Tag: seattle crime
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Police seize SUV in investigation of hit-and-run that killed Wang
Police may have a lead in the hit-and-run that killed Mike Wang on Dexter Ave at Thomas St last month. Though police are not calling the Port Orchard woman a “suspect,” but she is “under investigation.” Seattle Crime has more details: According to a search warrant affidavit filed earlier this month, about a week after…
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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 and Aurora. Police found five bikes in the unit as well as a sleeping felon…
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Man uses bicycle to fend off knife-wielding assailant
Seattle Crime reports that a man used a bicycle to defend himself from an assailant with a butcher knife around 1 a.m. June 10 near Minor and Pike. The victim said he was standing near his friend’s bike when the suspect tried to take it. They started yelling and shoving, and the suspect pulled out…
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Seattle Crime: Woman pelted with BBs while riding in Ballard
Someone in a maroon Toyota pickup truck shot a woman riding a bicycle in Ballard with a BB gun April 26, according to Seattle Crime: A police report says the woman was riding her bike near 63rd and 8th Ave NW around 2:15 p.m. on April 26th when she felt a “sharp pain” in her…
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Seattle Crime: Police catch thief stripping parts from bike on Broadway
Seattle Crime reports that officers caught a man who was stripping parts off a locked bike in front of the post office at Broadway and Denny on Capitol Hill. Officers apparently watched the man for several minutes as he struggled to remove the bike’s handlebars around 2:40 a.m. April 22. From Seattle Crime: Officers watched…
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Seattle Crime: Stolen bikes found at Aurora Motel
Police seized a number of stolen bicycles and bike parts from a motel at 82nd and Aurora where a prolific bike thief was storing them. The April 6 investigation started while looking into an unrelated theft case, Seattle Crime reports: While police were in the motel’s office, officers noticed a prolific bicycle thief’s ID sitting…
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