At the Ballard District Council meeting on Wednesday evening, Officer Scott McGlashan was introduced as the new Community Police Team Officer in Ballard. He joins a team of five other full-time officers in the North Precinct.

McGlashan has been in Ballard for only two months and is in the process of getting to know the area from the elementary school daisy scouts to the people in the drug house.

"I'm still figuring out what exactly I'm suppose to be doing," he joked.

McGlashan covers the area from North 110th Street to the Ship Canal, and from Third Avenue Northwest to Golden Gardens and his main focus is ongoing issues. He said he'll deal with "nuisances" such as graffiti and parking complaints and the homeless around the Ballard Library.

McGlashan said he cut his teeth patrolling in the University District and came to Ballard after a stint as a diver on the boats.

"So far I'm having a good time at it. It's my first day job so my wife is loving it," he said.

McGlashan said the neighborhood blockwatch is currently up in the air but the SPD is looking into more bike patrol for this area.

"Bike patrol is the single best thing to prevent crime," he said.

McGlashan said he appreciates calls from residents if issues come up and he can be reached at 206-233-3733 or scott.mcglashan@seattle.gov.