I know, I know.....it's been a while, but I didn't want the year to pass without at least another blotter entry which will hopefully carry the momentum into the new year. The South Precinct CPT Unit has been kept busy, right along with regular patrol.

 

After several months of canvassing for merchant participation, several Trespass Coalitions have been put into place (4th Ave S as well as Rainier Ave S) and CPT Officers and business owners in those areas have been collaborating to reduce disturbance and narcotics incidents.

 

The Duwamish Green Belt transient encampments as well as others along the I-5 corridor have consumed much of our time. After the September homicide in the "Jungle" we were tasked with several sweeps in that area and arrested numerous warrant suspects. Additionally, encampments themselves were posted and documented. Some of them were elaborate and fairly permanent structures, with large amounts of waste and debris dumped nearby. The open waste created a significant health hazard, as evidenced by the frequent encounters with large, well-fed rats during our sweeps. Together with the appropriate city agencies, CPT Officers returned frequently to accomplish the clean-ups and cutting back of undergrowth.

 

The sudden unannounced placement of a mobile methadone treatment clinic in the 2900 block of 4 Av S caused additional long-term problems. Various clients of the clinic, wishing to avail themselves of the services as early in the day as possible, would camp out in doorways of neighboring businesses and in alleyways. Numerous complaints of aggressive behavior towards employees and customers were received, as well as reports of transients defecating in doorways and causing disturbances when asked to move along. Fights among the groups of individuals were reported as well. CPT worked together with the agency responsible to find a better way to place the van in future by communicating with the various stakeholders in advance and throughout the intended treatment period.

 

The beginning of the academic year brought new challenges with it almost instantaneously as we scrambled to find a way to put CPT Officers in schools on a regular basis. Without designated School Resource Officers it falls to CPT to provide a contact to the police department and to work with school personnel to keep channels of communication open.

 

On the fun side of things - the South Precinct hosted the annual picnic on September 13th. The weather was great and the turnout fantastic. CPT Officers, along with Officers from specialty units such as Arson & Bombs, K9, SWAT and SPD Harbor Police, were on hand to chat with visitors. Additionally, we rotated as Bouncy Castle monitors. :-)

 

My "side job" as department composite artist came in handy during a rash of incidents this fall and arrests were made in two of the cases.

 

As in my two previous entries, I'll tack on part of my latest weekly report (always written in third person):

 

Monday, December 8, 2008

Officer Parker caught up with paperwork and phone calls, then drove to Rainier Av S & S Henderson St to assist with providing visible police presence during the XXXXX viewing taking place at the local mortuary until 1600 hours. Although the viewing drew several hundred visitors throughout the event, there were no incidents that required a police response.

 

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Officer Parker returned to the area of Rainier Av S & S Henderson St to assist during the XXXXX funeral from 1100 until 1330 hours. There was again a large number of visitors present and police presence was required until the crowds finally dispersed at about 1330 hours. Officer Parker then drove to Rainier Av S/ S Alaska St to provide visible police presence during the reception which followed the XXXX  funeral. Officer Parker and Officer Kelley took post on the west side of the building. From there they could keep an eye on both the alley as well as the parking lot and entrance to the Center's basement room, which was being used for the event. Again, many people attended the reception, but there was no altercation or critical event. The last guests left the area around 1600 hours without incident.

 

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Officer Parker attended the Special Events Committee Meeting at 860 Terry Av N. The topic most pertinent for the South Precinct at this meeting was the Rock n’Roll Seattle Marathon/Half Marathon, which is planned for 6/26/2009. The race will begin in Tukwila and end at Qwest Stadium downtown Seattle. Part of the course will lead through the south east and along MLK Jr Wy S and there is concern about the presence of the Light Rail traffic and cooperation with Metro. However, this part of the event was not addressed during the meeting as the exact race route could not be settled upon. The event sponsors suddenly requested changing the route to run through Fremont and Ballard, which delayed the discussion of other concerns with the race to a future date. (see meeting notes)

 

On her way back to the precinct, Officer Parker conducted several premise checks. She visited a tavern under new ownership in the 6600 block of  E Marginal Wy S because there had been complaints about people living out of an RV. The new owner of the tavern had called Officer Parker previously and informed her that the occupants of the RV, a male and a female, harassed his customers at times and that he was concerned with improving his clientele and the area in general. At that time, Officer Parker had affixed 72 hour notices to the RV and another vehicle and both had moved since. Today an employee at the tavern told her that the couple and their vehicles had moved around the block and that all was reasonably quiet at this time. Officer Parker left her business card and contact info with the employee.

