June Neighborhood Crime Activity Report

Below is the neighborhood June crime activity . There were almost 50 reports of criminal activity. And over 25 reports of identity theft.

The Laurelhurst Blog checked with SPD why there were so many identity theft reports and a representative told the Blog: "In checking with my Burglary/Theft Unit 26 of those cases were unemployment fraud and are being handled by our Fraud/Forgery/Financial Exploitation Squad in conjunction with State entities."

The Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report was not provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

6/2  11:45am   4500 block of NE 41st Street
IDENTITY THEFT

6/6   3:00am   3000 block of East Laurelhurst Drive
BURGLARY

6/6   5:43am   3900 block of NE 51st Street
CAR PROWL

6/7   10:28am   5200 block of 55th Avenue NE
CAR PROWL

6/7   8:04pm   4100 block of 43rd Avenue NE
SUSIPICIOUS PERSON

6/7   9:25pm    3900 block of NE 51st Street
CAR PROWL

6/8   8:35am   3800 block of Surber Drive NE
CAR PROWL

6/10   5:27pm   3400 block of 47th Avenue NE
FRAUD CALL

6/10   11:54pm   West Laurelhurst Drive NE/NE 31st Street
DISTURBANCE

6/12   6:41pm   4100 block of 43rd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

6/21   9:27pm   000 block of East Laurelhurst Drive
BURGLARY

6/21  11:00pm  4700 block of 48th Avenue NE
CAR THEFT

6/22   2:15pm   4700 block of 48th Avenue NE
CAR THEFT

6/24   10:06am
BURGLARY

6/25   5:15am   4700 block of 46th Avenue NE
THEFT

47th Avenue NE Speeding Monitored By SPD

The Laurelhurst Blog recently posted about excessive speeding on 47th Avenue NE that runs on the back side of Laurelhurst Elementary School.

Neighbors report that drivers often reach speeds of 40 to 50 mph.  The existing traffic circle near the school and Sun Park has not been effective in slowing drivers. 

The Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) recently published in its monthly newsletter that neighbors from the 4700 block of 47th Avenue NE met with District 4 Councilmember Pedersen in mid February about the very  consistent high rates of speed on 47th Avenue NE between Sand Point Way and NE 45th Street.  

Neighbors added that Councilmember Pedersen was very responsive and contacted SDOT to address these concerns. 

On Monday of last week a speed radar machine suddenly appeared on the corner of 47th Avenue NE and NE 50th Street. Then by Friday morning it was gone.

The Laurelhurst Blog contacted Councilmember Pedersen regarding the radar machine.

He said: 

I asked our Seattle Police Department to place that speed trailer there and they had motorcycle patrol there as well, as a follow up to requests from 47th Avenue NE constituents. It is common for some speed trailers to be placed temporarily unless they are on a major city arterial such as 15^th Ave NE or Highway 99.  It’s likely SPD had to use the trailer elsewhere for a hot spot during Memorial Day weekend. 

I also asked SDOT for several other, more sustainable solutions to calming traffic on 47^th Avenue NE between Laurelhurst Elementary and Sand Point Way. 

Here’s where I left it with SDOT very recently: 1) SDOT will remark the crosswalks at 47^th and 47^th this spring 2) SDOT will re-stripe the diagonal lines on 47th Ave at 47th Street, just north of the elementary school 3) SDOT will also replace the crosswalk sign on the west side of the crosswalk for southbound traffic as it appears to be missing 4) SDOT is scheduled to begin work on speed limit changes [down from 30 MPH in that area in the Fall of 2020. Ideally the speed limit signs are posted BEFORE Sept 1, before the elementary school is back in session.

Neighbors also reported an unmarked police car on 47th Avenue NE with a hand held speed radar stationed for several days at different hours recently.

LCC told the Laurelhust Blog:

We have worked on that stretch for years.  We even submitted a street fund grant for improvements a few years ago.  We were not part of the meeting with Peterson or behind the speed sign.

