December 2025

The Seattle Police Department is calling on community members to help train its newest recruits through the Before the Badge (BTB) Community-Police Dialogues. These upcoming discussions are a foundational element of the SPD’s Before the Badge training program, a mandatory curriculum that all new recruits must complete prior to entering the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

The program is designed to provide a platform for residents to engage directly with recruits before they begin their formal police academy training. The primary goal of these dialogues is to allow the public to share exactly what they would like to see in new officers and to help recruits gain a firsthand understanding of community concerns at the precinct and neighborhood levels.

BEFORE THE BADGE COMMUNITY POLICE DIALOGUES

Update 12/15/25

Tami and Michael Lindquist, who have been UPS store owners since 2020, are excited to be opening their fourth UPS center in Westwood Village. They currently own and operate three other centers located in North Seattle, Lynnwood, and Everett.

Their soft open is January 12.

The new center will be open 7 days a week, with operating hours set for Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sunday from 10;00 to 3:00.

The Westwood Village center will offer a wide array of services, including:

• Domestic and International shipping

• USPS shipping Services

• Packaging

• Notary service

• Printing services

• Document scanning

• Document Shredding

• Laminating

• Binding

• Faxing

• Passport and ID Photos

• Amazon Returns

• Happy Returns

West Seattle Nursery at 5275 California Ave SW, reports that they were robbed early Christmas morning. 

In a statement released on social media they said:

“We've repaired our back gate, cleaned up glass from the two doors that were forced open (one to our Garden Center and one to our Greenhouse), and secured the damaged doors with bolted wood. Please excuse the slight draft until we are able to replace our doors.

We're still taking inventory to determine everything that was stolen”, 

The burglar took “all our jewelry, some tools, a laptop, our walkie talkies, and even a garbage can used to carry items away.”

 If you have any information on who the person in the picture is, please contact the nursery at 206-935-9276 

They were masked, but they appear to have long dark hair and black Adidas Samba shoes.

The Delridge location of Uptown Espresso is closing forever Jan. 1. Westside Seattle reached out to their management and they've responded with this letter:

It is unfortunate that our Delridge location is closing, and it saddens us deeply.  We wanted to inform the community that our Delridge location will be closing effective January 1.

Over the past several years, the building was expected to be purchased by Sound Transit.  As often is the case at the last minute, Sound Transit withdrew its offer to purchase the complex. As a result of the anticipated sale, no improvements were made during that time, and the building has since fallen into disrepair. Ultimately, this has made the center less appealing and increasingly challenging for customers to visit.

In their annual announcement local organizers Mark Ufkes and wife Lois Schipper said that the annual Alki Beach Polar Bear Swim this time will ask participants to bring a food donation of non perishable foods to help the West Seattle and White Center Food banks.

Here's their announcement:

 January 1, 2026

                  New Years Day Alki Beach Polar Bear Swim

                        We go into the water at 10:00 am sharp!

                          (After the countdown from 10, 9, 8 . .)

Bring good water shoes, warm clothes to change into, a towel and your hopes and dreams for 2026. Holding hands with your neighbors as you go in, always makes it easier!!

By Jennifer Carrasco

No, the raccoons did not steal my Lil’ Red.

After I got it all fixed up with a new radiator, etc, I decided it was time to sell it. I mentioned it to Cameron at C&P and she connected me with this wonderful family who needed a pickup for their teenage boys.

I was so tickled, and the boys, looking offhand boy cool, were thrilled as well. (I raised a son and I knew the signs)

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

#2025-374979/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch/F2

At 11:30pm Tuesday, a man stated that he was nearly involved in a collision with someone walking their dog in the 9000 block of Delridge Way Southwest.

When he stopped and stepped out of his vehicle to address the incident, an unknown man in a dark colored Chevy appeared, armed with a firearm.

The armed man yelled, and then punched the victim, knocking him to the ground and causing him to drop his phone.

The armed man then took the victim’s phone and struck the victim twice more before driving off southbound. An area check for the suspect/vehicle was negative and the phone was unable to be tracked.

The victim showed no visible sign of injury.