A suspect has been arrested after what police are calling a drive-by shooting early yesterday morning.
At approximately 4:30 a.m., the 911 call center received multiple reports of hearing six to eight gunshots in the 4300 block of 5th Ave NW. A witness gave police the description of the vehicle and driver, which he had also seen and taken note of in the area a few days earlier.
A vehicle parked in front of a witness’s house had multiple bullet holes and police recovered shell casings and slugs, police say. There were no injuries and no apparent damage to the home.
Officers responded to the suspect vehicle’s registered address and observed the vehicle parked/unoccupied outside, with one shell casing visible on the rear seat floorboards. While watching the residence, another vehicle left the house. Officers stopped this vehicle and detained the male matching the suspect description. He was positively identified by the witness to the earlier shooting. The suspect was subsequently booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Drive-by shooting. The suspect’s vehicle was impounded to the processing room.
The multiple 911 calls stated that there was a large fight taking place and that one of the participants had fired a gun into the air. A number of officers responded to the scene. The first officers to arrive located the suspect and his car. Officers conducted a high-risk stop on the vehicle and ended up detaining three suspects. A gun was also recovered. It was determined that the suspect had assaulted two separate victims by punching, kicking and pistol-whipping them. The victims had non life-threatening injuries. The primary suspect also sustained some minor injuries from the fight, he was treated at the hospital and later booked into the King County Jail.
Terrie Johnston, crime prevention coordinator for Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct, recently sent an update to all Block Watch captains about crime trends in North Seattle. Johnston said most August burglaries occurred during daytime hours, many of them before noon.
The bulk of the entries are non-forced through open or unlocked doors and windows. (Still a few through dog-doors as previously reported) I noticed several entries through unlocked garage doors, which can be harder to protect. If you can access your home through the garage, please think of the door between the garage and house as an exterior door. They should be solid; wooden or metal with good deadbolt lock and a door frame that is anchored into the wall studs. Window screens are easy to cut or remove so don’t consider them adequate defense for an open window. Victims reported they left doors unlocked as they were only walking the dog, or at a nearby park with their kids and didn’t plan on being gone long. We think 9 minutes is a long time for a burglar to be in your home. Laptops, jars of coins, jewelry and tools were popular stolen items this month. One burglar entered an unlocked garage and stole the victim’s car using the valet key left in the glove box of the vehicle.
On 7/30/11 people on Densmore Ave. N. were having a party in their basement and a guest came upstairs to find four burglars inside the house. They were chased outside and fled in the suspects’ vehicle. An astute individual reported 2 motorcyclists stuffing their back packs with stuff from a suitcase they later discarded. The witness gave good descriptions and even a license plate number to 9-1-1. Officers ended up arresting one of the thieves a short time later near the Home Depot parking lot. Turned out the motorcycle was stolen. The suitcases seen had the victim’s name on the ID Tags which helped verify a burglary had occurred; and most of the chase was caught on an in-car camera of the patrol car. Great work by North Precinct patrol and by the great witness who called in the Suspicious Activity which lead to the arrest. You are our eyes and ears!
Johnston also said the 27th annual Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 2 was a big success, with 1,327 blocks across the city registering to participate, a 12 percent increase from last year. The big news, however, is that more than half of those – 720 blocks – were in the North Precinct, twice the number of the city’s other four precincts combined.
As you read about in our live updates, a Fremont man attacked his parents with a baseball bat Tuesday afternoon, leading to a stand-off with Seattle Police when he barricaded himself in the house. The stand-off, which began at roughly 3:00 pm ending around 5:30pm when the SWAT team surrounded and stormed the house in the alleyway between Evanston & Fremont Ave. at 41st St.
The 52-year-old suspect is known to police for previous incidents and is described as a schizophrenic. As someone who lives in the neighborhood (right around the corner, to be exact), I can confirm that four police cars were parked on 41st St at Fremont Ave, last week due to an incident involving the man.
The parent’s were able to escape without any major injury and were seen waiting outside of the taped-off area, awaiting the outcome of the arrest.
No word yet on charges but the arrest seems to go off without any issues or problems. At least 15 police cars, two fire trucks and a SWAT van were present at the scene.
Fremont is full of dogs. Seems you can’t walk down the street without running into at least seven of them. So it should be no surprise that they’re solving crimes for us now.
On 06-28-2011, at approximately 2:51 a.m., a Canine Officer was dispatched to a Burglary call in the 100 block of N. 39th St, involving several homes in the Fremont area. The suspect had broken two windows, on two separate homes.