One neighbor told the Laurelhurst Blog that he "was thrilled to see the radar guns out and thanked the officer stationed near my driveway."

Also Councilmember Pedersen said he submitted a request to have the sign on 47^th Avenue NE at NE 50^th Street repaired that he noticed on a recent drive-through in the neighborhood.

Alex can be reached at alex.pedersen@seattle.gov.

(photos courtesy of Streetsmart.com and Alex Pedersen)

January Neighborhood Crime Activity Report

Below is the neighborhood January crime activity. 
The Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report (subscribe here) was not provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

1/3   5:47am   4500 block of 49th Avenue NE
NOISE DISTURBANCE

1/3  7am   4400 block of 50th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

1/10   6:18am  4500 block of 40th Avenue NE
NOISE DISTURBANCE

1/13   3:26am  3100 block of East Laurelhurst Drive NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

1/13 4pm    3600 block of NE 41st Street
CAR PROWL

1/14  6pm   4200 block of Mary Gates Memorial Drive NE
THEFT FROM COIN OPERATED MACHINE

1/20   8:07pm   5100 block of NE 45th Street
FRAUD CALL

1/22  10:49pm  3100 block of East Laurelhurst Drive NE
BURGLARY

1/30 4:04am   4100 block of 42nd Avenue NE
CAR PROWL

September Neighborhood Crime Report

Below is the neighborhood September crime activity. The Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report (subscribe here) was not provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

9/1    8pm   3600 block of NE 44th Street
ASSAULT

9/3   1:57    5000 block of 40th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

9/6  11:36pm   5500 block of 33rd Avenue NE
CAR PROWL

9/11    1:15am   42000 block of 55th Avenue NE
THEFT

9/12    2:51am   4700 block of 47th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

9/13    6:52am  4400 block of 54th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

9/14    8:38am   4700 block of 35th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

9/21   1:51pm  5100 block of NE Latimer Place
AUTO THEFT

9/21   11:32pm   4300 block of NE 38th Street
THEFT

9/24   8:55pm   4100 block of NE Surber Drive
CAR PROWL

9/26  11:01pm   4100 block of 43rd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

9/27    3:20pm   4500 block of 46th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

Tomorrow Seattle Police North Precinct Picnic

The Seattle Police North Precinct Picnic will be held tomorrow at the North Precinct (10049 College Way North) from 1-4 pm, which serves Laurelhurst and other northeast neighborhoods.

The event is sponsored by SPD and the Seattle Police Foundation and is an opportunity to meet officers from the precinct, the SWAT team, and the Arson Bomb Squad (ABS).

The picnic will have a variety of activities including storytime, music, kids activities, and a chance to see various specialty units, SWAT and ABS vehicles and equipment.

The information says:

The annual picnics held at precincts throughout Seattle is a project designed to facilitate positive community and police interactions across the city. Picnics in the Precincts provide an opportunity for each precinct's surrounding neighborhoods to come together and enjoy an afternoon of celebration with the officers that protect their families and businesses. Businesses financially support the event through donations and community groups assist in the planning and execution of each picnic.  

The first Picnic at the Precinct was held in September 2004 at the East Precinct. Since then, the Picnic in the Precinct program has grown to include all five precincts. Thousands of Seattle residents enjoy food, music, and an opportunity to learn about and interact with many of the Department's units, including K-9, Mounted Patrol, Bomb Squad, and SWAT.​ 

For more information go here.

Thursday SPD Holding Community Meeting About Recent Sand Point Way Shooting

The Seattle Police Department is holding a special community meeting at 7pm tomorrow at the Lake City Community Center (12531 28th Avenue NE)

The information says:

The Seattle Police Department invites you to a community meeting regarding the shooting incident on Sand Point Way.  

Seattle Police command staff will be there to relay any authorized updates and discuss first responder deployment.

A Laurelhurst Elementary School 2nd grade teacher was one of two victims that survived the shooting and is reportedly still in the Hospital.

