Shoreline Police Blotter 6-13 to 6-21-2010

Monday, June 28, 2010


By Diane Hettrick (the categories and comments are mine)

Street Cleaning
6-13….190 N 175th to Aurora. DUI
6-15….152nd/Aurora. Traffic stop because plates didn’t match database. Driver hadn’t transferred the title. However, did have a Driving While License Suspended.

Not sure what was happening but it doesn’t sound good
6-14….145xx 32nd Ave, apartments. Responded to report of suicidal mother of 3-month-old baby. Contacted mother. Suspect pushed victim and hit victim in jaw with elbow, knocking victim unconscious. Charged with aggravated assault. (Ok, the segue on this report was abrupt, so I can’t tell who the suspect was. I think there was another adult involved. To knock out someone with an elbow, they have to be at elbow height. Or maybe the database just glitched and combined two reports. So now I'm going to worry about the mom with post-partum depression.)

Sad
6-21….145xx 32nd NE. Attempted suicide with prescription drugs.

Trespassed
6-15….1554 NE 14th, U76. Brian returned and caused problems after being Trespassed. (Ok, this guy is a repeat. Brian has a real attachment to the 76 station.)
6-21….NE 145th/17th NE. Tent city resident was walking down street and punched out by former (by three days) resident. (ok, not officially Trespassed, but it sounds like the puncher had been thrown out of Tent City.)

Someone’s messing with your head
6-15….170xx 5th NE. Ongoing burglaries. Installed alarm. Items missing over time with no visible signs of entering.

I blame Henry Ford
6-15….155xx 11th NE. Car prowl. Residential street. Unlocked.
6-16….153xx 27th NE. Abandoned car.
6-16….12xx RB Rd. Car blocking traffic. Impounded.
6-17….N 199/Ashworth. Abandoned car.
6-19….9xx N 167. Passenger window broken.
6-19….1430 RB Rd, Spin Alley. Car prowl. Broke passenger window.
6-20….3xx NE 156th. Car vandalized in residential driveway.

Police tip line – call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
6-16….147xx 15th NE. Vacant business property tagged.
6-18….16xx NE 169th. Rock through window on vacant house.

Fraud - Mail theft – Freebies
6-16….152xx 8th NE. mail theft.
6-16….14614 15th NE, Elegant Nail. Two women had their nails done and walked without paying. (Bet they didn’t tip, either.)
6-17….202xx Densmore. Mail theft – including package notification from post office. Thief went to post office and used notification to pick up package of narcotic prescription meds.
6-17….14510 Aurora, Walgreens. Mountlake Terrace woman was able to fill forged prescription.
6-17….180xx Burke. Woman left checks on doorstep for plumber and housecleaner to pick up. Checks were stolen.
6-18….4xx N 283. Citizen discovered fraud on his Wells Fargo checking account.
6-21….200xx Aurora. Passed altered check.
6-21….18325 Aurora, Fred Meyer. Shoplifting.
6-21….15401 Westminster Wy, Bank of America. Fraudulent check.
6-21….600 RB Rd, QFC. Passed forged check.

Brothers
6-21….183xx Dayton. Verbal domestic call. Two brothers live with 80-year-old mother while unemployed. Drinking. Continued to insult one another in front of cop. (I think this is a new set. Let’s see, if Mom is 80, they must be at least 50. You think they would have worked through the sibling rivalry by now.)

You wonder how they live to grow up
6-18….17300 Fremont, Shorewood. Last day of school, someone broke into locked cabinet and stole cameras and lenses.
6-18….16045 25th, Kellogg. Student lost cell phone from pocket – but no one turned it in to the lost and found.
6-18….N 185/Aurora. Boy celebrated end of school year by exploding a homemade bomb on his school bus. Made of drain cleaner and aluminum foil.

Domestic bliss
6-19….148xx 15th NE, Colonial Gardens Apts. Ex-girlfriend takes children in violation of parenting plan.
6-20….12xx N 167th. Husband and wife fighting and throwing things. Husband hostile to cop. Arrested for resisting arrest.

