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If it was my car that was stolen, I would want the perp to go to jail for a long, long time, AND make resstitution...in some states you can sue parents of minors in civil suits for damages. What a good idea!

(All bleeding heart liberals may now get on the phone to the ACLU to protect the rights of criminals.)

Car theft is just a sign of other criminal activity.

Many moons ago, a burgler broke into a house in Ballard on the ground floor. The homeowner's wife and baby were sleeping upstaris. Said homeowner shouted, then shot the perp in the butt with birdshot I think. The criminal sued...and lost.

I remember the judge saying that being shot was an occupational hazard of being a criminal! Hah!

well, a pin would make more sense than a strait jacket...keep it up goofy...I love it. For the rest of ya...(how do you type it?) pffftffftffftfffffftffff!

let's put it this way, if it was my car that was stolen, I would NOT want the police to chase the guy at high speeds (which all but ensures the car is going to get totaled).
they find 90% of stolen cars after the fact, usually damaged but not as bad as this.

even Jeffrey Lebowski would agree with that.

I really hope the cops didn't accidently knee him in the n*ts , slap him around the head and head butt him on the way into his cell when they took him in.

It would be tragic.

Goofy Norwegian (now that's redundant, isn't it?)

how does a pin make you care more than me?

that's the most retarded thing I've ever heard.

My preferred outcome: bad guy hits telephone pole, feels a bunch of pain, becomes paralyzed but dies within a few weeks so legitimate citizens (read - taxpayers) do not foot the bill.

Said telephone pole falls on eyewitness' house - it hurts nobody but causes $100K in damage. Eyewitness sues bad guy to only find out that meth addicts have no cash. Insurance company, county, and city tell eyewitness to take a hike.

That is a just outcome - quit whining. This city and the Ballard neighborhood are becoming cesspools - crime is up and now you whine because the police are doing what WE WANT THEM TO DO, UHHH POLICE...

I see people driving that fast (45 mph) across 65th on a daily basis. Blame the criminal, not the cops. Car theft is just one cog in the wheel of crime; car theft supports drug users and burglers. Amazingly enough, the guys who broke into Piccolinos and the guys who were caught with $300K worth of stolen merchandize were driving stolen cars. Wake up and smell the lattes!

"Just a car thief"

Pretty much sums you and your argument right there.

Hey, Im just a pedophile, can I come over if I show you the title to my car? How bout I steal you car with your kid in it? Ok for the cops to pursue then?

I highly doubt speeds anywhere near 90mph were reached. We've seen how people park and drive in ballard, a Honda Accord doesnt have the legs/agility to find a patch of road in Ballard to hit this speed.

"This agression will not stand man!"
Jefferey Lewbowski

According to eyewitness, the people protecting us are backwater schlubs. Apparently got 'em mixed up with the drunks/street peeople hangin around Ballard. "Roscoe and Enos". ARe you another one with those war is terrorism stickers? Another pacifist? Really taking a stand aren't ya. Fortunately this crap doesn't happen in our hood. But when it does we know just who we can count on. And it aint many here on this blog. I have a kid and 3 pets too. I care more than you. I have a pin that states so. Speeding aint new in Ballard. Just when the cops are in it do some get panties bunched. Dee dee dee

I'm still scratching my head over the high speed bicycle chase-LOL. Man, those bike cops must be in fierce shape!

why would I not sue if someone is grossly negligent at their job and hurts me or my family (or even my pet)?

no one is making an excuse for the criminal.

however, people need to use their head sometimes.
if these sheriff's deputies want to play Roscoe P. Coltrane and Enos, let them go patrol some rural area.
I'm surprised they weren't shooting out their window at the suspect

I had the best view yesterday as the stolen car came racing around the corner and crashed followed by tons of police cars sirens blaring and a few slightly less dramatic bicycle cops too. It all happened right out in front of my house and I had front row seats! My poor cat though....scared to death...

Oh and by the way, the chase didn't end on 63th and 17th but on 65th and 26th.

