Following a night of city-wide St. Patrick's Day celebrations, a car carrying two allegedly intoxicated males crashed through several barriers meant to keep vehicles off of Seattle Center grounds, after which one suspect began kicking and biting officers, according to the SPD blotter.

Officers responded to a call yesterday at 1:25 a.m. at the Seattle Center to find two subjects "clearly intoxicated," according to the blotter. When officers tried to take one of the suspects into custody for DUI—a

The most striking disappointment about Tim Burgess's proposed civility law—adding a $50 fine for aggressive solicitation to an existing criminal statute for aggressive begging—is the waste of time it creates for the city government that could be spent making streets safer. City council staff and city attorneys have already spent at least a month drafting the bill, revising the bill, internally debating the bill, and then publicly debating the bill at a lengthy hearing this week. Amendments, debates,

It's online only this week. And, man, is Charles Mudede's writing ever beautifully weird:

One might say that the crime in this report is really insignificant, a complete waste of time to record in such detail, too trivial a task for a police officer. But that is not the right attitude. A better attitude would enable you to see the most important thing that happens in this report: a criminal produces a crime.

Let's turn for a moment to a wonderful passage in Marx's Theories of Surplus Value: "A philosopher

BBC:

A newborn boy has died after being abandoned at the back of a shop in Cwmcarn, Gwent Police have announced.

The baby, found wrapped in a towel at the rear of the village's Spar store, was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport but pronounced dead on arrival.

Police are "extremely concerned" about the mother's health and urged her to come forward for medical assistance.

The charging documents list his name as Vladimir Lestat Augustine, (alternative spelling, Augustin):

If it is the same guy, as of last April, he was writing poems on the backs of business cards in exchange for a meal. My mind keeps returning to a line from the charging papers, where he said "he needed help."

h/t Hanna Brooks Olsen

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"The men were wearing their Sounders scarves over their faces as they approached him."

A Portland Timbers fan who thought he got into "friendly rivalry banter with several Sounders fans" after a preseason game last week was beaten by those fans and dragged around the sidewalk, according to police.

The incident happened Thursday about 10:30 p.m., shortly after Portland beat Seattle 1-0. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was bantering with the three Sounders fans near the intersection of Second Avenue

Last night, at the inaugural 20/20 Awards at Central Cinema—"correcting the Academy Awards with 20 years of hindsight"—Drugstore Cowboy finally got its due. (As did other films that went criminally under-represented at the 1990 Oscars: Do the Right Thing; Say Anything; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, etc.)

It won best adapted screenplay and David Schmader presented the award with a heartwarming tale of junkie-made-good: James Fogle, who lived the story then got clean and wrote the novel

Slog tipper Kim directs your attention to this news item, filed by Seattlepi.com reporter Casey McNerthey, in which a man attempts to prevent would-be thieves from stealing his car:

"When questioned about the incident, (the man) stated that he had set a booby trap as an anti-theft device by placing his loaded .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver with the hammer in the cocked position under his steering wheel," Gang Unit Detective Rob Thomas wrote in a police document.

"When he returned to his vehicle

A man was been stabbed in Ballard this evening. The initial report was that the man interrupted a burglary at his home, but police are still trying to establish what happened.

Police and medics are on their way to a home at 87th and 16th NW, but that may not be where the victim is as he's apparently drunk and unable to give the 911 dispatcher accurate information.

Police are looking for a white pickup with Alaska plates.

That Irish stick that went missing has been found.

From the press release:

An anonymous caller notified The Society of the Friends of St. Patrick that he has information on the whereabouts of Seattle’s missing 150-year-old shillelagh and that its return in “imminent.”

...In a phone message to the Irish Heritage Club’s Irish Week hotline late Thursday, the caller indicated that the return would take place promptly at 7 p.m., Friday, March 12 on Fourth Avenue — in front of the west entrance to city hall<

From the PI.Com:

A federal judge has ruled Seattle's ban on carrying firearms in city parks and community centers is constitutional.

However, city officials said guns are not banned in Seattle parks.

Last month, a King County Superior Court judge ruled the gun ban is in direct violation of Washington state's firearm pre-emption law.

“You still can bring your gun to the parks,” Parks Department spokeswoman Joelle Hammerstad said. “The U.S. District Court judge was only dealing with the constitutional

Seattle police were called to the Wedgwood neighborhood early this morning after a woman was found dead on a quiet residential street.

Seattle Police Department spokeswoman Renee Witt says a couple were out walking their dog at about 6:30 this morning when they came across a white female in her 30s or 40s laying on the ground in the 9100 block of 27th Ave NE.

The couple called 911 and medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

Witt says there were no obvious signs of trauma or foul play.

