Woman in custody after injury collision at 15th and W Armory
A woman is in custody and several other people are hospitalized following a bizarre situation that unfolded on Sunday evening in Ballard. Read the full details from the SPD Blotter …
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Man attacks customers with glass shard in Market St restaurant
A man believed to be high on methamphetamine and PCP smashed the window of a Market Street restaurant on Saturday and attacked customers with a shard of glass before being …
Man arrested after groping and harassing women in Ballard
SPD officers arrested a 19-year-old man on Wednesday after he reportedly climbed on top of a woman and groped her at a Ballard office before assaulting several other women on …
Ballard burglar caught with helicopter help
A suspect is in custody following a local burglary that took place on Monday afternoon thanks to a coordinated effort that involved two different precincts and the King County Sheriff’s …
Mobile art center dream stolen by thieves
The folks at the West Woodland neighborhood blog emailed through to let us know about a recent crime that, quite literally, stole the dreams of a local art teacher Local …
Break-in leads police to secret garden of illegal pot
A break-in at a children’s bookstore early Tuesday in Ballard led SPD officers to a secret garden of illegal marijuana plants in the neighborhood. Read more from the SPD North Precinct blotter below: …
SPD arrests lead to other stolen cars
SPD Detectives arrested a man and a woman in relation to a stolen car on Sunday night that ended up leading to other stolen cars in the area. Check out …
Suspects arrested after 7-Eleven armed robbery
Update: SPD officers updated the North Precinct blotter with the following information about the robbery: Three suspects were arrested early this morning following an armed robbery with a shotgun at …
Surveillance camera catches burglary suspect in Crown Hill
According to a KING 5 report, a Crown Hill home owner’s surveillance camera caught a man trying to kick down her front door last Tuesday morning. The footage was recorded minutes after …
Safe and valuables stolen from home on 75th
A local resident reported a break in at their Ballard home on the Nextdoor community website. The break in occurred at their family home at the intersection of NW 75th St and 30th Ave NW on …
Stolen Subaru found on Jones Ave NW
My Ballard reader Ian emailed in to report what he believes to be a stolen burgundy Subaru that he found in the neighborhood on Jones Ave, between 83rd and 85th …
Detectives charge two men in connection with body found in Ballard
SPD detectives have identified two men who are suspected of dumping a woman’s body after she suffered a fatal drug overdose in Ballard late last year. According to detectives, the men dumped her …