It was hilarious to see that 2 minutes after the crash, it seemed like all Ballard dogs suddenly needed a walk. It was great to see all the tons of pedestrians casually walking by like "Oh my dog just had to pee right now".

I had the best view yesterday as I saw the stolen car speed around the corner, crash into the curb and get rammed by the cops all right in front of my house! My poor cat...scared to death....

Oh and by the way the chase did not end on 63th and 17th but on 65th and 26th.

I love how 2 minutes after all this happened, it looked like all Ballard dogs suddenly needed a walk. Tons of pedestrians trying to look casual like "Hey my dog just really needed to pee" it was great.

I can always count on some idiot on the My Ballard Blog to make an excuse for a criminal. The police should have just let him go. I'm sure he had learned his lesson and would never do anything wrong again.

I actually had a scanner on. The cops stated "they were doing 45 mph". I submit just about any street in Ballard is subject to this or worse. I also get sick and tired of this sue sue sue attitude. Where does this $$ come from then? I too doubt this perp was just using this car to get groceries for grandma. They're no doubt out now awaiting their next assignment. And it's NOT getting a job.

slosh was there and attests to speeds of 90 mph.

we will never find out who the perp is. do you recall the 4am helicopter search a few weeks back? there never was any official disclosure, but a few witnesses have stated that there never were any shots fired, and that it was only a dispute amongst some kids at a party.
these things get swept under the rug easily if nothing goes terribly wrong.

boardbrown, I agree. People on this blog are aching to spit venom...from both sides. Is it impossible to take a breath and look for a little perspective? Or is this about twisting neighborhood updates to vent your agendas?

I sincerely doubt the cars were going 90 mph. That's absurd.

Did any of you critics stop to think that maybe this perp was more than just a car thief?

Like so many times on this blog, conclusions are drawn by incomplete information.

Let's wait and see who this fella really is before we crucify the cops.

I saw 'em go by my place. But not at 90. Did you or anybody else see the speedometer readings? Neither did I. Perhaps it'll take YOUR car being taken to have a "crisis" then? KC has a copter. Seattle doesn't. Easy. You sound like just another typical Ballard yuppy limo-lib who just wants us all to "get along" here. I want you to put one of those "this house has NO guns in it" signs in your front window too. Sooner the better. I could care less about your feelings. I care about the law and breakers of it. No go take on the day

we all know cops are the good guys, but you must admit the absurdity of it goofy norwegian.

high speed chase at 90 mph through a residential neighborhood for a CAR THIEF?
If this was a dangerous criminal, this could possibly be justified, but otherwise it's total B.S.

if my dog or kid got hit by either the thief or the cop, I'd sue the pants off the county.

btw, why is it always the King County Sheriff going apesh*t in our community with helicopters and such? Even the SPD is more reasonable.

All this in Ballard? Crime here? C'mon. If I saw oh boy in my hood I'd throw a rock at U. What a bone headed remark. Cops are the good guys. They do the best they can while being "handcuffed" too many times themselves by the ACLU and judges that legislate from the bench instead of interpretting the laws the way they're written. Maybe along with a free bin at Safeway, we as a city should all pay an extra $2.00 when purchasing a vehicle to go towards cars for these poor underfunded people. After all, we all need cars just like food. They are a "right" aren't they? Man do I feel better now.

so do car thieves.

if I saw any car going that fast in my neighborhood (marked or not), I would throw a rock at it.

"Several bicycle officers pulled up at the same time, aiding in the arrest."

Yeah, right.

Im glad they chased him when and where they did. Car thiefs suck.

Ye haw I love living in the hood!

While the danger of a high speed chase in a neighborhood does seem not worth the risk, a good number of baddies get caught during traffic stops.

I'm sure you could google for a load of these, but the first one that comes to mind is Timothy McVeigh (the Oklahoma City bombers).

Actually, here is the first google thing that shows up in google with "routine traffic stop":

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/05/in-prai...

Bad guys are Bad Drivers.