I keep imagining people’s reactions…
6-19….155xx 14th NE. Woman, naked from waist down, lying in roadway smoking a cigarette. Refuses to take meds.
6-19….152xx Aurora. Man walking in roadway with his pants around his ankles. (Good thing they don’t live on the same street.)


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Hands Across the Sand at Richmond Beach


In response to the continuing disaster in the Gulf, people gathered on coastlines around America as a visible response to offshore oil drilling and its consequences. 

In Shoreline, about 30 people gathered at the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park on Saturday, June 26.

The founder of the beach event, Florida surfer Dave Rauschkolb, said

"This isn't about politics, it's about protecting all we hold so dear. It does not matter whether you are a liberal or conservative, businessperson or environmentalist, grandfather or teenager. We are all Americans and world citizens who value our coastal heritage. We are joining hands to say NO to offshore oil drilling and Yes to Clean Energy."
Photos by Keith McGlashan

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Shoreline Bank launches stock offering


 From Jeff Lewis, President and CEO, Shoreline Bank

Shoreline Bank has just launched a stock offering of $9-11 million. If successful, we will not only exceed regulatory capital requirements but position the Bank for viability in the future. The stock offering is through a private placement memorandum (PPM). Accredited investors are eligible to participate. The offering expires August 14, 2010 with a provision for a possible extension. We encourage any accredited investor interested in the stock subscription process to contact me for the PPM.

Losses related to borrowers who have defaulted on business and construction loans and the dramatic drop in real estate values has significantly eroded our capital the past two years. We have taken numerous steps to respond to these circumstances. However, we now need a significant boost to capital if we are to remain viable. We are hopeful and cautiously confident that our recapitalization plan will succeed.

We are committed to the Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and nearby communities and would be happy to address any further questions in person at one of our three branches.

Jeffrey P. Lewis| President and CEO
Shoreline Bank I 10 Years of Community Commitment
16001 Aurora Avenue North
Shoreline, WA 98133
Direct: 206-219-0234
Fax: 206-542-3894
Email: jplewis@eshorelinebank.com

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King County Landmarks: Crawford Store (1922), Richmond Beach

Sunday, June 27, 2010



Address: 2411 NW 195th Place, Shoreline. 

The Crawford Store is the last intact retail building in the historic Richmond Beach business district. John Holloway, an early resident of Richmond Beach, built the two-story structure in 1922. 

The building, with a large covered front porch, faces the road that once led to the railroad depot. Langford and Eva Crawford were the first in a long line of shopkeepers who operated the store and lived in the apartment upstairs.

Sources:
King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission. 
By Heather MacIntosh

Photo, top: Crawford Store, Richmond Beach, ca. 1937
Courtesy Washington State Archives 
Photo, below: Crawford Store, Richmond Beach, ca. 1957
Courtesy Washington State Archives

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Never too old to dream

Sherm Mills celebrated his 101th birthday April 5th with a cake and a flag

Then he decided to do something new, so he grew a mustache and beard to match Andrew Shepherd, the director of Sunrise, where Sherm lives. Then he started talking about flying to Oklahoma in June for the Mills family reunion.

With the help of his daughter Jan and her husband Ron Hansen, Sherm went to Oklahoma. He went to the family reunion and got to meet the youngest member of the family, the new son of his sister Lorraine's grandson Nate.

Photo by Jan Hansen. Sherm Mills on his 102nd Father's day with the newest Daddy Nate and his little guy, 101 years apart.

His young sister Lorraine, age 90, didn't like the look of his facial hair, so he shaved it for church and the family photos.

Sherm has resumed the growing project now that he is back home. One is never too old to dream dreams, and some of them do come true.

Photo by Jan Hansen.  Lorraine, age 90, well protected by grandsons who are 7'2" and 7'4".

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King County Council, June 28-July 2, 2010

This week at the County Council: Meeting highlights

Monday, June 28
King County Flood Control District Executive Committee – 9:30 a.m.