 

She then went on to check the Georgetown Playfield at S Homer St & Padilla Pl S. There was a soccer game in progress, people were out and seemed to be enjoying themselves despite the cold and drizzly weather, and all seemed to be in order.

 

Thursday, December 11, 2008

A business owner in the 2700 block of 3 Av S had left a message, complaining about another couple living out of an RV behind the business. Officer Parker returned the call and spoke with him. He stated that the individuals did not cause any disturbance or property damage, but that he was afraid that their presence would again attract other folks living out of their vehicles, as it had done in the past. Officer Parker told him that she would have a look during her rounds.

 

Officer Parker and other CPT officers assisted in setting up the SPD Range Bingo Hall for the upcoming Christmas Party. 

 

Some recent highlights from South East Patrol:

 

At about 8am on December 11th a resident in the 5000 block of 17 Ave S called in to report that a bullet had damaged a window on the west side of her house. The responding Officer saw the damaged window, but could not find a shell casing. Looking through calls from the previous night, he found that there had been two shots fired calls in the same area. Using the locations of last night's calls in relation to the bullet damage, he walked through the neighborhood and finally located 4 spent shell casings about 80 yards from the victim's house. The Officer took photos of the damage as well as the casings and submitted them to evidence with the report. No further information on the shots fired was available.

 

On the evening of December 10th a Patrol Officer responded to a complaint of threats in the 3000 block of 6 Av S. The complainant explained that he had been threatened by a coworker at a meeting with fellow employees and supervisors. He went on to say that it has been commonplace for coworkers to use staplers to shoot staples at each other during meetings (note to self: must give that a try instead of throwing lame paper clips). However, at today's meeting the stapler levity went awry and the complainant was confronted by an angry coworker and told to knock it off. Heated words were exchanged and, according to the complainant, his fellow employee then threatened to insert the stapler into various orifices on the complainant's body. A supervisor decided to intervene at that point and told both parties to go to their respective corners. The incident was duly documented in a police report.

 

Earlier the same day an employee at a local "box store" notified police that a man was trying to walk out with a 37" TV and a photo copy of the sales receipt. The man stated that he had never left the store with the TV but could not find the original receipt. He was identified and released, the TV returned to its habitat inside the store, and the receipt copy submitted as evidence.  

 

Earlier still that day a woman called police to report her car stolen and recovered. As simple as that would sound, the convolutions began there. The complainant had been enjoying an evening of dancing and merriment downtown on December 6th, but found her car missing when she called it a night. She eventually managed to locate it at the tow yard and found out that it had been involved in a documented hit & run accident. Thoroughly confused about her car's shenanigans during her absence, she did not report the incident to police until several days later. In the meantime, she had had the vehicle towed to a wrecking yard outside the city, making an investigation difficult if not impossible. The complainant was adamant that she had not been driving the car at the time of the accident and felt that it had been stolen from the parking location downtown on 12/6.

 

 

 

Okay - Police Blotter, second instalment. Haven't had time to transcribe patrol highlights for the area yet, but will give that a try later in the week. With our schools gearing up for the academic year, CPT Officers have been preparing to provide a presence there since we do not have School Resource Officers. Van Asselt Elementary & Cleveland High School are in my area and I'm looking forward to meeting the staff and kids tomorrow.

 

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend and enjoyed the (mostly) good weather.

 

 

 

 

Monday, August 18, 2008

The entire CPT Unit attended a symposium titled “Gangs: Developing a Regional Strategy” that presented two successful community strategies (San Jose and Wake Co. N. Carolina) to working with youth involved in gangs. This symposium was hosted by the Seattle/King County Gang Prevention and Outreach Work Group. The purpose of the event was to hear about successful gang/violence prevention, intervention and suppression strategies from around the country; to review and gather input on a comprehensive strategic plan (draft) for King County; and to engage organizations to participate in a collaborative effort to address gang issues in King County.

 

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Monthly CPT Unit meeting to talk about each CPT Officer’s projects, cases, and notable incidents.