From the SPD Blotter:

On March 12th, at approximately 8:11 AM, a complainant called 911 to report that a black male dressed in black clothing had entered a local mission in the 300 Block of 2nd Avenue Ext. South and [allegedly] threatened to blow the place up. The suspect had a suspicious looking device taped to his wrist and had covered himself with black duct tape.

The SPD blotter notes that the suspect entered the mission looking for breakfast before informing staff that he was a vampire. He wanted

Suspect Jymaika S. Hutson, wanted for an April 2007 homicide in the Central District, is now in custody.  He was arrested this morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., in Thurston County by the Pacific Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force.

He is currently being interviewed by detectives and will be booked later into the King County Jail.

His future's so bright, he needs shades

Seattle Police Department spokeswoman Renee Witt says the Pacific Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force arrested Jymaika S. Hutson in Thurston County at about 9:00 am this morning.

Hutson has been charged for the 2007 murder of Tyree Eugene Lee Sr.

Seattle Police didn't immediately have details about the arrest.

ST:

Authorities wonder if thousands of photographs found in a Shoreline storage locker more than 30 years ago could point to additional victims of a notorious serial killer facing the death penalty in California for the murders of four women and a 12-year-old girl.

Police and prosecutors released the decades-old photos on Wednesday after amateur photographer and serial killer Rodney Alcala, 66, was convicted by California jury, which recommended the death penalty. Authorities said they hope the release

Metro fired their shitty old security company and hired a new one.

From the PI.com:

King County Metro Transit has hired a new security firm to replace Olympic Security Services inside the Downtown Transit Tunnel after Olympic's guards did nothing to intervene as a girl was beaten inside the tunnel last month.

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Thursday that Securitas Security Services USA would replace Olympic. Securitas is already under contract with Sound Transit for security services

Police have shut down around 3rd Ave around James and Yesler and are moving staff out of nearby buildings after, according to police, a man with a suspicious device strapped to his hand made "general threats" in the area.

Police are in contact with the man, who appears to have some sort of pipe bomb.

We're still working to get more info, but that's what we've got right now. More coming soon.

And I have proof!!!!

Seattle police officers were called to a cafe in Belltown around 1:00 on March 7th after the owner of the business found a man stealing bags of cash.

A police report says owner of a cafe at 5th and Bell told police he had walked into his office earlier in the evening and found a man holding several of the business's money bags.

The man told the suspect to drop the bags, and he did. Sort of.

The suspect threw several bags and the man, tucked one inside his jacket, kicked the owner,

Christopher Monfort, the man accused of fatally shooting officer Timothy Brenton on Halloween, freaked the fuck out during a court appearance yesterday.

And it's on video.

A woman was beaten at a Snoop Dogg concert earlier this month after she fought with another club-goer over a dollar bill thrown from the stage, a police report says.

The woman was on the dance floor at the Showbox SoDo at about 11:00pm on March 7th when someone on stage starting throwing money into the crowd. "Both victims started reaching for the money and at some point got ahold of a bill that was floating toward the ground," Officer Jill Bassett wrote in her report.

Neither the victm nor the

This is he:

Mario Alessi, 38, is currently serving a life sentence in connection with the brutal kidnapping and murder of Tommaso Onofri, a 2-year-old boy from Parma known as Tommy, whose high-profile disappearance and murder in 2006 shocked the nation. Alessi's conviction and life sentence was recently upheld on appeal in Bologna.

Seattle Fire Department investigators in looking into a possible connection between four different fires set near the same University District apartment building since the beginning of the year.

Earlier this week, two cars were set ablaze—one in the 700 block of NE 42nd and one the 4100 block of 11th Ave—causing nearly $30,000 dollars in damage. The first fire, set on 11th, was set at about 12:30am on March 8th. Almost exactly 24 hours later, another car was set on fire on NE 42nd. The blaze also

Seattle police are asking for the public's help in locating the man suspected of gunning down Tyree Eugene Lee Sr. outside of his fiancee's Central District home in 2007.

Seattle Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jymaika S. Hutson, 31. He is described as

 

His future's so bright, he needs shades

6′ and 180 pounds with a deformed left eye. He may also go by the moniker “Tiger 6″ or “Tiger.” He has been charged with first degree murder in an April 2007 homicide in the Central

Seattle Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jymaika S. Hutson, 31. He is described as 6′ and 180 pounds with a deformed left eye. He may also go by the moniker “Tiger 6″ or “Tiger.” He has been charged with first degree murder in an April 2007 homicide in the Central District. He may still be in the Seattle area.