Executive Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full Board of Supervisors:
  • Resolution to approve 2010 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Briefing:
  • Vegetation Management on Levies – Next Steps

Metropolitan King County Council – 11:00 a.m.
  • Councilmembers will recognize the O'Dea High School Baseball Team for winning the 3A State Championship
  • Councilmembers will recognize the Renton/Skyway Boys and Girls Club for winning the 2010 Honor Award for their MicroSociety program

Councilmembers are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:
  • A motion requesting the United States Congress to allocate one of three space shuttles the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is taking out of service next year to the Museum of Flight
Note: Former astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar will attend

Tuesday, June 29
Environment and Transportation Committee – 9:30 a.m.
Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full council:
  • A motion expressing support for development of a bike sharing program in King County

Budget and Fiscal Management Committee – 2:00 p.m. ***Special Meeting***
Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full council:

  • An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of two-tenths of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes subject to certain property tax levy limitations with proceeds split sixty percent county and forty percent for cities; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to criminal justice purposes; limiting collection to a maximum of three years (Ordinance 2010-0352).
  • An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes with proceeds split sixty percent county and forty percent for cities; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to capital and financing costs for new facilities at the King County Youth Services Center, as well as costs to maintain and operate current and new facilities at the King County Youth Services Center (Ordinance 2010-0365).
  • An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of two-tenths of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes, with proceeds split between the county (sixty percent) and cities (forty percent), subject to a requirement to appropriate certain unincorporated area property tax revenues for criminal justice purposes; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to criminal justice purposes; limiting collection to a maximum of three years (2010-0367)

Environment and Transportation Committee – 6:30 p.m. *** Special Meeting: McMurray Middle School, 9329 Cemetery Road, Vashon, WA 98070 ***

Committee members are scheduled to hold a public workshop and discuss:
  • An ordinance relating to adopting the shoreline master program (Ordinance 2009-0609).
  • An ordinance relating to comprehensive planning and permitting (Ordinance 2010-0163).
  • An ordinance relating to development processes and requirements (Ordinance 2010-0164).

The public will have an opportunity to provide testimony.

Wednesday, June 30
Committee of the Whole – 9:30 a.m.
Agenda TBA

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Aurora Corridor, Week of June 27, 2010


Construction hours are 8:00 a.m. Sunday through 5:00 p.m. Friday. There will be no construction on Saturdays.

Regular daytime construction hours
Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Night-time construction hours allowed
Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Street light poles installed
Permanent street light poles have been installed along the east side of Aurora between N 165th and N 175th Streets.

Paving between N 165th and N 175th Streets at night; northbound lane closure on Aurora
Asphalt work begins! Crews will begin laying base courses of asphalt on top of graded crushed rock in the work zones on Aurora between N 165th and N 175th Streets. Asphalt requires time to cool, so to continue to maintain access to businesses as much as possible, this work will occur at night on Wednesday and Thursday. A single northbound lane on Aurora will be closed at night to provide enough room to safely complete this base paving. The work zone will not yet be open to general traffic.

Large vault installation at N 175th Street and Midvale Avenue; lane closures
Crews will begin installing another large underground utility vault and constructing the joint utility trench (JUT) at the northwest corner of Midvale Avenue and N 175th Street. Lanes on Midvale Avenue and N 175th Street may be reduced in this area to provide enough room for safe construction. Please drive safely, pay attention to the direction of flaggers, and follow posted pedestrian detours.

Crews are also preparing to install the JUT just east of Midvale Avenue on the north side of N 175th Street. This work is likely to occur in the next couple weeks.

Forming and pouring concrete sidewalks, driveways and bus pads
Crews will continue grading and forming up sidewalks and driveways on the east side of Aurora between N 165th and N 175th Streets. Concrete requires precise grading and time for pouring and curing, but crews will continue to maintain access to businesses by working on one side of a driveway at a time. This means driveways will be narrow, so please drive carefully in and out of businesses. Concrete work is expected to take a couple weeks in this area.

Crews will continue grading, forming and pouring concrete curbs and preparing for driveway work on Aurora between N 175th and N 185th Streets.

Vault installation on N 185th Street
Crews will continue vault installation on N 185th Street and will soon shift to the corner of N 185th Street and Aurora to install another vault. This work will affect pedestrian routes in the area, so please pay attention to detours and the direction of flaggers.

Water connections
Seattle Public Utilities and Marshbank crews will transfer and abandon some water service connections in the vicinity of N 175th Street. Affected businesses will be notified of any planned water outages. 