The officer and his canine partner began their track where the caller had last seen the suspect. The track continued and the suspect was located in a backyard of another individuals home. The suspect complied with orders given by the officer and was taken into custody without incident.
The 23- year- old suspect was booked for Investigation of Property Damage.
Remember, next time you see a dog in Fremont, it might be working undercover. So be nice.
Back on May 5th, a 23-year-old female was walking down the 4000 block of Linden Avenue N when three men starting following and harassing her. She began to dial 911 on her iPhone but one of the suspects approached her from behind, struck her in the face and stole her phone before she had the opportunity to complete the call. He fled and, one would assume, was never to be heard from again.
Information developed during the on-going investigation which led to the identity of the 21-year-old suspect. He was presented in a photomontage and positively identified by the victim. On June 23rd at approximately 9:00 a.m., the suspect was located at an apartment in the 4200 block of 34th Avenue West and taken into custody without incident. He was transported to the Robbery Office for processing.
The suspect was booked and now awaits a court appearance.
A SWAT team descended on a home near 3rd Ave. and 41st St. tonight after a man inside reportedly fired shots into the air, then locked himself inside. Officers spoke to him over a loudspeaker urging him to give himself up. At one point, SWAT members fired loud flashbangs to get his attention.
Just after 10:30 p.m. police took the man into custody. When the incident began around 8 p.m., police closed a wide area around the home, shutting down Leary and 3rd Ave., diverting traffic to side streets. Neighbors who couldn’t access their homes milled the streets, waiting for the police action to end.
There were no reports of injuries. (Thanks Silver for your help!)
The woman called 911 at about 10:45 p.m. She told responding officers that an unknown man approached her from behind and grabbed her before she screamed and ran off. Several patrol units responded to search the area, but the man was not found, police said. The victim described the perpetrator as a white man in his 50s wearing a white baseball cap and green jacket.
Please contact the Seattle Police if you have any information regarding the attack.
Not sure how I missed this when it happened but the alleged attacker in an assault outside Fremont Fine Arts Foundry (154 N 35th St) is pleading not guilty.
The assault in question took place on December 13th, according to SeattlePI.com. The victim, a woman who attempting to visit an ex-boyfriend at the facility, reported that she was attacked by that man’s assistant.
She’d entered the rear gate of the facility when she was confronted by the man’s assistant, known to her as “Dan” and since identified as Moen, Seattle Detective Steve Kilburg told the court.
Moen told the woman she wasn’t supposed to be on the property and attacked her, the detective continued.
Prosecutors claim Moen repeatedly punched the woman in the face and grabbed her arm as she attempted to flee. After she fell to the ground, Moen is alleged to have stomped on her right ankle.
The victim suffered a broken ankle, broken nose, mild concussion and had to undergo facial reconstructive surgery due to her injuries.
Moen, who has been charged with second-degree assault, pled not guilty Wednesday in King County Superior Court and was booked. Read the full report here.
Add this disturbing story to the list of reasons to never-ever be on Linden Avenue by yourself once the sun goes down.
On January 29th, at approximately 1:50 AM, North Precinct officers responded to a 911 call from a woman at North 43rd Street and Linden Avenue North. The victim stated that she was out for a run when she was approached by an unknown male walking toward her. The victim stated that she changed direction to avoid the suspect, but that he grabbed her from behind and knocked her down. He assaulted her while she was on the ground. The victim was able to fight the man, and he ran off toward Aurora Avenue North. The woman was able to call 911 and police arrived immediately. An extensive area search was conducted, including K9, but officers were unable to locate the suspect. Seattle Fire Department responded to the location and treated the victim for minor injuries. The suspect is described as a male with olive complexion, approximately 5′-09″, with a muscular build and clean shaven. He is believed to be around 30 years old. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Detectives from the Sexual Assault Unit are conducting the follow up investigation. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact them at (206) 684-5575 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (206) 684-5575 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Thankfully, the victim was able to fight him off. Buddy system, you guys.
Update: The victim e-mailed some more specifics about the incident and the perpetrator:
I was out jogging in the Fremont neighborhood at 1am in the morning when I saw a suspicious male that was going the opposite direction turn around and follow me, I looped up and around the block towards Aurora Ave and when I was almost to the corner of 42nd Ave and Linden Ave (just 2 blocks off of Fremont) I was attacked abruptly from behind and slammed to the ground. The attacker tried to get my pants down and reached inside them and grabbed my thigh, causing lacerations with his nails. At this time I started elbowing him in the face as hard as I could and screaming. He then slammed my head into the cement so hard I lost consciousness. When I came to, he was gone, I found my cellphone in the grass and called 911. The police responded immediately. I was treated for a concussion and numerous contusions to my face and legs at Swedish Meidcal Center.
