March 27

Overnight disturbance at N.E. 88th and Roosevelt

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Update, 8:15 a.m. March 28:

This just in from Seattle Police:

Saturday night, at 11:15 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the street at 88 NE/Roosevelt. Thirty-40 young males and females in the street, mostly screaming at one another, but no physical fights. As officers approached the crowd, they were approached by a woman who told them she was hosting a party for her 17-year-old daughter. Most of the party attendees are hearing impaired. She stated that she was attempting to keep the attendees off the street until their buses could arrive to pick them up. As soon as the police arrived, most of the attendees went back inside the building. Officers stayed in the area, monitoring it, small groups of four-10 people would leave at a time.

A little after midnight, officers were dispatched to a fight disturbance of 30 or so people in front of the Reservoir Tavern. Officers saw a large crowd on the street, but it started to break up as police arrived. No one was fighting; it apparently all stemmed from the earlier party. Buses arrived and everyone got on, and left the area.

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We’ve had two separate reports from neighbors about an overnight disturbance involving dozens – perhaps up to a hundred – party-goers on Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 88th Street.

The incident started a little before midnight and lasted into this morning, the reports suggest.

“There was a lot of yelling and screaming. It was extremely loud. You also could hear a girl yell, ‘the party’s still on, the party’s still on,’ ” one woman reported.

“The street was blocked and within minutes there was a large police presence and immediately most of the people disappeared,” her email states.

According to the other report: “The groups were peeling down the street….. The cops showed up and parked along Roosevelt and 88th.” That report said “there were several groups of 10 wandering the streets ’til 2:30 or 3:30.”

We’ve asked Seattle Police for more information, which we expect in the morning. The department’s Sunday media relations officer was pretty busy with the aftermath of an armed man up in Pinehurst (15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 120th Street) who tried to break into a number of apartments and bludgeoned an elderly couple with the butt of a rifle. Officers Tasered and arrested the man.

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  1. NoName – I live near Roosevelt and also found it scary. I heard alot of” _other-ucker” and look out for the “poolice”. Your post seems to imply there have been other incidents. Want to get some attention on this ? Call any City of Seattle Council Member, the City of Seattle – Office of Housing, the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.

  2. I’m glad everyone found it amusing. As someone who lives near the corner I can tell you it was scary to look out and see a group of 20 to 30 teens wandering up and down the street yelling. Nothing but a bunch of teenage “gangsta style” thugs.

    They were guests of someone in the ADWAS shelter – which sadly – doesn’t surprise me. They did not, as police said, disperse immediately. In fact, they continued to shout and be disruptive well after the arrival of police. To the North Precinct’s credit, they arrived on scene within 3 to 4 minutes with more than one squad car. I appreciate that.

  3. To Eric,
    I will try. But when I saw the look on my hearing impaired brother’s face after he read that, my heart broke a little.
    peace

  4. @Pinehurst Resident…who cares if it was a condo or an apartment building? People like you just amaze me, as if you are ashamed to have an apartment building in your ‘hood!

  5. The incident in Pinehurst was in a condo building, not an apartment building as stated in the SPD press release. Also, it was not a random incident.

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