A 22-year-old man says he was stabbed on Market St. at NW 20th Ave. shortly after midnight on October 23rd, according to a Seattle Police report. The victim says two […]
Tag: crime
Bad News Bandit arrested
The would-be bank robber whose attempt was thwarted by friendly bank staff has been arrested. Michael W. Root of North Bend was taken into custody yesterday at a motel near […]
7-11 employee hits beer thief
A shoplifting suspect must have had some headache after being hit in the head over $4 worth of beer. Last week, the six-foot tall suspect with an athletic build walked […]
Stolen True Value truck found in Ballard
About a week ago, someone stole a truck from the True Value store in Greenwood — a 1996 Aeromaster truck covered in logos. And today, it turned up in Ballard, […]
Nasty accident on Seaview overnight
Police officers shut down Seaview Ave. for an hour or so just before midnight after a serious accident near the railroad tracks at 57th Pl. Although unconfirmed, it was called […]
Ballard banks use kindness to scare off robber
Two neighboring banks on 15th Avenue used the “safe catch” method, using kindness to scare off a would-be bank robber, the FBI says. The suspect popped into the First Mutual Bank […]
Hamburger Harry’s broken into
My Ballard reader Gooner saw police in front of Hamburger Harry’s as he passed by on the bus this morning. “Two cops had just walked up inspecting a broken window […]
Second Art Walk theft in recent months
Secret Garden Books on Market St. had artwork on display as part of last month’s Ballard Art Walk, and someone stole a piece valued at $50 right off the wall, […]
Fruit thieves: It’s for the food bank
“Someone stole about 100 Bosc Pears from my tree,” writes “Grassman”, who lives near 73 St. and 22 Ave. “The tree is in our fenced side yard, and the thieves […]
Serial rapist finally on trial for Ballard rapes
The “Belmont Shore Rapist,” Mark Wayne Rathbun is now on trial here in Seattle for three unsolved rapes in Ballard in 1996. Rathbun is already serving a 1,030 year sentence […]
Sign warns about Ballard muggings
My Ballard readers have written us about this sign at 17th Ave. and 56th St. The message from a “concerned citizen” warns about a rash of violent muggings in Ballard […]
Burglars hit multiple Fremont businesses
Blue Flavor, a web and mobile design company based in Fremont, is one of several businesses that have been burglarized since the beginning of the year. In fact they’ve been […]
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