 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Officer Parker compiled information on businesses that wish to take part in a 4^th Av S Merchants Trespass Coalition. There has been an increasing problem with transients in that area and merchants report that they and their customers are being confronted by increasingly hostile individuals on a regular basis. The 911 call load for theft, vandalism, narcotics and alcohol related incidents has steadily grown and is drawing patrol resources from their areas to deal with them.

 

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Officer Parker dealt with several issues arising from entertainment establishments on 1 st Av S. SPD had requested to be notified well in advance of large scale events taking place at those locations, since patrol had been caught off guard when mass fights erupted after concerts. On several occasions these incidents have required patrol units from several precincts to respond and took hours to deal with during already busy weekend nights.

 

Friday, August 22, 2008

Officer Parker and Officer Haynes met the Outreach personnel group to escort them on a walk-through in the “Jungle”. During the time the group spent in the greenbelt, they encountered numerous transient trespassers, some of whom fled at the sight of police officers. Approximately 12 to 15 individuals were contacted by Outreach personnel, which offered shelter and medical assistance as well as a free pair of tube socks to each person. A few of the individuals accepted Outreach business cards, although most contacted availed themselves of the free socks. The encampments the group walked through had well traveled paths and seemed, in some cases, elaborate and fairly permanent. The most striking feature was how filled with refuse the greenbelt appeared. At every camp, the group saw either large piles of garbage, sometimes adorned with shopping carts, or refuse and stinking waste, including human feces, spread around the area. 

 

Later in the day, Officer Parker drove through Georgetown, Beacon Hill, SODO and the Boeing Field areas to do premise checks.

Officer Parker and Officer Kaffer conducted a traffic stop at Beacon Av S / S Myrtle St and cited the driver for DWLS 3^rd.

 

 Monday, August 25, 2008

  Regular furlough day.

 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Officer Parker worked non-CPT patrol as 1 ROBERT 06 and 2 ROBERT 06. She conducted routine premise checks in her area. During the course of the checks she impounded numerous vehicles. Premise checks also in Georgetown and Beacon Hill areas.

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Officer Parker augmented patrol as 1 ROBERT 06 and 2 ROBERT 06. She conducted premise checks at Beacon Hill Playfield and 12 Av S Viewpoint. Nothing unusual was observed. At 15 Av S & S Nevada St she stopped a vehicle for expired plates and issued a citation.

 

In the 4000 block of 24 Pl S she responded to an anonymous complaint about a suspicious damaged vehicle that was said to be blocking the sidewalk. Indeed, a silver Toyota Prius was sitting across the sidewalk, perched partially on top of several small and hardy shrubs. Around the car was a tidy pile of broken car parts, including the bumper, as well as a small orange traffic cone. The car itself showed heavy damage and was not drivable. In speaking with the owner, Officer Parker discovered that another car had crashed into his the night before and that he was waiting for the tow truck to retrieve it. He had tried his best to clear up the area in the meantime so as not to cause a traffic problem.

 

Officer Parker was dispatched to a Hit & Run accident at 39 Av S & S Edmunds St. The victim had been sitting in her legally parked car, when another vehicle sideswiped it and kept going. A witness was able to note down the license plate number and provided the information to the victim, who then called police. Officers checked the registered owner’s address, but did not find anyone at home.

 

Officer Parker backed ROBERT sector units on a theft call that resolved itself, despite the presence of a suspect. The complainant decided that she did not want to get the man in trouble with the law after all and declined to identify him, but not until after three patrol officers had been thoroughly involved with the investigation.

 

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Officer Parker augmented patrol as 1 SAM 06. She backed Officer Carter on a Standby to Assure the Peace at the bus stop at S Bangor St & Renton Av S. The 19 year-old mother of a 2 year-old child wanted to drop her off with the baby’s father, who was staying at his mother’s house not far from the bus stop at Renton Av S. However, the baby’s mom thought that a No Contact Order might be in place against her and wanted police to facilitate the handover. She told officers that she didn’t expect the baby’s father to take the child, because he never wants to watch her. She complained loudly to officers that she was the one who always had to watch her child, and that nobody would help her out. Officer Carter walked over to the house to speak with the father and his mother. He returned and informed the complainant that the residents wanted her to stop harassing them. When officers advised her that she had to leave the area, she began screaming insults to the father, telling him to get his “~expletive~” daughter. The father had come out of the house and had walked all the way to the fence to yell insults at her. The complainant set the child down on the pavement, threw the diaper bag on the ground next to her, and began to walk across Renton Av S, a busy arterial street. Officer Parker quickly picked up the child before she could follow her mother into traffic. At that point, the father grabbed the child out of her arms, all the while yelling insults at his former love interest as she continued to walk away from the house. He then focused his shouting at the officers, angry that the child’s mother hadn’t been arrested by them, then continued to call 911 a dozen times to request ‘real’ officers to take her to jail. A case for Jerry Springer.