SPD's Halloween Safety Tips

The Seattle Police Department offers these safety tips for tomorrow's trick or treaters:

Halloween Safety Tips

FOR MOTORISTS & BICYCLISTS:

• Stay alert for increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Halloween night.
• Be patient and SLOW DOWN! Give children lots of time to cross the street. Costumes can impair their ability to see and hear you and to get out of the way quickly. It also may be difficult for young children to cross a street quickly and they may not see potential traffic threats, or anticipate driver behavior.
• Excited kids may forget to “stop, look and listen” before crossing the street. Since they may be trying to visit as many houses as possible in a short period of time, children could quickly dart in front of your car.
• Be extra cautious in areas where vehicles are parked along the side of the street. Trick-or-treaters may dart into traffic from between parked cars.
  Watch for children walking in the street, especially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood. Also watch for children walking on medians and curbs.
• Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully.

FOR PARENTS and CAREGIVERS:

• Trick-or-treaters should carry flashlights or “glow sticks.”
• Dress children in costumes that are light-colored and clearly visible to motorists.
• Use face paints or make-up rather than masks that could impair vision.
  Wear light-colored clothing or add reflective tape to costumes and trick-or-treat bags.
• Small children should be accompanied by adults.
• Older children should stay in groups.
• Make sure props such as swords, scythes, pitchforks, spears, wands or knives are flexible (not rigid) with smooth or rounded tips to prevent eye or other injuries if fallen on.
• If driving children to trick-or-treat, make sure they exit the vehicle on the curb side and not the traffic side.
• Instruct your children not to eat any candy until they bring it home and you examine it thoroughly. Inspect commercially wrapped candy for tampering (unusual appearance, discoloration, tiny pinholes or tears in wrappers). Discard anything suspicious. Throw out homemade treats.
  Secure identification (name, address phone number) on or within a child’s costume.
• Teach children their home phone number and how to call 9-1-1 if they become lost or have an emergency. (9-1-1 service can be dialed free from any phone).

FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS:

• Don’t assume the right of way when crossing a street. Motorists may have trouble seeing you. Just because one car stops, doesn’t mean they all will.
• Be very cautious of strangers. A stranger is someone you don’t know who behaves in an inappropriate way. Adults asking children for help can be potentially dangerous.
• Trick-or-treaters should only visit houses that have porch lights turned on.
• Never enter a stranger’s house or vehicle.
• Stay on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk. If no sidewalk is available, walk at the farthest edge of the roadway facing traffic.
• Don’t run! Always walk when crossing streets or going from house to house.
• Cross streets only at corners and crosswalks. Never cross the street from between parked cars.
• Remove mask or any item restricting eyesight before crossing streets.
  Don’t take shortcuts through back alleys or parking lots.
• Look “left, right, left again” for cars before stepping off the curb to cross a street.
• Stay away from and don’t pet animals you don’t know.
• Don’t eat any treats until you get home.
• Have an adult check all candy before eating it.
• Stay focused on your surroundings. If you feel threatened, go to the nearest store or restaurant and ask to use the phone. Call parents or the police.

FOR HOMEOWNERS:

• Turn on your porch light. Provide ample outdoor lighting.
• Eliminate tripping hazards on your porch, yard, and walkway. (Flower pots, lawn furniture, lawn decorations, bicycles, children’s toys, ladders, garden hoses, dog leashes, support wires, low tree limbs).
• Pets can be frightened by Halloween activities. Restrain or bring them indoors to protect them from cars or accidentally hurting trick-or-treaters.

Seattle Police North Precinct Picnic Tomorrow

The Seattle Police North Precinct Picnic will be held tomorrow at the North Precinct 10049 College Way North from 1-4 pm, which serves Laurelhurst and other northeast neighborhoods.

The even is sponsored by SPD and the Seattle Police Foundation and is an opportunity to meet officers from the precinct, the SWAT team, and the Arson Bomb Squad (ABS). Also at the picnic will be the the Mobile Precinct, and SWAT and ABS vehicles and equipment.

Hot dogs, chips, ice cream, water and soda will be available.

