighborhood. Then, two weeks later, we reported that he had been apprehended. Now, reader Anya tells us his sentencing is this Friday, and since hers was one of the homes burglarized, she'll be there to make a statement. She's provided information below, in case there are other neighbors who would also like to come forward: My house got broken into…