North Crime Prevention Coordinator Diane Horswill tells us that a suspect in the July 26th Key Bank robbery was arrested at the Wallingford Playfield last Friday. We suspected as much Friday morning, and now our hunch is confirmed.
The arrest was made thanks to the keen eye of newly appointed Community Police Team (CPT) Officer Loren Street.
CPT officers work a little differently than patrols cops. Rather than respond to 911 calls, they are assigned to specific areas or neighborhoods with the intent of preventing and alleviating chronic crime problems. Seattle.gov says:
“It is their job to know the residents in troubled apartments, to recognize by sight, the “regulars” who congregate on the corner, and to understand the ongoing problems and concerns of neighbors and businesses. Residents and business owners get to know and trust the officers, making it easier to work together to resolve and prevent problems. CPT is about understanding ongoing issues that go back weeks and months and taking steps to prevent problems before they arise.”
With that in mind, Ms. Horswill encourages Wallyhoodies to contact the North Precinct CPT team any time:
- Contact Officer Street: [email protected] or (206) 684-4739.
- North Precinct Main number: (206) 684-0850.
- North Precinct webpage.
And thank you Officer Street for making the Wallingford Playfield a safer place — for all of us. Welcome to Wallingford!
Just today, i found a bunch of empties at Lower Wallingford. But don’t go reporting drunks, addicts, and other bums doing their usual “activities” in our neighborhoods, even in our playgrounds. People will say you’re an elitist, and that you don’t care about the well being of those who are simply “down on their luck.” See, they’re “homeless,” and can’t be expected to adhere to the behavior of civilized society, so they get special rights to use our public spaces in ways that the rest of us don’t.
Hayduke, when are you coming over for your hug?
And welcome Officer Street! You can have a hug anytime, too, though I’m sure that goes against department policy.
I heart Wallyhood commenters.
What are you talking about? Bums and addicts? These were bank robbers. Pure and simple. FBI will get them every time.
Kirk, bank robbers posing as bums? Here’s a quote from Friday’s thread, which turned into a discussion more about the “homeless” than about the bank robbery:
“Police officers told Neighborhood Office Director Janet Stillman “they were looking for two guys living in cars in Wallingford.”
Hayduke, I don’t think you’re worried about a bunch of anonymous people on a neighborhood bulletin board thinking you’re ‘elitist’ for calling the cops on someone who’s disturbing the peace or littering or shooting up on your steps (yup, again, situations I’ve dealt with by…calling the cops). I think the annoyances of life in the city just get to you, as they get to me on a regular basis. My favorite moments generally include finding used needles on the ground in the vicinity of my house, then reminding my child to wear shoes all the time and forever.
Again, I invite you to come out with me on the One Night Count in January, or to Teen Feed in the U-District to see homeless kids getting their one hot meal of the day and wonder WHY there aren’t parents knocking down the door to find their kids there (as you or I would if our kid went missing), or down to Operation Nightwatch or the Compass Center to volunteer with some homeless veterans and start to see these people as people.
I know, I know, bottles in the park suck, having to walk a gauntlet of drunk homeless guys really sucks (probably worse for me since I’m small and female), and people defacing property, mugging restaurant owners and stealing crap sucks. But none of it’s as important as the fact that these are humans we’re talking about, with souls, hearts and brains, some of which don’t work very well. Some of them are criminals, sure, and some of them are Very Bad People. I know, I’ve met them ftf zomg! and I’m happy to see them taken away when they break the law. But…still deserving of common human dignity. I think that’s the least elitist path to take right there. We’re all human, just some more so than others.
On the bank robbers – glad they were caught. And, of course, the hug. It’s yours whenever you want it.
In mid June I saw a man & woman (a couple it seemed), with fancy baby carriage & baby inside walking up Wallingford Ave from near Gas Works. They were dressed well & didn’t seem to be outsiders at all. The guy made sure nobody was looking (missed me!), walked up to a neighbor’s garage, and unzipped his pants to relieve himself. I made sure he noticed me then. Anyway, the point is… people from all walks of life are capable of indecency. And vice versa.