- The North Precinct is located at 10049 College Way North, public hours 7AM to 10PM
- Phone #:Â 206-684-0850. Call 911 for emergencies and 206-625-5011 for non-emergency to report crime
- Officer Scott McGlashan covers NW 110th to the Ship Canal and 3rd Ave NW to the sound (206-233-3733 or scott.mcglashan@seattle.gov)
- Suspected drug activity:Â 206-684-0748
- Parking enforcement: 206-625-5011 or https://web1.seattle.gov/police/AbandonedVehicles/Present/AbandonedVehicle.aspx
- Online (non-emergency) crime reporting: http://www.seattle.gov/police/report/default.htm
- Online crime maps: http://web1.seattle.gov/mnm/policereports.aspx
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Armed Robbery at Whitman Middle School, March 3rd, 2011
On March 3rd, a woman waiting in her car for her kids to be finished with basketball practice, was accosted by a lone man with a gun who robbed her of cash, then fled across the play field when she activated her car alarm. Police searched the area but did not locate the robber. On March 8th, the Seattle Police Department apprehended a suspect in the case and a string of other armed robberies. The suspect is being held at King County Jail on $100,000 bail until Friday March 11th, the deadline for the Prosecutor to file charges.
Extra caution is advised even though a suspect is in custody. In the other incidents, there were additional robbers. Always good to be aware of your surroundings in public areas, rather than absorbed in electronic devices. It is also a good idea to not be alone.
Below are links to stories from news sources and the SPD about the robbery and suspect apprehension:
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File Police Reports Online Now
The Seattle Police Department recently announced an online reporting system (CORP: Community Online Reporting Program) for certain types of incidents. CORP covers the following incidents: 1) Property destruction; 2) Car Prowls; 3) Auto Accessories; 4) Theft of Property under $500; 5) Identity Theft. All other crimes should be reported, either by calling 911 or the SPD non-emergency line 206-625-5011. To use CORP, bookmark this page or click on “File a police report” on SPD’s main site.
This program allows members of the public to file police reports without having to wait for an officer to respond or call back. All reports will be reviewed by police, and when approved, the filer will be e-mailed a copy of the final report. According to the SPD Blotter article, “The report will transfer directly into the Seattle Police Department records management system and receive the same investigation and statistical analysis as if the report had been filed by an officer.”
911 should still be used for crimes in progress, or if the suspect is still there, or the caller or others are in danger. The CORP system is not for emergencies.
Crime Mapping Tool Now Available
The Seattle Police Department recently announced their new publicly available crime mapping tool. The crime maps coordinate with the police reports available online (registration and sign-in required). The map is zoomable, positionable, and can be searched by address or neighborhood. Each type of crime is indicated by a different icon. “Rolling” the mouse cursor provides a handy way to decode the heiroglyphs, plus a rough address, and a link (if available) to the police report on the incident.
Crimes will be marked on the map within 12 hours of occurrence and will either link to a redacted police report or a “GO” (General Offense) number. The police reports may lag several days behind the appearance of the icon on the map.
After playing with it for a few minutes, I am struck by how little crime is present in Crown Hill (and Ballard) compared with parts of Seattle South of here.
Updates to Police and Fire Call Information Resources
One of the most popular pages on this site is “What’s that Siren?” The page lists a number of resources for finding out about police and fire department activity in the neighborhood.
The SPD is now making a broader range of police reports available to the public (but, the reports are “redacted”, and registration / sign-in are required).
Additionally over the last month, a couple of you (Steve and Alysse) have written to indicate the KOMO Scanner web site was no longer working for Mac computers. I updated that to a different link, which unfortunately still does not work for Mac’s. I have also added a couple more web sites which offer live feeds of the police and fire radio transmissions. One of the new sites claims to be Mac usable.
If you’re interested, you can check out and bookmark the newly revised “What’s that Siren?” page.