Tag: crime

April 7, 2016

Police searching for hit-and-run suspect who injured man biking in Issaquah

Police are searching for the person who struck and injured a man biking in Issaquah Wednesday morning and fled the scene. Though he was hauled off to the hospital on a stretcher, Dave Anderson escaped the collision with minor injuries. He’s scraped up and bruised, but was able to give interviews to media asking for…
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tagged: crime, dave anderson, injuries, issaquah, issaquah press, issaquah-hobart road, king county sheriff, komo
March 23, 2016

Woman biking critically injured in Bellevue collision, person driving flees

Someone driving an unknown vehicle struck a woman biking in Bellevue this morning, critically injuring her. The suspect left the woman in critical condition on the side of the road and fled the scene without even calling for help. The location is a major crossing of the I-90 Trail. 118th Ave SE is also a…
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tagged: bellevue, bellevue police, crime, hit and run, injuries, vision zero bellevue
December 1, 2015

With the problem on the rise, UW Police host a Bike Theft Symposium

Bike theft is up, at least on UW campus. “It’s our number one property crime on campus,” said UW Police Deputy Chief Csaba Maczala. “That’s a good thing, since violent crime is down. So I’m glad we most have to deal with property crime.” So the UW Police reached out to community partners and hosted…
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tagged: bike index, bike theft symposium, bike thefts, cindi west, crime, csaba maczala, keith jackson, kendra borzio, project 529, q13, spd, uwpd
March 19, 2015

SPD officer poses as bike buyer, busts downtown bike theft ring

UPDATE: SPD has now posted photos of the bikes. This is great. I sure hope you reported your stolen bike, because the police may have just recovered it. More efforts like this could make stealing bikes to make quick cash via Craigslist a little less appealing. Kudos to whoever sent the tip to police, and…
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tagged: bike thefts, crime, spd
January 12, 2015

Terrible person attacks Seattle’s favorite cycling patriot after Seahawks game

No doubt you have seen Alvin Graham Jr. cycling around town or biking on his roller trainer on his iconic USA-themed bike and matching kit. You may even have donated to support US veterans, a cause he tirelessly supports. For years he has set up his stationary roller trainer on city sidewalks or at big…
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tagged: alvin graham jr, crime, seahawks
November 24, 2014

Police looking for person who painted, scrawled messages on Pronto bikes

Pronto Cycle Share launched in October, introducing 500 identical green bikes on the streets of Seattle. But I guess they’re not all identical anymore. Police are seeking a man they say vandalized two Pronto bikes, painting one entirely silver and writing all over the other with a permanent marker. Damages are estimated at around $1,250…
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tagged: crime, pronto emerald city cycle share, spd