 

Officer Parker backed Sgt. Pieper on a traffic stop in the 11000 block of 59 Av S. The stop, which began as a moving violation, resulted in the discovery of three outstanding felony warrants out of Pierce County on the driver. Clearly not his lucky day.

 

Friday, August 29, 2008

Officer Parker augmented patrol as 1 SAM 06. She conducted routine premise checks at Kubota Gardens, Pritchard Beach, Beer Sheva Park and the Atlantic City Boat Ramp. 

 

Later in the morning, she backed other patrol units on an Armed Robbery call. The call read that a male had robbed the victim at gunpoint in the 2200 block of 23 Av S. The description was of a skinny black male in his mid-twenties, sporting three braids and a black baseball cap, or, in the words of a witness “like Snoop Dogg, only younger”. Along with other officers, she conducted an area check for the suspect, when Officer Davenport broadcast that the suspect had jumped out of a window and had run from him. Officer Davenport and several other officers were out on foot on 25 AV S. Officer Parker drove to their location and followed the suspect in her vehicle. Southbound on Rainier Av S, Officer Jones jumped into Officer Parker’s patrol car and both arrived at the 2200 block of 25 Av S as Officer Davenport was detaining a male matching the description of the armed suspect. The victim positively identified the suspect as the man who had threatened him with a handgun. The gun was not found on his person and officers obtained a search warrant for the house the suspect was seen running from. Officer Parker transported the suspect to the Robbery Unit and wrote her statement there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, here goes! The first entry in the blotter! I have decided to pretty much stick to Darin's format, and to mention notable incidents in the Georgetown area. As for my CPT meanderings, I will do the same, but will leave out most of my routine premise checks if there is nothing to report. Thus, you'll have to take my word for it that I cruise around your alleys and by-ways at varying times during the week. I'll happily accept suggestions and criticism and won't turn down the odd compliment, either!  ;-)

 

Monday, August 11, 2008

Regular furlough day.

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The owner of Studio Seven, located at 110 S Horton St., replied to Officer Parker’s phone call from the previous week to clarify the recent hip-hop event at the club. The mutual agreement that was reached in a meeting between SPD and Studio Seven was that advance notice would be given to Officer Parker of any event at the club in order to notify patrol and to avoid future disturbances at that  location. The owner stated that he had been out of town and had forgotten to let Officer Parker know about the event before he left. As it was, it was a little publicized event that drew only about 75 patrons, much to our relief. 

 

Officer Parker received a call about a parked camper in the area of 4 Av S. / S Spokane St. The caller stated that she had been verbally harassed by the occupant on several occasions, and has seen the man drinking a beer with his buddies there. Officer Parker told her that she would check it out to see if the camper’s owner is in compliance with the 72 hour law, and to request that he cease his cat-calling to passersby.

 

Officer Parker received a request to speak a supervisor at Swedish Health Services to put together a personal safety presentation for the staff of the Mobil Mammography Unit. That unit, a bus that is equipped to provide preventive breast cancer screening to women who would otherwise not have access to this service, is usually stationed near New Holly or Rainier Av S. / S Genesee St. Staff has safety concerns about men who get on the bus, expecting to receive free drugs (presumably unrelated to breast health), and become irate and confrontational when told that they were in the wrong place and needed to leave. Also, they are concerned about possible DV situations when dealing with female victims of abusive relationships, whose partners might show up on site.

 

Officer Parker called the supervisor and discussed the details of the safety presentation, fears and concerns to be addressed with staff, as well as the possibility of SPD Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon attending the event. Requested date is September 9^th. Officer Parker emailed Mark Solomon to coordinate with him.

