October 2023

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

#2023-309577/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch:

At 7:55pm on Wednesday Oct. 25, officers were dispatched to a strong-arm robbery in the area of California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Dawson Street.

The victim advised she was standing near a bus stop at California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Dawson Street, when an unknown suspect assaulted her.

The victim sustained minor injuries from the assault. The suspect then grabbed the victim’s purse and got into a stolen brown KIA. The suspect fled the area in the vehicle.

A short time later, officers observed the vehicle driving southbound on Delridge Way Southwest and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle eluded police and it was not reacquired.

The 222 unit mixed use apartment and retail building on the site of Alki Lumber is moving ahead. The Sweeney Blocks Redevelopment has changed from the original design.

See our original coverage here

When the project was first proposed it was imagined to be 492 units

Parking for 150 vehicles is proposed. Existing buildings to be demolished.

Information from Seattle Department of Transportation

by Ethan Bancroft  for SDOT

We’re gearing up to pave a section of bike path along Shilshole Ave NW that currently crosses railway tracks beneath the Ballard Bridge. The new asphalt covering will allow people to bike through the area without crossing the tracks at a sharp angle. It will help transform the way bikers navigate through the area, reducing the need for bikers to slow down to cross the tracks. 

We expect to complete the paving work this Thursday and Friday (Oct. 26 and 27), but work is weather-dependent and exact timing is subject to change. While this work is taking place, bike riders will need to detour around the work zone via 14th Ave NW and NW 46th St.

Infomation from Seattle Police Blotter

by Officer Shawn Weismiller on October 23, 2023 6:58 pm

Seattle Police Department Gun Violence Reduction Unit detectives are investigating a shooting that left a male seriously injured Monday afternoon in West Seattle.

At 2:40 p.m., 911 received multiple reports of gunfire near the intersection of 35th Avenue South and South Webster Street. Several witnesses reported seeing suspects in two vehicles shooting at each other as they fled the area. Officers arrived and located evidence of a shooting, but no victims. Police found bullet damage to multiple buildings and an abandoned vehicle several blocks away. 

While officers processed the scene for evidence, they learned a 30-year-old male arrived at Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound. He is currently in stable condition.