May 2021

from Seattle Police Blotter

Officers arrested three men and recovered multiple firearms, body armor, and even a fake explosive device in three separate cases last week.

Last Thursday, Robbery Unit Detectives were preparing to serve a warrant at the Des Moines home of a 40-year-old man they believed had fired a gun during a recent bank robbery in Seattle. As SWAT officers moved toward the home they located what appeared to be an explosive device on the front gate of the residence.  The Arson and Bomb Squad was called to recover the device. SWAT officers took the suspect into custody without incident and ABS detectives determined the device was fake.

information from Woodland Park Zoo

ZooTunes is back! Woodland Park Zoo is welcoming guests back to the meadow this summer for the 37th annual BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru concert season! It will be a safe, socially-distanced way to make memories with your loved ones while supporting some of the best local talent the region has to offer. 

Woodland Park Zoo has partnered with legendary Seattle radio station KEXP for a very unique and extraordinary ZooTunes concert season. This year’s line-up will be curated by KEXP and will focus solely on local musicians.  

District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this update on the Seattle Department of Transportation's efforts to reconnect West Seattle

SDOT recently released the a Reconnect WS quarterly update report for the first quarter of 2021. Reconnect West Seattle projects are designed to ameliorate the closure of the West Seattle Bridge. The report includes updates on recent work completed, upcoming work, how SDOT is tracking goals, and a status report on each of the 64 identified projects (the “Home Zones” in Highland Park, South Park and Georgetown are listed as one project each, though they all include  numerous implementation projects).