Anyone with information regarding Hutson’s location is urged to call either 911 or the Seattle Police Homicide Unit at 206 684-5550. Those wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or send a text to CRIMES (274637). Your text message should include “TIP486″ to ensure proper routing. If a tip leads to an arrest and the filing of charges, callers may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1000. Calls are taken 24 hours a day.

From the SPD Blotter:

On March 11th, at approximately 4:12 AM, East Precinct officers responded to a call of a stabbing in the 1700 Block of Bellevue Avenue. Officers located a 23 year old male who had been stabbed in his left arm. The Seattle Fire Department was summoned to treat the victim for his wound. A description of the suspect and his female companion was broadcast, based on information from the victim. Officers recalled seeing a suspect matching that description earlier in the morning on

When it comes to dealing with felons, Washington has effectively told Arkansas to suck it.

ST:

Last week, the federal agency that oversees the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) — a 50-state contract governing the state-to-state transfer of felons on probation or parole — issued an opinion that rebuked Washington over Arkansas felons. Washington has rejected at least three "mandatory" transfers from Arkansas since December.

The dispute springs from the Nov. 29 shooting of four

Remember when I said it isn't a good idea to hang out near Aurora at night? I wasn't kidding.(WHY DON'T YOU EVER LISTEN!!!)

A police report says a man was assaulted and robbed near 85th and Aurora on March 5th simply because he refused to let another man use his cell phone.

Police were called to the Jack in the Box at 85th and Aurora after receiving reports of a man "throwing things around outside of" the restaurant.

At the scene, a man told officers that another man had approached him at about 8:3

On March 11th, at approximately 4:12 AM, East Precinct officers responded to a call of a stabbing in the 1700 Block of Bellevue Avenue. Officers located a 23 year old male who had been stabbed in his left arm. The Seattle Fire Department was summoned to treat the victim for his wound. A description of the suspect and his female companion was broadcast, based on information from the victim. Officers recalled seeing a suspect matching that description earlier in the morning on Broadway. Officers conducting an area search for the suspect entered a store in the 500 Block of Broadway Ave. East and located the suspect and his friend. The male suspect was positively identified as the one responsible for the stabbing. A weapon was recovered. The victim does not have life-threatening injuries. The 20 year old suspect was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Assault.

The Pi.com has the scoop on a federal raid on a Port Angeles doctor accused of selling sketchy weight-loss drugs:

According to a recently unsealed federal search warrant, investigators with the Food and Drug Administration and the state Department of Health believe the doctor, as yet uncharged, has been importing Chinese-manufactured pharmaceuticals containing a hormone known as HCG.

Referring to himself as a "Weight-Loss Doctor," the licensed naturopathic doctor is alleged to have offered to sell

Aurora Ave N probably isn't the safest place to be wandering around at night. Unfortunately, one man learned that the hard way last week after he was jumped by a group of three men.

According to a police report, the victim told police he was walking to a gas station at 112th and Aurora Ave N at about 10:30 pm on March 3rd.

As the man approached the corner of 112th and Aurora, the report says "a group of three males jumped out of the bushes and assaulted him."

The group of men kicked the victim in

I'm so glad you asked.

From the ST:

At least 10 years of command-level experience in a large urban police agency;

• The ability to work with all segments of the community and elected leaders;

• A willingness to reach out to minority communities;

• An understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusiveness in and outside the department;

• Strong management and leadership skills;

• Experience working with labor organizations;

• And, in a nod to the Seattle way of doing things, the ability to deal with

A group of possible gang members assaulted a man in the Central District last week after a dispute over parking quickly got out of hand, a police report says.

At about 6:30pm on March 2nd, a man and his daughter were sitting a car outside of a 99 cent store in the lot of Mid-town Center at 23rd and Spring when another vehicle pulled up behind them and boxed them in.

The father got out of the car and asked the group of three men in the other vehicle to move. The man got into an argument with the group,

By: The Spectator Staff

A round-up of incidents handled by the Department of Pubilc Safety March 4-7....

Posted by news intern Sarah Anne Lloyd.

There's drama surrounding this Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade at the Seattle Center, which is presented by the Irish Heritage Club (aka Society of the Friends of St. Patrick). It seems the Irish Heritage club has lost their shillelagh (shuh-LAY-lee), which they pass on to the club's new president at the festival every year. Again.

A press release from the Irish Heritage Club describes the stick as having "an unusually large knot at the base" (this knot

On the afternoon of March 4, two men allegedly beat another man and stole his diamond jewelry outside the Sea Garden restaurant in the International District, a Seattle police report says.

The victim, a jewelry store owner, was seated in Sea Garden at approximately 2:15 p.m. with several women when two Asian men joined the table, claiming to know the women. “What are you looking at?” one of the suspects asked the victim, before punching him and leaving the restaurant with the other suspect, the polce

A woman arrested for assault outside of a Belltown nightclub last week probably should've taken officers up on that whole right-to-remain-silent thing.