The annual picnics held at precincts throughout Seattle is a project designed to facilitate positive community and police interactions across the city.

"Picnics in the Precincts provide an opportunity for each precinct's surrounding neighborhoods to come together and enjoy an afternoon of celebration with the officers that protect their families and businesses," the information says.

Sign Up Now For SPD Night Out Block Parties

2009 block party in the neighborhood

Seattle Police Department's 34th annual Night Out is being held on August 7th. Go here to register.  

SPD says about the event:

Night Out is a national crime prevention event designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, increase neighborhood support in anti-crime efforts, and unite our communities.  Neighbor participation in Night Out continues to grow every year.  In 2016, over 1,300 Night Out events were registered city-wide.  It’s fun, it’s free and it’s a great chance to reconnect with neighbors and share information with each other while learning more about crime prevention.  Getting together with your neighbors, recommitting to watch out for each other, and reaffirming you will report suspicious activity to police are ways to show you care about your community. 

It is also a great time to invite new neighbors to join you and talk with friends and family who may not enjoy the benefits of a Block Watch about getting one started.  

It provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. To sum it all up, you close down the street and have a party with your neighbors and invite the police. 

Go here for more information.  For questions, contact Mary.Amberg@seattle.gov or call (206) 684 - 7711.

June Neighborhood Crime Reports - Private Security Patrol and Seattle Police Department

Below are two separate reports for June crime activity in the neighborhood.

The first is the Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report (subscribe here) provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

The second is the Seattle Police Department crime report for Laurelhurst.


Laurelhurst Private Security Patrol Report:
LCC Crime Prevention Board Member hasn't submitted a report for the month 

Neighborhood Seattle Police Department Report

6/5    3:14am  4500 block of 52nd Avenue NE
FRAUD CALL - THEFT

6/6    2:53pm   3800 block of 43rd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

6/10  11:03pm  11:03pm   3400 block of West Laurelhurst Drive
VANDALISM

6/12   7:41pm  4500 block of 46th Avenue NE
MISSING PERSON

6/20   4:59pm 4500 block of NE 41st Street
DISTURBANCE

6/23   1:33am 3800 block of 42nd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

6/30  6:35am   4700 block of 48th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

6/30   2:06pm    3400 block of East Laurelhurst Drive
AUTO THEFT

Apply Now For Free Fall 11-Week Community Seattle Police Academy

The Seattle Police Department recently published information about the July 28 deadline to sign up for their free Community Police Academy: 

SPD’s 2017 Fall 11-Week Community Police Academy (CPA)

Learn firsthand about how the Seattle Police Department works. The CPA is designed to educate the public in the operations of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), while also giving the Department an opportunity to obtain valuable feedback from the community. The purpose of the Community Police Academy is to increase understanding between the SPD and community members who reside inside or outside of Seattle through education and interaction. 

Community participants will become familiar with various facets of the SPD and gain insight into law enforcement's role in the criminal justice system and the daily work of police employees. With increased understanding, Seattle's community and police can work together and achieve realistic solutions to neighborhood problems relating to crime, fear of crime, and neighborhood decay. This class is both fun and educational and often challenges the myths and images of law enforcement by providing a realistic view of police procedures.  

Applications are due Friday, July 28, 2017. The 11 week session begins on September 7 and end on November 16 from 5:30-9:30pm.  .  

For questions contact: Maggie Olsen at 206-684-8672 or by email at
margaret.olsen@seattle.gov..

For more information and application go here.

May Private Security Patrol Report And Seattle Police Crime Report

Below are two separate reports for May crime activity in the neighborhood. 
 

The first is the Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report (subscribe here) provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

 

The second is the Seattle Police Department crime report.

