Police search for trespassers at zoo

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Police K9 units and a helicopter searched for several suspects in a car prowl who broke into Woodland Park Zoo late Friday night. “Kinda weird to hear them say ‘heading southbound toward the gorilla cage,'” said Crownhiller in the My Ballard forum, where Silver updated police scanner reports on the search.

Officers called off the search after they lost track of the suspects, who they believed crossed over Aurora Ave. and escaped. PhinneyWood talked to police and has the story here.

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14 thoughts to “Police search for trespassers at zoo”

  1. another big, fat waste of tax payer money by the greediest of all unions–King County Sheriffs and Deputies, who refused to not take their gigantic 5% raise.

    and people are grumbling about grocery stores?

  2. another big, fat waste of tax payer money by the greediest of all unions–King County Sheriffs and Deputies, who refused to not take their gigantic 5% raise.

    and people are grumbling about grocery stores?

  4. look, I don’t have the time to educate every bonehead that doesn’t know what’s going on in the community.

    all I know, is they took a friggin’ helicopter from maple valley to catch a couple of car prowlers! and they didn’t even catch them! what a bunch of jokers!

    all they accomplished was scaring the hell out of the animals with their expensive toy.

  7. This has been going for years. The thieves, burglars, vandals and prowlers know how to utilize the Zoo perimeter and Woodland Park to escape.

  8. Had two white kids inside our car a few weeks back near 45th and Aurora , one was tall , blond, with blond hair all puffed up like in an archie comic, (tall in the front and swept back) muscled, with short sleeve shirt on and jeans, about 2am. Maybe 17-19 years old. His buddy was average height, medium build, 17-19 , blond. Both looked like they were your average high school seniors, weren’t dressed like thugs at all.

  9. The tall one’s t-shirt was one of those tree style graphics that kind of wrap around the top of the shoulder of the shirt. They were talking loudly and making noises in the car, that was the tipoff.

  10. “the time to educate every bonehead that doesn’t know what’s going on in the community”

    Really? Please educate us on what the King County police unions have to do with the Seattle Police department. I’m all ears.

  13. Yep, the Zoo perimeter is well known as the “Forbidden Zone”, like in Planet of the Apes. The police wont go there unless they’re in a pack of 5-10. Mainly this is because there have been incidents in the past where an underpowered team or even a lone officer has been jumped while in the Zoo after hours. The reason is that the Zoo (particularly in the late hours) is a haven for illegal immigrants and other folks trying to keep a low profile. During the day time, they used to do sweeps and found many make-shift shelters and kitchens in the outskirts of the Zoo. In the evening, these setups can be inhabited by as much as 20-30 people at a time. In the past, officers entering the park have been confronted by these major groups and have been pelted by bottles, rocks, etc. The unofficial rule with regards to law enforcement is basically don’t go into the Zoo after hours unless you’ve got a pack of 5-10 officers with you, weapons drawn.

  14. seriously?

    I run around the perimeter all the time and only seldom do I see other people. The green belt is not all that big–probably biggest adjacent to Woodland Park where the zoo is next to Aurora. even there, it’s only 20 yards or so and not easy to hide, let alone set up an encampment for 30 people.

    actually after reading your post again cat, it’s no wonder why seattle police notoriously shoot innocent victims.

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