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October 19, 2015
John sends these images and thoughts: “5:00 a.m. Sat. 10/17 I accosted four masked prowlers apparently planning to steal something from my neighbors’ yard (grapes, I think). I’ve seen them before — a local gang. I don’t think they’re violent or dangerous — unless maybe you’re a chicken.”
...October 15, 2015
Remember last week’s tweet from Let’s Move Seattle, supporters of the $930 million transportation levy? Several readers wondered, “can this be true”? In comments, Swede said: “Did they only doorbell Prius owners with Obama stickers? I would love to know what question they asked to garner 0% opposition – nearly statistically impossible.” Swede – and …
October 14, 2015
A neighbor emails this afternoon: Do you guys have any information about the traffic camera (see attached photos) newly mounted today at the intersection of 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 98th Street? It’s from a company called “All Traffic Data,” and it’s mounted onto a normal traffic sign, but extends up about 20 feet with …
October 13, 2015
Posted today at Nextdoor Northgate/Maple Leaf: “Our car was broken into on Northeast 89th street between 2nd and 3rd avenues northeast last night. They just rifled through things and generally made the car smell bad (do you really need to stop and have a cigarette in my car)? “I don’t keep anything of interest in …
October 11, 2015
Several readers have emailed to make sure we’re aware of the burglars who cleaned out the most expensive tools from the Northeast Seattle Tool Library. The library, at 2415 N.E. 80th St. in the Wedgwood neighborhood, is asking people to keep an eye out for tools marked NESTL. We just filed our police report and …