Thief gets away with… homework
Tim says a thief smashed a window in his car parked in Ballard and made off with his tan briefcase. The contents? School homework assignments and three books from the …
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Wingmasters hit by (somewhat) careful thief
Early last Friday morning, a rather sophisticated thief hit the Wingmasters on 24th Ave. According to the police report, the suspect partially unscrewed the 7 flourescent lights outside to turn …
Standoff in Greenwood is over
You may have heard helicopters buzzing the neighborhood this afternoon. King-TV sent its “Skyking” to check out some police activity at the 9000 block of 4th Ave NW. According to …
Windows broken at two Market St. businesses
Vandals hit both Habitude and the Ballard Mail & Dispatch late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, according to police reports. At the salon, a rock shattered the window, causing …
Shots fired on 15th Ave.
Two My Ballard readers have emailed us about incident on 15th Ave. near 64th on Tuesday evening. “A man facing north towards Corry’s Fine Dry Cleaners fired 3 random shots …
Package stolen off front porch
A woman on 56th St. near 7th Ave. called Seattle Police after someone stole a U.S. Postal Service package right off her front porch. The package, sent by her mom, …
10 ladders stolen from the PNA
Someone broke into a storage area inside the Phinney Neighborhood Association last week and stole ten ladders worth an estimated $2,500, according to a Seattle police report. The suspect was …
Rash of car prowls in Fremont
We scan the Seattle Police reports every few days, and over the last week we’ve seen a good dozen or so car prowls in the Fremont area alone. No particular …
‘Shocked’ from lack of police at Golden Gardens
This Monday evening, police responded to a hit and run involving three cars on Seaview Place in Golden Gardens Park. While they were investigating, several “obviously angry” people gathered around …
Windows smashed at Whitman Middle School
Nearly 80 windows were broken at six or seven classrooms at Whitman Middle School over the weekend, reports the PI. It looks like someone went around with a baseball bat. …
Robbery, arrests at Golden Gardens Park
Police arrested two young women in Golden Gardens Park at 10 p.m. Saturday for robbing two female high school students in separate incidents. In one case, police say a suspect …
Smash-and-grab in two minutes flat
Usually, smash-and-grabs happen late at night in darkly-lit parking lots. But according a police report, a Ballard woman says she parked her Audi on 24th Ave. at 59th to run …