Tag: crime

November 24, 2014

Woman who assaulted West Seattle Greenways leader found guilty

In July 2013, Seattle Bike Blog published a troubling email we received from dedicated West Seattle Greenways leader Jake Vanderplas, who was the victim of an intentional assault when a road raging person yelled at him from her car, then swerved and hit him in the bike lane on SW Andover Street in North Delridge.…
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tagged: assault, crime, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, west seattle, west seattle blog
June 27, 2014

Bicycle Pull-Apart owner charged with four counts of trafficking stolen property

Bicycle Pull-Apart owner Eric Patchen has been charged for trafficking stolen property following a Seattle Police investigation this spring that allegedly linked him and his Belltown shop to $10,000 worth of stolen bikes. Patchen denied the allegations in an interview with Seattle Bike Blog, but the King County Prosecutor feels there is enough evidence to…
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tagged: belltown, bicycle pull-apart, bpa, crime, eric patchen
June 20, 2014

Police release more details in serious hit and run near W Seattle Bridge

Seattle Police are still seeking help finding the person responsible for hitting and seriously injuring a man on a bike near the lower West Seattle Bridge last month. The suspect drove away from the scene, leaving behind pieces of his/her metallic blue Saturn S Series car. If anyone saw such a car missing a sideview…
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tagged: crime, harbor island, hit and run, injuries, spd, west seattle
May 12, 2014

Two people collide while biking on I-90 Bridge, State Patrol looking for suspect who fled

With strong cross-winds, waves crashing on one side and highway traffic flying by on the other, biking over the I-90 Bridge can be a rather unnerving experience. But crashes on the bridge are somewhat rare, but that is probably no comfort to one woman who was injured in an April 30 collision with another woman…
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tagged: crime, hit and run, I-90 trail, injuries, washington state patrol
April 18, 2014

KOMO: Police seek assailant who attacked man with car in Wallingford

Police are seeking a man who they say assaulted Neal DeWitt in Wallingford Monday. DeWitt was biking to work on Wallingford Ave near N 40th Street when a person driving a Subaru Impreza struck him on purpose and fled the scene, DeWitt told KOMO. He was left with a broken arm and intense bruises on…
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tagged: crime, komo, neal dewitt, spd, vehicular assault
April 15, 2014

Bicycle Pull-Apart owner: ‘I have always followed the letter of the law’

Eric Patchen didn’t build up credit, and he didn’t inherit a lot of money. So when he wanted to start a bike shop in Belltown, he did it without loans. “I did it on my own,” Patchen said. “I put my heart and soul into this thing … I thought anyone who had a dream…
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tagged: belltown, belltown pull-apart, bike thefts, crime, eric patchen