 

Laurelhurst Private Security Patrol Report:

Date	Activity
5/4	Secured an unlocked door during a vacation check
5/6	Cleared teenagers from the park at 11pm
5/12	Responded to residential alarm along with SPD. Conducted area search
5/20	Cleared teens from the parking lot of the park

Neighborhood Seattle Police Department Report:

5/2    9:17pm   3800 block of NE Surber Drive
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/7   12:13am    4100 block of NE Surber Drive
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

5/11   9:35pm   4800 block of NE 39th Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/11   1:11am    3800 block of 42nd Avenue NE
DISTURBANCE

5/14    3:34am   4500 block of 47th Avenue NE
PROWLER

5/12    10:44pm    3100 block of West Laurelhurst Drive
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/16    4:16am   3000 block of Webster Point Rd NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/17   6:33am    4500 block of NE 41st Street
MISCELLANEOUS MISDEMEANORS. SEX IN PUBLIC PLACE/VIEW (INCL MASTURBATION)

5/17    2:42pm    3000 block of West Laurelhurst Drive
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/19     3:20am   3800 block of 46th Avenue NE
PROWLER

5/22   1:06pm  5100 block of 46th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/24    9:15am   5100 block of 48th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/26   8:56am   4800 block of NE 43rd Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/26   5:01pm  4100 block of 42nd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/28   10:12am     5000 block of NE Laurelcrest Lane
TRESPASS

5/28    8:36pm  4300 block of NE 45th Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/28   1:42pm  4900 block of NE Laurelcrest Lane
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/29    2:04am    4900 block of NE Laurelcrest Lane
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/29  6:35am    4800 block of NE 45th Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/30    5:41pm   4200 block of NE 33rd Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/30    8:48pm  3800 block of Surber Drive NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/30   10:40pm    3800 block of 46th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

5/30   9:20pm  4100 block of 42nd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

Home Break-In Near St. Stephens Church Using Garage Door Opener

The Laurelhurst Blog received this information:

We live on the 4500 block of 48th Avenue NE (our driveway faces St. Stephen’s Church, the front door of the house is on 48th Avenue NE ) and on the evening of April 9th/morning of April 10th while we were home asleep, someone rummaged through my husband’s car, found the garage door clicker and used it to open the garage.  

The person entered our home through the door in the garage, and stole our son’s back pack.  We found the back pack ditched near our neighbor’s garbage. One binder is missing.

We did file a police report but because the value of stolen property is less than a threshold amount, no investigation will be made.   

We pay for the private patrol services through Laurelhurst Community Club.

November Neighborhood Private Security Patrol Report And Seattle Police Crime Report

Below are two separate reports for October crime activity in the neighborhood. 

The first is the Neighborhood Private Security Patrol activity report (subscribe here) provided by the Laurelhurst Community Club.

The second is the Seattle Police Department crime report.

Laurelhurst Private Security Patrol Report:
27 total patrols including:

Date	Event
11-3	Responded with SPD to residential burglary and patrolled the area looking for the suspect
11-6	Cleared 4 juveniles from the park late at night

Neighborhood Seattle Police Department Report:

11/3   4300 block of 52nd Avenue NE    2:13am
BURGLARY
Laurelhurst Blog post regarding residential burglary

11/10   7:15pm  3300 block of 46th Avenue NE
DISTURBANCES

11/11   12:35pm     East Surber Drive/41st Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

11/12    1:20pm     3800 block of 49th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

11/12   2:25pm  4800 block of NE 45th Street
THEFT

11/13   9:06pm    4400 block of 52nd Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

11/14   12:42pm    5000 block of NE 44th Street
THEFT

11/15   3:20pm   4500 block of  54th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

11/6  3:44pm    4300 block of NE 35th Street
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

11/17   11:54am   4500 block of NE 38th Street
THEFT

11/18   11:0pm   3500 block of  46th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

11/23   11:20am    3000 BLOCK OF WEBSTER POINT RD NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. SUSPICIOUS PERSON, VEHICLE OR INCIDENT

11/29   9:14pm   4500 block of 46th Avenue NETHEFT

11/30    5:37am   4700 block of  NE 45th Street
BURGLARY

11/30   2:03pm    4500 block of 46th Avenue NE
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

11/30   8:24pm    5000 block of  NE 44th Street
THEFT