 

Later in the day, Officer Parker drove up to 4 Av S and S Spokane to find the cat-calling camper resident, however, she could not locate the vehicle nor the occupant at that time.

 

While out on routine CPT patrol in the Georgetown area, Officer Parker noticed a vehicle driving through the Airport Wy S and S Albro Place area. The driver of the vehicle appeared distracted, looking at something in the vehicle’s interior, and carried out several turns without signaling. Officer Parker pulled the car over at S Ellis St and Albro Place to contact the driver. The driver explained that she was lost and trying to find an address in the south end. Officer Parker explained the traffic infractions to her, cautioned her to drive safely and to pull over when needed, instead of endangering herself and others by being distracted. Officer Parker told the driver that she could lead the way to the address, if the driver would follow her. Both cars set off from the location of the traffic stop, but at some point the other car disappeared, presumably lost yet again.

 

The Good Samaritan deed of the day foiled, Officer Parker returned to the precinct and called back the complainant about the camper cat-calling incident. She informed the complainant that the vehicle was nowhere to be found at this time. The complainant told her that the camper and occupant do move frequently, to what location she did not know. Officer Parker advised her to call back when it returns.

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Officer Parker called the property manager for 5813 Airport Wy S, known to SPD as the home of Lucky’s Choppers. He confirmed that Lucky’s had moved out of the building on July 1^st of 2008, and that he did not know where they moved to. There had been several incidents at this location involving police in the recent past.

 

Officer Parker contacted Minister William Harper at Southside Church of Christ, site of Saturday’s funeral service for Pierre LaPoint. She noted down the information regarding the opening time for the church, and the beginning time for the service, as well as other information regarding the fellowship meal at Southside following the burial in Bellevue. She passed the information on to her supervisors.

 

The owner of Studio Seven called Officer Parker to notify her of three, according to him, low level hip hop events in the month of August. Those are to take place on 8/18, 8/19 and 8/31. Duly noted. Fingers crossed.

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Officer Parker faxed the Trespass Enforcement Authority to Studio Seven and passed the event information on to supervisors.

 

CPT meeting in the field at 1000 hours. Unit members spoke about their respective projects and trouble spots and the addition of Officer Tolman to the unit.  We are looking forward to working with him as our new SHA officer.

 

At 1330 hours Officers Haynes, Parker and Sgt Martin met with Council Member Sally Clark and several residents from the area around the “Jungle” near Jose Rizal Park. The group conducted a walk through due to the increasing complaints regarding transients living there, drug and prostitution activity, as well as an increase in crime in general in the area. The group encountered numerous elaborate encampments, as well as scores of trespassers enjoying the sunny day. The walk through ended around 1500 hours. It was HOT!

 

Friday, August 15, 2008

Officer Parker augmented patrol today and worked as 1 ROBERT 06. She cited the driver of a car for NVOL and No Proof of Insurance, stemming from a traffic stop on Rainier Av S. Officer Parker backed Robert Sector officers on a weapons call in the area of 52 Av S and S Holly St. Officer Banez reported an increase in car prowls in the same area, with a suspect description matching that given in this call. A young white male had been seen walking through the alleys this morning, carrying a large knife in his belt. Officers eventually located two males walking northbound on 52 Av S, one of them matching the description. Neither had a knife on their person, but the one matching the suspect description bore scratch marks on his skin as if he had been walking through or hiding in brush. He stated to officers that his mother had warned him about a guy with a ‘big ass’ hunting knife walking around. He also said that an officer had told his mother about this guy. Officers on scene had not informed anyone about the details of the call, nor was there a mention of a hunting knife at any time. Hmmmm.............

       Both individuals were ID’d and released on scene.

 

Officer Parker later responded to a Child Welfare Check in the upper Beacon Hill area. The father had called 911 from another state, because he was worried about the safety of his daughters. They were with his estranged wife at this address. When he had called and spoken to them on the phone, they mentioned that their mother was at work, but that her friend “Bear” was watching them. According to the dad, the kids had been crying.

        Officer Parker drove to the house and spoke with the girls, who seemed calm and were watching TV at the time. A male was in the house and told Officer Parker that the girls’ mom was a friend of his and that she had authorized him to look after the girls. Office Parker confirmed this with the mother through a phone conversation. She ID’d the male and determined that the kids appeared to be safe and well taken care of. Officer Parker documented the incident.