Description of perp: 5′10″-6′ tall, broad shouldered, darker skinned, clean shaven, wearing dark hoodie with the hood up.
Last month, we told you about a flasher who disturbed a mother and daughter in Fremont. While police are still trying to confirm if the suspect they have in custody is responsible for that, they have arrested a man in connection with two separate flashing incidents in town. That would be 39-year-old Jason Rothmeyer.
Since the judge won’t allow Rothmeyer’s face to be shown, we can’t confirm if he meets the Eric Idle resemblance that the December victims mention, though he does meet the other criteria (30’s, white, slicked-back dark blonde hair).
Between brutal bar fights, break-ins and car thieves, Fremont has seen its share of criminal mischief recently. Perhaps it’s time for the people of Fremont to reach out for a new breed of crime-fighters to help end this tyranny.
Yes, in case you weren’t already aware, Seattle has its own team of Superheroes. They consist of masked vigilante justice-seekers that go by names such as Phoenix Jones, Thorn, Buster Doe, Green Reaper, Thunder 88 and, simply, Penelope.
You laugh but, hey, they’re actually starting to catch criminals in the act…
So if you’re walking along 36th street one of these nights and see a masked man in a skin-tight outfit coming your way, fear not. Then again, here in Fremont that’s what we call “Tuesday.”
Equinox Property, which owns property in Fremont and Queen Anne, is looking for help regarding a recent break-in and robbery in one of their Fremont apartment complexes. On December 22nd, two men broke into the apartment building and stole multiple items from the lobby and building, including:
Christmas packages and mail from tenants
A large gumball machine
Brand new AC unit
They also spray-painted two security cameras, cut wires, smashed circuit boards running the garage doors, stole an exterior key box for waste-haulers and broke a door handle to a storage room.
They did, however, forget to disable a couple cameras outside the building where they were seen. If these men look familiar to you or if you have any information regarding the break-in, please contact the police at 206-625-5011.
Purple Cross Patient Care, a medical marijuana dispensary located at 469 36th Street, was robbed Monday and thieves made off with more than 10 pounds of pot and a laptop. Fremont KOMO has the story…
Surveillance video shows two men lingering in the clinic waiting for another patient to leave. Once he departs, one thief locks the front door, and then the two engage in conversation with [volunteer Josh] Salyards.
When Salyards turns to get something from the back of the clinic, one man - and then the other - jump the small counter that separates a waiting area from the clinic office. One of the men punches Salyards several times in the head, as the other ransacks the clinic’s safe.
“Just take what you want. I don’t want any trouble,” Salyards is heard saying on the tape.
“I don’t have anything!” he continues. “Dude, please, just leave!”
To his credit, Salyards returned to work the next morning despite being in shock.
In a surprising twist, one of the robbers apologized and returned half the pot and the laptop a few days later. He may turn himself in today as well. The robbers are seen in full view via security cameras (see below).
Check out the full report at Fremont KOMO and be a little nicer to Josh next time you’re picking up your medical marijuana.
Some creepy news out of North Fremont where a peeping tom showed up in the backyard of a family’s house on 41st Street.
According to an email sent to a neighborhood watchdog group, a mother and young daughter were disturbed to find a man sitting in their backyard during one evening last week pleasuring himself. The man was throwing pebbles at the windows in order to get noticed by the people inside.
By the time police arrived, the man had fled.
According to witnesses, the man looked like he was in his 30’s, white, with slicked-back dark-blond hair and was said to resemble Eric Idle.
If you have any information regarding the incident, please contact the police.
According to police, the man was on 43rd and Linden at about 11:30pm on November 27 when he saw a dark-colored Chevy Suburban drive down the street next to him.
The man “looked over at the vehicle to make sure the vehicle would not [hit] him,” a police report says, and turned to walk north on Linden.
The man then saw the driver of the Suburban back up, and turn to follow him up Linden.
The car slowly pulled up alongside the victim, and a man in the backseat of the SUV pointed a handgun at the victim and asked “do you have a f*****g problem?”
Cooler heads prevailed, the car drove off and the victim called 911. Unfortunately, he was unable to identify the license plate and police were unable to find the vehicle or suspects.
Terrie Johnston, crime prevention coordinator for Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct, recently sent an update to all Block Watch captains about crime trends in North Seattle. Johnston said most August burglaries occurred during daytime hours, many of them before noon.
As you 
