A local woman says that she is “creeped out” by two men who came to her door, and she wants to warn other Green Lake residents, particularly mothers, to be on the lookout for them. Randi says that two Asian-American men in their 20s knocked on the door of her Green Lake home yesterday (Wednesday, June 29, 2011). They said they were “from Southwestern University” and that they wanted to talk to moms with babies in the neighborhood. “The first time they came, I did not open the door,” Randi says. The men returned in the evening and this time Randi…
June 2011
June 30, 2011 at 11:39AM
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Green Lake resident reports suspicious men going door-to-door looking for “moms with babies” — UPDATED with information from Southwestern
June 29, 2011 at 4:06PM
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Washington Poison Center’s Mr. Yuk coming to Green Lake – UPDATE: Canceled
Update, Thursday 9:25 a.m.: Mr. Yuk’s visit to Green Lake has been canceled. “”I’m very sorry, but I can’t make it today because of rain,” he wrote on our facebook wall. “I can’t get my big green noggin wet! Next week’s forecast looks great though.” By Shelly Najjar Tomorrow (Thursday, June 30, 2011) Mr. Yuk will be visiting Green Lake at 12:30 p.m., weather permitting. According to the Washington Poison Center (WAPC), “the only thing that would stop him is rain!” Mr. Yuk is famous for the green-faced stickers and the slogan, “Mr. Yuk Means No.” Photos of his appearances in the community…
June 29, 2011 at 9:47AM
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Large police response to 80th and Sunnyside
Several north Green Lake residents reported seeing a large police response to the area surrounding N 80th St and Sunnyside Ave N this morning. One described the scene as ”a huge caravan of police, including a SWAT truck with an officer and a large gun pointed out the top.” According to Detective Mark Jamieson, the police were serving a search warrant on two locations in north Seattle: the 9200 block of Densmore Ave N and the 8000 block of Sunnyside Ave N. Officers arrived just before 7 a.m., he said, and as of 9:30 a.m. were either gone from the scene or…
June 29, 2011 at 8:24AM
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Man suspected of abducting and raping woman before leaving her in Green Lake arrested
Surveillance image of the suspect released by SPD. More surveillance images can be viewed here. On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, a young woman was abducted while walking with a friend in the Greenwood neighborhood. She was assaulted, raped and then left by her abductors on a north Green Lake street. Last night, (Tuesday, June 28, 2011) at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers from the Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct responded to a 911 call from an employee at a Ballard bar. That call resulted in the arrest of one suspect. Information about the arrest is available on the SPD Blotter: The caller stated…
