Category Archives: Crime/Emergency

Stranger Danger in Our Midst

We received a forwarded e-mail today (Wednesday, April 21st) from a North Beach parent and an e-mail forwarded from Small Faces as well. This is published here to let everyone know and so we can be alert for this particular individual. A good opportunity to speak with your children about the danger of speaking with strangers. Please call 911 immediately if you spot the individual.


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The North Beach e-mail:

IMPORTANT:  We have had two incidents of stranger danger the past few weeks so we need you to be informed and talk to your children about stranger danger protocols.

Last week, one of our student’s grandmothers was walking up on 24th and saw a man urinating in the bushes at the bottom of the north stairs by the portables.  Today we had a man coming up the stairs as a child was returning from the bathroom.  As soon as he saw her, he ran.  One of the 5th grade teachers and I searched the area, and our district security officer followed up by casing the area in both instances.  We could not find anyone by the description given to us.

Staff has been alerted to the stranger, I have requested that Safety and Security look at installing a gate, and we will talk with students regarding stranger danger.   We are requiring all children from the portables go to bathroom in pairs.  We are on high alert and will take all precautions necessary.

The Small Faces e-mail:

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Stabbing on Holman Road, Nov 22, 2009

According to a number of media sources there was a stabbing approximately 7 PM, Sunday evening. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. The incident occurred near Holman Road and 90th, although the emergency response address was listed as Holman Road and Mary Ave.

Here are some links with more detail about the incident:

According to at least one of the articles above, the injured woman did not know her assailant. Please be cautious of and attentive to your surroundings. Do not display fancy electronic gear (phones, ipods, gps units, etc). Immediately call 911 to report suspicious activity when you see it.

Updated December 3rd:

Police are looking for a white male 5′ 8″ tall, approximately 300 lbs, short hair, small tattoo on his left thumb.

Crime Prevention Tips from the SPD

This article comes from a West Precinct memo which was later published on the Seattle Police Department’s SPD Blotter. These safety tips are good to remember any time of the year. We’ve had a recent spate of crime in Blue Ridge, North Beach, and View Ridge as detailed in this article from myballard.com.

Holiday safety tips

It’s that time of year!  Friends, family, shopping, dining and…crime?   While anytime is a good time to think about personal safety and crime prevention, the Seattle Police Department would like to remind citizens of some easy techniques that will help keep them and their property safe during the holidays!

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Crown Hill Neighborhood Night Out Block Parties!

Crown Hill had a healthy number of block parties on Tuesday August 4th this year. Lots of fun had by all.  We were aware of these and apparently there must have been more:

  • 12th Ave NW between Holman and 100th
  • 13th Ave NW between 95th and 100th
  • 13th Ave NW between 85th and 90th
  • 11th Ave NW and 92nd
  • 9th Ave NW (don’t have the cross streets yet)

Did we miss your block party? Have pictures, stories to include here? Send an e-mail to news@crownhillneighbors.org and we’ll add them to this article.

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Riding to the Block Party

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Night out Seattle, 2009

Tuesday, August 4th
Night out against crime. For more info or to register your neighborhood event prior to July 31 August 3rd go to http://www.seattle.gov/police/nightout/default.htm or contact Neil Hanson at Seattle Police Dept at 684-4689.

UPDATED August 1st,
Registrations are being accepted through the close of business on Monday, August 3rd.

If your block will be participating this year, we will be do a Night Out round-up and we would really appreciate if you could snap a picture or two we can use in our e-newsletter and/or on the website. Please contact news@crownhillneighbors.org if you will be holding a night out block party (or if you did).