 

Ocean Sector Patrol

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

In the 7300 block of East Marginal Wy S. Sgt Pieper came across a man who was passed out on the ground, yet still partially astride his bicycle. While rousing himself at the Sergeant's request, the male vomited on himself at least 3 times. When at last awake enough to respond, the man told Sgt. Pieper that he was depressed and "in the bottom of a bottle". He could not remember his address and was unable to stand on his own two feet, let alone ride a bike. SFD examined him and the man was transported to the hospital by ambulance.

 

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

R.I.P. Monstero!

Officer Saewong was dispatched to an arson incident on Carleton Av S. He was informed by the victims that their vehicle had been intentionally set on fire early in the morning. The owners of the vehicle told him that, after SFD left the scene, they found charcoal briquettes under the back seat and rear bumper. Officer Saewong notified his supervisor, who screened the incident with SPD Arson & Bomb Squad.

 

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Just after midnight, Officer Hylton reported a disturbance inside a club in the 6200 block of Corson Av S. One male guest reported that another male, unknown to him, had approached him in the mens' room, propostitioned him for sex, and had attempted to touch him in areas that he deemed inappropriate. The molested guest left the bathroom, but stated that he was grabbed by yet another male once he was back in the club. He fought the second male, striking him on the head with an object, not knowing that the man was a club security guard. He was interviewed and released.

      40 minutes later, the alleged molester called 911, wishing to report an assault on him that had taken place in the club's, evidently popular, bathroom. He made no mention of the sexual advances.

 

At 0645, Det. Bach reported an on-view of a stolen vehicle being driven southbound on 4 Av S from S Michigan St. He called for uniformed patrol to respond, since he was in plain clothes and driving an unmarked vehicle. Shortly thereafter, the driver and passenger were arrested at the AM/PM at 7200 E. Marginal Wy S. Crack pipes were found both in the car and on the passenger. End of joy ride.

 

Barely an hour later, Officers Sauer, Moss and Derezes were dispatched to a suspicious person call in the 2500 block of S. Willow St. The officers encountered a crying female sitting on the sidewalk. She had several fresh cuts on her legs, as well as scarred cuts on her arms. The woman told officers that she wanted to see a psychiatrist. She was transported to the hospital by ambulance.

 

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Officer Liner took a report from a male who stated that he had $500 stolen from his room at the Georgetown Inn. The man told Officer Liner that he had left his room at 0730 that morning and had returned at noon the same day. Upon his return he was shocked to find that the room was locked and his belongings had been placed in storage. Evidently the Inn has a strict No Smoking policy since it appeared that the manager had evicted him for leaving cigarett butts in the room he had occupied. The former guest alleged that the $500 were missing from his suitcase, but no proof for this was brought forth. The incident was documented and the guest has since relocated to another quality establishment in another part of town.

 

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

A refershingly quiet day in Georgetown.

 

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

At 0130, Officer Hammermaster was summoned to 7200 E Marginal Wy S. to speak with a man who reported that the clerk at the store had pulled his shorts down for no reason. The man stated that he had entered the store to buy an early morning malt beverage, when the clerk had suddenly grabbed his shorts pocket and pulled the shorts down. The complainant demonstrated the action and the side of his shorts dipped about 3-5 inches before the draw string mercifully prevented further travel. He indignantly told the officer that he had been coming to this very same store for the past 8 months now to buy his beer, and never had the clerk tried anything like this. The officer noted during the tirade that the man's breath carried a thick cloud of intoxicating odor, observed the bloodshot eyes and slurred, expletive-spiked speech.

       Officer Hammermaster interviewed the clerk, who told him that he has had numerous problems with the complainant during the last 8 months, interfering with customers and panhandling in the parking lot. That morning, the clerk stated that he had seen the man fiddling around with some cookies on a rack next to the check out counter and suspected that he was trying to shoplift them to eat with his beer for breakfast. The clerk further stated that he had reached over the counter to pull open the pocket on the man's shorts to see if he was concealing the baked goods. He was not and was affronted enough to begin yelling and swearing at the clerk. The clerk requested that the man be formally trespassed from the store. Officer Hammermaster believed that the clerk had no ill motivation behind pulling open the shorts pocket, other than preventing a shoplift. The language barrier coupled with the complainants verbal hostility appeared to have prevented both from understanding each others' actions.

