Thieves steal safe at Tigertail
Tigertail was closed Monday after thieves broke into the restaurant. The break-in happened overnight Sunday. The thieves smashed a small window in the roll-up door and squeezed inside. They made …
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A dumpster-free Fremont? Maybe.
To curb drug use, drug dealings and other crime in alleys, Mayor Greg Nickels is proposing a dumpster-free downtown. Starting in the spring, the downtown area may test a program …
Carjacking on Phinney Ridge
A man driving his Geo Prizm around a traffic circle at 67th St. and 1st Ave. was carjacked and robbed, reports PhinneyWood. Yikes. Also, neighbors there report a sudden increase …
Neighborhoods gather for ‘Seattle Night Out’
Dozens of block parties recognized Seattle Night Out across Ballard Tuesday night to reinforce neighborhood crime awareness. This block party on 9th Ave. near 70th St. featured hot dogs, a …
‘Seattle Night Out’ is tonight
If you’re like us, you may have received an invitation to join your own block’s “Night Out” party this Tuesday night — an annual event to raise awareness for neighborhood …
Disturbance in Market St. convenience store
Last night around 7 p.m., quite a few police cars responded to Market St. near 17th Ave. Explains a My Ballard reader: “There was big drama at the little store… …
Hate crime at Fremont mini mart
Earlier this month, a man dressed in camouflage walked into M&S Grocery and Deli, called the clerk a terrorist and proceeded to hit him over the head with a can …
Drugs on the streets of Ballard
Writes bscowler today in the My Ballard forum: “As a six year Ballard resident it’s disheartening to see blatant drug deals going down in broad daylight in front of my …
Flasher escapes on mountain bike
Last week in the 1500 block of NW 58th St., a woman opened a shade in her apartment and discovered a man naked from the waste down, fondling himself. She …
Flower thieves on Phinney Ridge
“Cma319” just posted an item in the forum that says someone stole roses out of their Phinney Ridge garden, hacking up the bushes in the process. And it’s not the …
Police seek driver who ran over baby girl
On Thursday, we posted the story about a hit and run involving a child in a stroller at McDonald’s on Market Street. Now KOMO TV has covered the story with …
Child injured in hit & run at McDonald’s
This story will make any parent’s blood boil. Just after 5 p.m. yesterday, police say a car hit a child in a stroller in the McDonald’s parking lot on 14th …