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Monday, December 1, 2008

City He Couldn't Hear That Train a Comin'

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:33 PM

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Seattle Police briefly shut down the monorail line earlier this morning after receiving a call about a man walking on the tracks.

Police negotiators contacted the 30-year-old man—who turned out to be deaf—on a platform on 5th Ave between Olive and Pine. The man apparently told police he was feeling depressed.

The man has been taken to Harborview for evaulation.

Police say the incident only lasted about 10 minutes.

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1
The Monorail really needs a fence around it to prevent things like this.
Posted by mb on December 1, 2008 at 1:57 PM
2
This made it really inconvenient for those of us trying to get from the Cheesecake Factory to the Science Fiction Museum.
Posted by Ziggity on December 1, 2008 at 2:01 PM
3
Wait... how?
Posted by AJ on December 1, 2008 at 2:15 PM
4

Once I almost built a railroad...
Posted by Dick Faulkenberry on December 1, 2008 at 3:39 PM
5
was that 'folsom prison blues' reference really necessary?
Posted by scary tyler moore on December 1, 2008 at 4:28 PM
6
Let's put a twenty foot fence up along the monorail.
Posted by Stupid People on December 1, 2008 at 4:55 PM

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