 

Late that night, officers made two arrests and recovered several quantities of cocaine at 7070 E Marginal Wy S. Officers had arranged a buy through a cooperative witness, who ordered the narcotics.

 

Friday, August 15th, 2008

All quiet until............ 2300 hours. Officers contacted a man on a liquor violation and found that he had a fugitive warrant. The man was arrested. He told the officers that he had been living in some bushes near the Gallo D'Oro club.

 

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

At 0900 a woman reported a robbery at E Marginal Wy S and S Ellis St. She told the officer that she and a male friend had been walking towards the AM/PM to buy a hot dog and a sandwich (another breakfast of champions). On the way back, as they crossed the street towards the bus stop, another woman accosted the complainant for money. She gave the woman $5, but the woman demanded that she hand everything over. The woman shoved her against the glass window of the Oya Teriyaki restaurant and forced her to hand over all her cash. She told the officer that she thought the woman might have been the girlfriend of the friend she bought breakfast with. No further mention was made of the friend's whereabouts during the incident.

 

Sunday, August 18th, 2008

Officer Stewart was dispatched to investigate a domestic disturbance in the 5000 block of 18 Av S. He spoke with the female victim stated that she had been assaulted by the father of her 1 month old baby. The two began to argue late in the afternoon because the victim was not happy with him having a girlfriend. She was holding the baby in her arms, but set him down on the bed during the course of the heated argument. It was then, according to her, that the boyfriend grabbed her around the neck and pushed her down on the bed, while continuing the argument. She managed to push him off, but only for a short while, as he grabbed her arm and threw her down onto the bed again, where he held her. She finally managed to get out of the room with the baby and the boyfriend took off to go to work.

       The woman gave Officer Stewart the phone number and address for her boyfriend's workplace. When officers went to the workplace, the boyfriend was not there. Officer Stewart documented the incident, noted that the victim refused medical treatment for her abrasions, and let her know how to go about obtaining a protection order.

 

  Okay, that's pretty much the skinny on last week. Our CPT Unit has been very busy with all the summer events to cover (we worked on bikes, on foot, directing traffic, you name it - all in all we had a lot of fun, though) and we really enjoyed the Night Out events! Officer Haynes and I visited 8 neighborhood get togethers in our respective districts (his are on the other side of I-5), being fed with delicious goodies at every stop. But Georgetown had the best music for sure!

   I'm still working with the parents of one of the street kid run aways. According to her mom, she seems to be making progress and I really hope that I don't run into her under those circumstances again. Sadly, another one of the girls, also a minor, has not been willing to leave the streets even though her grandma told me she would welcome her with open arms. Last I heard, she was seen downtown, shooting up heroin and hanging out with another group. Please keep me updated with any sightings!

 

 Enjoy the sun if it decides to return and check the blog for updates now and then. I'll keep at it as time permits.

 

Pax et bonum (peace and all good be with you)! 

 

At long last I've gotten around to setting up an online Police Blotter for Georgetown antics (at least on the law enforcement front). Hopefully it won't be just a pale shadow of Darin's much missed publication. I'll try to update it as much as I can, but all that depends on my workload. For those of you who missed my intro on the G-town list back in February, here it is again:

 

To give you a little bit of a background - I have been with the
Seattle Police Department for 7 1/2 years. 5 of those years I spent
on night shift, working patrol in West Seattle, South Park,
Georgetown (yeah!) and the Rainier Valley. I then transferred to CPT
in 2006 and was assigned to the Columbia City area. My next stint was
with Background Investigations downtown, trying to find suitable
police officer candidates to hire. In September of 2007 I was happy
to return to my old CPT unit at the South Precinct and was then
assigned to take over Georgetown from Darin as we implemented the
Neighborhood Policing beat changes. Aside from CPT & patrol I work
for the department as composite artist as the need dictates.

In my 'normal' life I enjoy traveling, SCUBA diving, reading (NO cop
stories!) and painting. I'm planning on learning how to sail this
year. My two teenage daughters keep me pretty busy at home
(necessitating the need for a valium salt lick on my desk - just
kidding) but they also keep me grounded and make me appreciate how
lucky I am.

Update: still working on the sailing and my older daughter is a teenager no longer, but I'll keep that salt lick handy!  ;-)