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From our Bike Events Calendar
Mar23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryMar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S.7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 23 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Mar27Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingMar 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenwaysMar28Tue6:00 pm Northeast Seattle GreenwaysNortheast Seattle GreenwaysMar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmNortheast Seattle Greenways is re-gathering! Join us at Urban Luxe Cafe in Roosevelt to connect with new and longtime members alike.Mar30Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 30 @ 7:15 pmMeet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.
Tag Archives: crime
SPD: Man attacked for biking on the sidewalk (which is legal)
Yikes. Details from SPD: Seattle police were called to the western slope of Capitol Hill Saturday afternoon after a cyclist called 911 and said he was attacked for riding on the sidewalk. The cyclist called police around 1 pm and … Continue reading
Police: Bike thief arrested in Belltown
Seattle Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly stole a bike from a Belltown condo building and tried to ride away with it. Witnesses watched him enter the secure parking garage without a bike, then ride out … Continue reading
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Woman charged with assault for road rage attack on West Seattle Greenways founder
Erika Soerensen, 37, has been charged with second degree assault for allegedly attacking Jake Vanderplas with a deadly weapon July 8. Vanderplas, who was luckily not seriously injured in the attack at 26th Ave SW and SW Andover Street, reached … Continue reading
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Tagged 26th ave sw, crime, delridge, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, king county prosecutor, road rage, west seattle
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Woman found dead on the Burke-Gilman Trail – UPDATED
A passerby on the Burke-Gilman Trail found a young woman who had apparently died of a gunshot wound early this morning in Wallingford. Information released so far does not indicate the incident was bike-related or that it was a random … Continue reading
Man charged with vehicular assault for speeding and crashing into woman on bike downtown
Tyler J Gilstrom, 24, has been charged with vehicular assault for seriously injuring a woman on Alaskan Way shortly before 5:30 p.m. March 1 (a Friday), the PI reports. Gilstrom was going 60 on his Honda motorcycle when he crashed … Continue reading
Man forced to drop bike and climb wall as person slams jeep into reverse down Ship Canal Trail
I received an email from a reader with a crazy and terrifying story: He was almost run down by someone driving on the Ship Canal Trail July 13 just west of Seattle Pacific University. Ryan (he didn’t want me to … Continue reading
CHS: Man bicycling inside Bartell’s store steals phone, crashes in parking lot
People from all walks of life ride bicycles in Seattle, including thieves with poorly-planned robbery schemes. Here’s a bizarre report from Capitol Hill Seattle: A clerk at the Harvard Market Bartell’s sustained minor injuries Saturday night when a man with … Continue reading
Woman says she fended off attacker while biking to work on Dexter
A woman emailed Seattle Bike Blog Tuesday to report a scary attack she said happened while she was biking northbound on Dexter around 6:45 6:10 a.m. She said she was headed downhill in the bike lane when a man stepped … Continue reading
Police looking for person on bike who chased Green Lake attacker
A woman running at Green Lake around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning was attacked by an unknown man who tried to drag her into some nearby bushes, police say. She was able to get free from him, and a man on … Continue reading
Charges: Heroin-smoking woman tries to run down biking off-duty cop
In charging documents filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court, Taylor Jane Betts was accused of trying to run down an off-duty cop who, while biking, pulled up to Betts’ car window to tell her and her passengers to stop … Continue reading
Bike Blotter: Suspicious package closes Burke-Gilman in Fremont + Tour de Banks suspect arrested
A suspicious package has closed the Burke-Gilman Trail near the Aurora Bridge. Unknown when it will reopen. Check back for updates. UPDATE: It looks like no big deal (a weird wooden box thing?). Trail should be open shortly. UPDATE x2: … Continue reading
Man robbed at gunpoint while biking to Beacon Hill bus stop
A man was robbed at gunpoint while biking to a bus stop on Beacon Hill early Tuesday, according to SPD. The robber stopped him where the Chief Sealth Trail crosses Beacon Ave and pointed a gun at him, demanding his … Continue reading
Drunk racists attack man making delivery by bike in Ballard
Police are investigating a racially-motivated attack on a man making a bicycle delivery on Leary Ave just south of Market St. The suspects are a group of drunk white males who started yelling racial slurs at the man when he … Continue reading
Some awful jerk steals BMX bikes from Bike Works (+ Warehouse Sale!)
Some despicable human being stole a truck-load of quality BMX bikes from the Bike Works backyard last night. The bikes were ready to be earned by students of their youth Earn-a-Bike program, which provides young people with the chance to … Continue reading
Man who killed Nakatani in Kirkland could face four years in jail
Nathan Godwin has two glasses of champagne, one “Adios Motherfucker” (a mix of five different hard liquors), one beer, smoked a blunt and took prescription Suboxone and Lexapro before getting behind the wheel of a Ford Excursion, driving 60 in … Continue reading
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Tagged bradley nakatani, crime, deaths, kirkland, nathan godwin, reckless driving, vehicular homicide
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Man charged with assault for running down person on bike after bar argument – UPDATED
UPDATE: After posting, the victim in this case contacted us. See the update below for more details. Prosecutors have charged Mareko Lemafa with second degree assault for striking someone on a bike with his car after an argument in a … Continue reading
Person shot with pellet gun while biking in Bellevue + Bike thief arrested at UW
A man was shot in the leg with a pellet gun while biking to work on SE 36th in Bellevue last week, King 5 reports. There was no altercation leading up to the incident, and he did not even realize … Continue reading
Seattle Crime: Police bust prolific bike thief and chop shop
It’s warm, and that means bike thefts are at their peak. But thanks to a fight between a bike thief and an acquaintance, SPD busted one prolific thief and uncovered his chop shop, housed in a storage unit at 115th … Continue reading
Two people riding bikes assualted by angry drivers this week
So, this is downer news. There are two different reports from the past week of people riding bikes being assaulted by people driving. The most recent report comes from Nina Shapiro at Seattle Weekly, who happened to be on the … Continue reading
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Tagged assault, crime, nina shapiro, seattle weekly, seattlecrime, violence
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Capitol Hill thief caught taking a bike, computer and beer – UPDATED
CHS reports that an alleged bike, computer and beverage thief was caught near Mercer and 16th Ave this morning: An alert neighbor and Seattle Police teamed up Thursday morning to bust a man who had just grabbed a bike — … Continue reading
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