Archives for December 2014

When the wind blows, the power goes

December 11, 2014 by 5 Comments

Just after 9 PM on Thursday night, residents in the area started reporting power outages.

Also at that time, folks reported hearing booms and seeing flashes in the direction of the Northeast Branch of the library. A look at the Real-Time 911 page showed Engine 38 checking out a “transformer fire” at 3536 NE 70th Street at 9:03 PM.

Here’s a screen grab of the Seattle City Light outage map in our area, image taken at 9:19 PM:

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UPDATE: Power started coming back on in homes about an hour later (here at HQ, 10:09 PM).

Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts

Bank robbery suspect IN CUSTODY after Monday attempt

December 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment

First there were reports of two SPD patrol cars heading east on NE 75th Street at 20th Avenue NE, then a sighting of four patrol cars “lined up” in the area of Top Pot Doughnuts (near NE 70 Street and 35th Avenue NE).

The next bit of information I’m usually looking for after a Wedgwood bank robbery is a notice from Seattle Public Schools that a shelter-in-place is occurring while officers search for the suspect.

Instead, the Seattle Police Department twitter feed shared this bit of happy news:

More info when we get it.

UPDATE (12:48 PM): News chopper spotted hovering in the area.

Filed Under: Crime, Ravenna, Seattle Police Department, Wedgwood