Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinator Terrie Johnston shares the following information: 1. The North Precinct Burglary/Theft Unit continues to follow up on recent burglary arrests done by North Precinct patrol officers, and due in some part to your watchfulness and good 9-1-1 calls. The 19 year old serial occupied burglar and auto thief who was hitting the north end neighborhoods hard approx. 8 weeks ago has been charged with nearly 10 years. He is in jail and won’t be released for a long time. 2. A 39-year old, white female was arrested last week for multiple burglaries in the north end, some in which…
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Two loose dogs kill a cat in Tangletown
We received the following note earlier today (Thursday, March 1, 2012) from Tangletown resident MJ Welling: Thought perhaps readers should be aware that 2 dogs from the neighborhood between Latona and 5th, NE 57th to perhaps NE 54thstreet have been seen running loose several times. On Wednesday, February 22, my neighbor and my mailman saw these two dogs kill my 15+ yo cat in my front yard at 349 NE 57th Street. The mailman tried to intervene but was too late. He informed me that he had seen the owner out looking for the dogs again several days later and informed this…
SPD North Precinct residential burglary update
Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinator Terrie Johnston shared several updates and tips with North Seattle block captains yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012). Terrie reported burglary rates have decreased or stabilized in much of the city’s North Precinct, although there are still increased numbers of residential burglaries in some northeast neighborhoods. Residential burglaries, she said, have been primarily occurring during the hours of 6 a.m. to about 6 p.m. Terrie provided these details: Knocking on doors to see if anyone is at home is still a common method used by thieves. In some cases, there is a female driver who serves as…