While the danger of a high speed chase in a neighborhood does seem not worth the risk, a good number of baddies get caught during traffic stops.

I'm sure you could google for a load of these, but the first one that comes to mind is Timothy McVeigh (the Oklahoma City bombers).

Actually, here is the first google thing that shows up in google with "routine traffic stop":

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/05/in-prai...

Bad guys are Bad Driver.

Glad to see that they were caught. I <3 Ballard.

b-boy-

your child would have been hurt. the car sped eb on 62nd right in front of the preschool right before the car was stopped.

@#17

Thank you...That is what I was thinking. My 2.5 year old goes to pre-school at Adams. I walk my dogs around the hood all the time. What a risk the cops took chasing someone through the neighborhood at those speeds. It sickens me that innocent lives were put at risk for a big hunk of metal. Shame on you SPD - yeah you got your prize but at what risk to Ballard residents?

I saw the car and the Sheriff zoom by my living room window. I have no other information, and nothing intelligent to say.

'Cept I was there & I saw.

I can't believe the police would risk innocent lives going so fast just to chase a car thief (who will be back on the street by tomorrow morning)

excessive force

Yes, the chase ended just north of 65th on 26th. I was walking my dog as he sped by the first time, at the intersection of 65th and 20th, skidding right through a red light and barely missing vehicles stopped at the light. He went all the way down until he was out of sight. I kept walking west on 65th, until a few minutes later when he got back on coming towards me again. As he made a hard left turn onto 26th, he hit a curb, disabling the vehicle. I walked by as the dude was standing in the street handcuffed and all disheveled looking, surrounded by Cops and being asked questions. Fun times in Ballard...

I hope they didn't beat the living sh*t out of him, that would be just terrible.

i saw the chase start at 63rd/17th, the suspect and cop started northbound on 17th, and made a left onto 63rd. that's all i could see.

I think it is great that the caught them. It is one of the few stolen car stories around here that ends in a perp.

I am glad the police/sheriff caught the guy. Maybe he'll have to spend some time in jail. What an idiot!

scared me to death! watch it in action in sunset hill!

seattlepi dot com article says the bicycle police caught the fellow.

Thanks Captain.
So, seriously, did this clown get away?
OMG, people! Somebody saw this twit! Pipe up!!
Stolen vehicle, evading, reckless, hit and run???
This aint L.A.!!!!!

(deep breath)
Glad no one was hurt, sorry for the loss and damage. Slosh, could you identify this chucklehead?

We here at Purple Razorscooter Operations have everything in control.

Relax, citizens

I walked past the wrecked car on 26th (I thin that was it) north
of 65th. There was a tow truck driver taking the Honda car away. Both of the rear wheels were blown out. I asked the tow truck driver. He had a great story: a bus driver was driving his bus and he saw his car go driving by - it was stolen. So he followed his car! I guess the cops must have picked up the car chase and chased the guy down. The driver got out of the car and started running. I don't think the cops got him. I saw a bunch of cops riding around on bikes.

Ballard boys, Ballard boys, whatchu gonna do ... don't these guys watch TV? They never get away. Especially not on 3 wheels. We could see the young guy driving was practically laughing when he went by us. If he'd have run over one of the numerous little kids roaming that neighborhood his video-game-turned reality would have been a lot less funny.

We live on 16th between 67th and 70th and the chase went up 16th. Yes, they were flying and it was incredibly unnerving to know that those speeds were happening on a residential street.

A few minutes later a Seattle Police car came back down, no siren but with lights flashing. It was not going as fast as the original cars.

Hope to learn what it was...I knew to check here first!

Thanks for the info. I was curious. At 5:20 I was walking along 65th. 26th was blocked with 4 or so King Co Sheriff cars. Looked like a small dark car at the center of the drama.

Sorry- not 24th. 22nd was where I think they stopped.

I saw it and about six police or sheriff cars stopped just north of 65th at about 24th. No idea what was happening but it was unnerving.

I was on 80th near 24th when they zoomed on by.