October 2022

Drug busts nab eleven in Washington and California with arrests made in West Seattle, Ballard and SeaTac too
Three interconnected drug trafficking groups – 17 total defendants indicted since late September 2022

Information from United States District Attorney

Three significant drug trafficking groups responsible for trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills are facing federal charges tonight, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Two indictments charging a total of eleven defendants were unsealed late yesterday following law enforcement activity in two states. Six additional defendants were indicted and arrested in September. Despite the arrests tied to a wire-tap investigation, the traffickers named in the most recent indictments continued their trafficking activities.

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Melvin Ross Kimmel

Melvin Ross Kimmel, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend departed us in September 2022, to his glorious homegoing to be with his precious Lord and Savior. He was 90 years old.

For further details, please see website for The Co-op Funeral Home obituary section for Melvin Ross Kimmel at the following link:

www.funerals.coop

 

Memorial Services for Melvin Ross Kimmel will be held

Op-Ed - How can people with PTSD “get over it”?

By John Maulding

With the recent exit of many people from Ukraine – and knowing the losses they have encountered – it causes me to ask if any they are receiving any help for the mental wounds they have suffered.

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the more challenging disorders that I face as a substance abuse counselor. Unfortunately, about 50 percent of people receiving treatment for substance abuse meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, so the problem is spread much wider than just those impacted by war.

So how do people recover from PTSD? First, they acknowledge that the symptoms they are experiencing are indeed PTSD: nightmares, guilt, anxiety, fear, flashbacks, rage, avoidance, insomnia, and feeling emotionally frozen.

Second, they reach out for help.

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Disabled woman victim of a cash grab at the bank; Suspect just walked away

#2022-287008/Southwest Precinct/First Watch: 

information from Seatlte Police Blotter

At 11:14am, a female victim in a wheelchair was inside the Chase Bank located at the 2800 BLK of SW Barton ST.

The victim withdrew money from her account. A female suspect who was next to the victim walked up and forcefully grabbed the victim’s money out of her hand. The suspect walked outside the bank and left the scene.

Officers arrived and conducted an area search for the suspect, but she wasn’t located.

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Google search seen as bomb threat leads to arrest of high school student
Four knives on suspect recovered

#2022-281277/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch: 

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

On 10-18-2022, a high school reported a student made a google search that was construed as a bomb threat.

The assistant principal brought the student into the office on 10-19-2022. The student admitted to the google search and was searched in the office. The student had four knives on his person.

He was expelled from the school and went home with his father. The assistant principal requested police respond to collect the knives and arrest the student. Officers went to the student’s resident and arrested him without incident.

He was transported to YSC and booked. ABS was notified.

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Two men beat and robbed a victim on Delridge Way

#2022-286012/Southwest Precinct/First Watch: 

At 10:36 am, a victim was at the 9400 BLK of Delridge Way SW and saw two male suspects assaulting a different victim.

The victim attempted to intervene and stop the suspects from assaulting the first victim. The suspects punched him in the face and stomped on him while he was on the ground.

One of the suspects reached into his pocket and stole his wallet. The suspects then fled from the scene.

The victim had swelling on his face. Officers arrived and conducted an area search, but the suspects weren’t located.

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Duwamish River community projects to receive $244,000 in funding from the City of Seattle

Information from the City of Seattle

The City of Seattle announced grants for seven community-driven projects serving neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. As part of theDuwamish River Opportunity Fund, these projects will help to increase the sustainability of the neighborhoods impacted by the Superfund clean-up. The projects will begin this year and will continue into 2023.

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Shoplifters take entire cart of goods, flash knife and escape

#2022-282686/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch:

At 9:20pm on Thursday, Oct 20, officers responded to a  store robbery in West Seattle.

Officers arrived and interviewed store security who stated employees at the store recognized the suspects from previous incidents. The suspects took a shopping cart full of items to the exit and when approached by security the suspect pulled out a knife.

Security backed away from the suspects and called 911. The suspects left the area in a vehicle prior to officers’ arrival. An area check was negative for the suspects.

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Senator Patty Murray visits C&P Coffee with NARAL's Mini Timmeraju

U.S. Senator Patty Murray made a campaign stop in West Seattle on Friday with NARAL ProChoice President Mini Timmeraju. The pair spoke at C&P Coffee introduced by Democratic party local organizer Ryan OConnor. 

Mini Timmeraju of NARAL
Mini Timmeraju, President ProChoice of NARAL. Photo by Patrick Robinson

 

Timmeraju, whose career includes time with Planned Parenthood and the Hillary Clinton campaign spoke about the importance of reproductive rights. "This is the first mid-term election we've had after we've lost a fundamental constitutional right that we took for granted," she said, referring to the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Roe vs. Wade.

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