A police report indicates the woman was kicked out of a bar on 2nd and Blanchard at about 10:45 pm on March 3rd after she tried to walk out with a beer in her hand. The woman told a bartender "she was from Miami and that she took to-go drinks all the time."

When a bouncer escorted the woman outside, she told him "I'm going to wait until you are off

Our news partners at Capitolhillseattle.com have dug up a bit of information on a man arrested for burglarizing a Capitol Hill home last month:

A 36-year-old man police say they caught in the act burglarizing a Capitol Hill home has spent nearly all of his adult life in prison. Convicted of second-degree murder in 1993 at the age of 19, the accused burglar now faces another five years in jail for charges he faces in connection with a February break-in that police say netted four PlayStation games

SPD's arson/bomb squad sure is busy these days. In addition to all of the arson fires in the University District, the ABS is also investigating a several bombings around North Seattle

The most recent incident is detailed on SPD's Blotter:

ST:

A self-proclaimed white supremacist with a history of threats and harassment pleaded guilty Tuesday to malicious harassment, the state's hate-crime statute, and second-degree assault after he threatened a Muslim woman and her baby with a knife.

Police are investigating yet another unfortunate incident on a Metro bus after an 11-year-old boy was robbed in South Seattle last week.

According to a police report, the boy was on the problem-plagued #7 bus at about 7:30 p.m. on March 3rd when he pulled out his phone to read a text message.

A group of four or five black males, all 16-17 years old, approached the boy and told him to hand over his phone.

Although the group of teens did not make any specific threats, the boy told police he was afraid

Seattle police are investigating a home-invasion robbery in the University District after a man pulled a gun on several people in an apartment and demanded money and drugs.

A police report says a group of people were hanging out in an apartment at 45th and 7th Ave NE at about 11:00p.m. on March 3rd, and invited another man—who the report indicates goes by the name "Doughboy"—into the unit.

Inside the apartment, the man pulled out a black handgun and "demanded money and drugs" from the tenant, who

Ugh.

From the PI.com:

According to charging documents, staff at Swedish Medical Center was treating Josepha R. Munoz's newborn for a methadone addiction the girl was born with on Feb. 18 when nurses at the Seattle hospital found the child had stopped breathing. After reviving the girl, toxicologists determined the child had been poisoned with methadone, a synthetic drug used to treat heroin addiction.

Described to the court as a methadone and cocaine addict, Munoz had been alone with the child shortly

A police report released Tuesday says a brutal attack on a man near the Seattle/Shoreline border last week may have been a case of mistaken identity.

Police were called to the 14300 block of Stone Ave N at 12:50 am on March 2nd after neighbors in a nearby apartment building heard a "loud disturbance" and found a 41-year-old man bleeding on the front steps of the building.

According to the report, one neighbor told police he heard a disturbance outside of his apartment and saw 5 white males get into

Posted by news intern Jon Brock

I've written about people losing their shit waiting for hot dogs (twice), and I've written about people being weird at the Crescent. And now, well...

Last Monday, around 8 p.m., Seattle police were dispatched to the Crescent Tavern on Capitol Hill concerning a knife-wielding man who was arguing with the doorman, according to a police report. Officers arrived on the scene and were able to contain the suspect without incident.

The doorman told officers that the suspect

F-Bomb Bandit caught, confirms FBI.

The FBI arrested a suspect last Tuesday in collaboration with Seattle and Renton police, as first reported by the Maple Leaf neighborhood blog. Not much is known about her except she is a minor and has been linked through security footage, along with her devastating trail of F-Bombs*, to five bank robberies this year.

*Perhaps my childhood was all a lie, but I thought "fuck" was the standard parlance for demand notes, e.g. "Take out the fucking trash" or "Save me

From the SPD Blotter:

As we posted this morning, Seattle police and fire investigators are examining possible links between arson fires set in the University District the last few nights, and will apparently be stepping up patrols in the neighborhood.

From SFD's Fireline blog:

Seattle Fire Investigators and the Seattle Police Arson Bomb Unit are looking into whether   two car fires set in the University District over the past two days are related.

The latest car fire occurred early this morning in the 700 block

Prosecutors have filed charges against a physical therapist at Swedish Medical Center for allegedly fondling several patients under the guide of treatment. From the PI.com

In charging documents, King County prosecutors contend that Michael James Shannon, 38, groped two patients, telling each that the contact was part of their therapy.

Swedish staff received an initial complaint against Shannon in mid August after a female patient at the Outpatient Rehabilitation Services -- Cherry Hill office reported