Tag: spd

June 23, 2020

Why do armed police enforce traffic laws?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yes Segura was already researching the role of policing in traffic enforcement before I started working on this story. So I worked with him over the past week to put this piece together. As the city opens the police budget to scrutiny, it’s vital that we look back to our history to learn…
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tagged: black lives matter, sarah seo, spd, yes segura
June 4, 2020

Mayor Durkan failed

EDITOR’S NOTE: Seattle Bike Blog supports the Defund Seattle Police effort being led by a large group of community organizations and leaders, including No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, Block the Bunker, Seattle Peoples Party, COVID-19 Mutual Aid, Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network, BAYAN, La Resistencia, PARISOL, CID Coalition, Asians for Black Lives, APICAG.…
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tagged: black lives matter, defund seattle police, jenny durkan, spd
October 3, 2019

The dark side of bait bikes

Bike theft is a serious issue. Not only do victims lose the value of their bikes — measured both by money and sentimental value — but they also lose their mobility. A bike isn’t a car stereo or Amazon package, it’s a mode of transportation. And if you can’t easily afford a replacement, a stolen…
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tagged: bike index, bike thefts, danny westneat, spd
February 25, 2019

Man killed biking across Rainier Ave, suspect in white sedan fled the scene

A man biking across Rainier Ave was killed Monday evening when someone driving a white sedan struck him and fled the scene, according to Seattle Police. The suspect is still on the loose. The man’s identity and age have not been released. Our condolences to his friends and family. Police said in a blotter post…
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tagged: deaths, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, spd
August 17, 2018

Police release video of person snipping bike share brake cables

Seattle Police have released a surveillance video of a person in Sodo seen snipping bike share brake cables on more than one occasion, and they’re asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect. For months, brake cables on bike share bike have been cut all over the city, posing a very serious safety hazard for…
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tagged: bike share, crime, sodo, spd
November 21, 2017

Person driving killed a 61-year-old man biking in SODO this morning and fled – UPDATED

A 61-year-old man was killed this morning in SODO, and Seattle Police are searching for the suspect. Someone driving northbound on 1st Ave struck and killed the man while he was biking near S Andover Street, just south of the West Seattle bridge viaduct. The suspect then fled and is still on the loose. The…
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tagged: 1st ave s, deaths, hit and run, sodo, spd