The PI isn’t reporting an increase, invasion or mass migration of heroin junkies to Capitol Hill. Instead, it reports on some recent arrests:

Seattle police have reported an influx of new heroin users around the Broadway corridor and officers have been revisiting known narcotics spots on Capitol Hill.

Police have responded to at least two non-fatal overdoses — one Sept. 4 at Broadway and East Pine Street and another the next day on lower Queen Anne — but medics have not noticed an increase in heroin overdoses, according to Fire Department and Harborview Medical Center spokeswomen.

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The article then proceeds to report five heroin-related police incidents on Capitol Hill in the first five days of September. The article never explains why these reports represent an ‘influx’ or how the five anecdotes justify the headline. CHS finds heroin-related incidents from Capitol Hill in SPD reports with regularity and we’re certain PI reporter Casey McNerthney has seen plenty before, too. Maybe the whole ‘influx’ thing was added by an editor — or maybe McNerthney has some additional info from the East Precinct that didn’t make it into the article. We’re checking with him to see what else we can find out about the situation.