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Friday, September 28, 2012

Neighborhood Blog Roundup: Officer Allegedly Assaults Suspect for Hitting His Wife

Posted by on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Posted by news intern Chelsea Kellogg

Don't Touch My Wife, Bro: A Seattle police officer's professional conduct is being investigated after he tangled with a suspect on Monday night. The officer "made brief physical contact" with a handcuffed suspect being detained on the SCCC campus, according to police reports, because the suspect had allegedly punched the officer's wife (who, confusingly, is also a cop). According to Capitol Hill Seattle blog, the female officer was treated for minor head injuries at a local hospital.

Six-Story Development Proposed Near Beacon Hill Light Rail: Developers are planning to construct a 65-foot tall, six-story residential building with 47 residential units, underground parking, and street-level retail on the southeast corner of the Beacon Hill Station block, according to a recent Master Use Permit filed with the city. Given that less than a block away, neighbors fought El Centro de La Raza's own 65-foot upzone for years, it'll be interesting to see how frothy neighbors get.

Street-side Miniature Library Arrives in Ballard: My Ballard reports that a new lending library has popped up on the street. A wood and glass hutch stands outside a residence near the corner of 13th and 77th with a sign that reads "Neighborhood Library, Take a Book." There's a ledger on the bookshelf for patrons to record what they took and what they bring back, as well as short book reviews!

Maybe The Coinstar Was Closed? The Rainier Valley Post reports that Monday, two armed men broke into a Brighton man's apartment and stole a container of loose change before fleeing. The suspects remain at large but on the bright side, the change jar was later recovered in a nearby lawn.

 

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Link on the Beacon Hill development?
Posted by lotus eater on September 28, 2012 at 11:08 AM
thatsnotright 2
Opponents to the repeal of DADT often used the argument that if you allowed openly gay or lesbian people to serve in the military they might form relationships with another member of their squad which would render them unfit for combat because their emotions would not allow them to concentrate on fighting while their loved one was in danger. SPD apparently doesn't find that argument compelling enough to keep married officers from patrolling together.
Posted by thatsnotright on September 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Will in Seattle 3
I told you nationwide Bacon shortages would create social unrest ...

But no, you had to destroy the environment with greenhouse gasses tripling for your precious Billionaires Tunnel ...
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 28, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Keister Button 4
I mentioned this during the weeklong Seattle Public Library furlough, and I will mention it again: Little Free Libraries are communities' ways of participating in literacy promotion. There are, at present, thirteen in Seattle neighborhoods, and undoubtedly more to come.
Posted by Keister Button on September 28, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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To give credit where it's due, Little Free Libraries come from Wisconsin:

http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/
Posted by Little free librarian on September 28, 2012 at 12:24 PM
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There are a number of Little Free Libraries in Seattle, including four in South Seattle, one in West Seattle, one on Queen Anne, four in northeast Seattle, and three in northwest Seattle.
Posted by Charlie Mas on September 28, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Gern Blanston 7
There's a couple of these micro libraries in Magnolia as well.

http://www.magnoliavoice.com/2012/09/24/…

Also, if you want to track crime in your area, SPD has a separate Twitter feed for your precinct. To find yours, go here:

http://seattle.gov/police/tweets/default…
Posted by Gern Blanston on September 28, 2012 at 1:43 PM
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Well, since you're only an Unpaid Intern, then I guess we can forgive you for getting the El Centro rezone thing totally wrong. We neighbors did NOT fight that rezone. On the contrary, it was widely supported for years before the City finally got around to approving it.

The only issues with the current proposal for the block south of El Centro are that it sits on a single lot and compromises development potential for the rest of the block. That and the usual design issues.

NOBODY is quarreling with zoned density on Beacon Hill! Why is that so hard for Sloggers to understand? Maybe you should, like, do some actual REPORTING by talking to people up here, people who have been involved in neighborhood planning?

REPORTING 101 -- what a concept! Try it some time. You might like it. I know your readers would.
Posted by Citizen R on September 28, 2012 at 4:49 PM
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@1, fixed thanks for the heads up!
Posted by Unpaid Intern on September 28, 2012 at 5:57 PM
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@8, "We neighbors did NOT fight that rezone." and "NOBODY is quarreling with zoned density on Beacon Hill!"

Fact: "On January 29, [2010] Merrell filed paperwork with the city hearing examiner that claimed the DPD failed to adequately study the environmental impacts of increasing density." Fact 2: As a result of Merrell's action the project was delayed several years.

Cienna "reports" on these "facts" and more in this two articles. Check 'em out!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/plott…

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…

Posted by Unpaid Intern on September 28, 2012 at 6:15 PM

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