Tag: spd

October 23, 2013

Police: Bike thief arrested in Belltown

Seattle Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly stole a bike from a Belltown condo building and tried to ride away with it. Witnesses watched him enter the secure parking garage without a bike, then ride out with one. They called police and helped officers ID the man, who was arrested a…
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tagged: belltown, bike thefts, crime, spd
September 12, 2013

SPD’s new Get Your Bike Back effort works!

Get Your Bike Back works! Just now from SPD: Just got our 1st bike back to its owner w/ @GetYourBikeBack ! We've added more bikes to the feed, so check it out! pic.twitter.com/PjBk0VL3Y4 — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 12, 2013 As we reported recently, SPD has launched a new Twitter account that hopes to…
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tagged: bike thefts, get your bike back, spd
September 12, 2013

City Attorney to police: Don’t write a ticket at scene when someone walking or biking is injured

Sometimes it feels like salt in a wound. Somebody walking or biking in town is seriously injured by someone behind the wheel, and the person driving—even if they did something wrong—does not even get a ticket at the scene. But the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (“SCAO”) sent a memo to SPD recently explaining that this…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, city attorney, spd, vulnerable user law
August 26, 2013

SPD launches stolen bike recovery project: ‘Get Your Bike Back’

The Seattle Police Department has launched a new Twitter feed to help connect owners with recovered bikes. As with cars, some bike thefts are really just people taking a joyride. The thief rides the bike a little, then ditches it. Residents or workers call police to report an unknown bike in in their front yard…
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tagged: bike thefts, getyourbikeback, spd
July 24, 2013

Man forced to drop bike and climb wall as person slams jeep into reverse down Ship Canal Trail

I received an email from a reader with a crazy and terrifying story: He was almost run down by someone driving on the Ship Canal Trail July 13 just west of Seattle Pacific University. Ryan (he didn’t want me to use his full name because he is not sure about the mental state of this…
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tagged: crime, ship canal trail, spd
May 20, 2013

In Seattle, cycling cops have critical mass

There was a time not long ago when one of the most prominent images of urban cycling in Seattle was one of social rebellion. Once much larger than today, Critical Mass drew cheers and scorn alike. Ultra-low-budget bike repair co-ops taught people how to wrench their rusty found road bikes back into working order, and…
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tagged: critical mass, danny westneat, seattle times, spd