Tag: spd

February 13, 2013

Police looking for person on bike who chased Green Lake attacker

A woman running at Green Lake around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning was attacked by an unknown man who tried to drag her into some nearby bushes, police say. She was able to get free from him, and a man on a bike saw the suspect and chased him. The suspect was able to get away,…
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tagged: crime, green lake, spd
February 12, 2013

How I got my friend’s stolen bike back

When I glanced the flat-head screwdriver in his hand, time stopped. The shouting stopped. The shellack-coated handlebars gripped in my fingers stopped shaking and pulling away from me. For just one second, I focused so hard on that screwdriver that time froze. And for that second, only one thought was on my mind: I am…
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tagged: bike thefts, king county sheriff, spd, white center
January 25, 2013

City files charges in October hit-and-run at 29th and Jefferson

The city has charged Leo Etherly with charges of hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license stemming from an October 6 incident at 29th and Jefferson. The case has received a lot of attention not for the alleged hit-and-run, but for the rough arrest at 23rd and Union shortly after the collision. The woman struck…
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tagged: central district, central district news, hit and run, spd
December 14, 2012

Charges: Heroin-smoking woman tries to run down biking off-duty cop

In charging documents filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court, Taylor Jane Betts was accused of trying to run down an off-duty cop who, while biking, pulled up to Betts’ car window to tell her and her passengers to stop smoking heroin. The officer told investigators people often use drugs in the area near N…
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tagged: crime, spd
August 13, 2012

Portland man tracks thief who stole his bike to Seattle, thief arrested – UPDATED

The string of awesome stolen bike recovery stories is not over yet. The latest comes from a Portland man who posted his story to Reddit: Yesterday was a good day. My bike was ripped off in pdx. I found in on Craigslist up in Seattle. My friends and I organized a sting operation to get…
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tagged: bike thefts, portland, spd
August 2, 2012

Man steals his own bike back one year later

For all the stolen bike emails I get, it’s always exciting to get one like this. Matt Goyer spotted his bike on Craigslist one year after it was taken. He detailed the saga on his blog, including how SPD sort of bailed on him and left him to handle it on his own. From Matt’s…
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tagged: bike thefts, craigslist, matt goyer, spd