Truck downs power line
Aug. 1-Traffic in downtown Burien was disrupted for much of the day after a solid-waste-disposal truck hit a power pole at First Avenue South and South 150th Street.
The pole carried a feeder line that…MORE
Police Blotter
Homer Simpson clone nabbed in pastry heist
Mon, 08/06/07
D'oh! At 2 a.m. Thursday, an officer was driving on the South Park Bridge, when she noticed donuts scattered all over the road. A delivery driver then ran into view and said that a man had hijacked his pastry truck. The driver wasn't sure which…MORE
Crack and a smile
Tue, 07/31/07
At 14th and Henderson, officers stopped a woman driving a stolen PT Cruiser. The woman explained that she had met the car's owner "over crack (cocaine) and a smile" a few days earlier, and he had asked her to drive a couple of his friends home.…MORE
Bored, bared
Tue, 07/24/07
Saying she was "bored," a 14-year-old girl decided to pass the time by standing at the bus stop at 35th and Thistle, and baring her buttocks to passing drivers. She got a ride to her grandmother's house from Seattle police officers and may face…MORE
Greet and beat
Tue, 07/17/07
A City Light security guard thought she was being friendly when she said hello to a transient she recognized from her patrol. But he returned the greeting by hitting her on top of the head, causing a three-day headache.
Depressed by the…MORE
An unwelcome surprise
Tue, 07/10/07
On 20th SW, a man with diminished mental capacity lives in an unsupervised group home and has a habit of hiding in the bushes and jumping out, startling passersby on the sidewalk. He has also been known to run around the yard naked. Neighbors are…MORE