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Sky Nursery Customer Appreciation Day


Sky Nursery held its official grand opening and Customer Appreciation Day on June 12, celebrating its beautiful glass greenhouse and new store space as well as its loyal customers.

The greenhouse has curtain walls and a roof which open in response to a computerized system responding to a weather station on the roof.

Sky is a regional business, with loyal customers from Mukilteo to Burien. A family business, it has been in Shoreline for over 50 years.  

As well as outdoor plants, Sky has an indoor plant shop and all supplies and goods for gardeners.

The new buildings were built by another family-owned Shoreline company, SGA Construction.

 

The new building re-orients the business with the main parking lot and main entrances to the north, with access from Midvale Avenue as well as Aurora.


The Interurban Trail runs the length of the nursery, along Midvale. Shoppers and trail users alike will be pleased when Sky's coffee kiosk opens in a few months.

Photos by Steven H. Robinson

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Shoreline Arts Festival Sunday schedule, June 27


Shoreline Arts Festival 2010
Sunday, June 27, 10-5 pm
Shoreline Center
18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155

Shoreline Room Stage

11:30-11:45am (Be surprised)

12:00-12:45pm Choir of the Sound (local group)

1:00-1:45pm Eclectic Cloggers - Appalachian Dance

2:00-2:45pm Around the Sound Community Band (Shoreline group)

3:00-3:45pm Rhythms of India

4:00-4:45pm Total Experience Gospel Choir (world famous)

Showmobile/Outdoor Stage

11:00am-12:00pm Tiger Zane - Singer/Songwriter

12:30-1:30pm Deseo Carmin - Latin Flamenco, Gypsy, Funk

2:00-3:00pm The Gothard Sisters - Celtic Violin/Dance

3:30-5:00pm The Mood Swings - Jazz


2010 Arts Festival Hands On Projects

Under Large Tent:
1. Critterflakes
2. Tie Dye Circles
3. Puzzlebots & Space Ships
4. Mini-Books
5. 3-D Paper Stars
6. Rainsticks
7. Colored Wire Creations
8. Calder Mobiles
9. Tissue Flowers

Separate Stations
10. Plexiglass Portraits
11. Goyataku Fish Prints
12. Sand Mandala with Laurie Bell
13. Printmaking with April Richardson

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Senior Center volunteers prepare for Sunday breakfast

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Senior Center volunteers set up the Senior Center dining room after the Saturday Breakfast during the Shoreline Arts Festival. Kitchen staff take a break for a photo op after serving breakfast all morning and cleaning the kitchen.

Photo:  Norma Myers sets the tables for Sunday Breakfast.   

Breakfast will be served at the Senior Center again on Sunday, June 27, from 9 am to noon as part of the events for the Shoreline Arts Festival. The cost of $6 goes to support Senior Center activities.

Photo: Cooks Sally Swank, Donna Ault, and Tammy Smith after cooking all Saturday morning, get ready to repeat the job on Sunday.

The Senior Center is located in the southern-most building on the campus of the Shoreline Center, facing NE 185th at 1st NE.


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Air National Guard band inaugurates City Hall plaza venue

On Wednesday, June 30, the Shoreline Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Air National Guard Band of the Northwest, from Fairchild AFB, near Spokane, WA. These are professional musicians in their own right, who just happen to also be National Guardsmen. The concert is FREE and open to the public and is the First Inaugural for the new City of Shoreline City Hall Plaza venue. City Hall is located at 175th NE and Midvale, one block east of Aurora.

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Shoreline Bank told to sell stock, find a buyer, or merge with another financial institution

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) served notice to the Shoreline Bank that its plan to raise capital was not acceptable and that it considers the Bank to be in a deteriorating condition.

It has warned the Bank to sell enough voting shares or obligations of the Bank so that the Bank will be adequately capitalized after the sale; and/or accept an offer to be acquired by a depository institution holding company or to combine with another insured depository institution.

The May 27th action is called a Supervisory Prompt Correction Action. Once under this type of scrutiny from the FDIC, banks rarely regain their independent status.

During the Supervisory period, all bank functions continue as normal for regular customers. Bank accounts and deposits are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000.

The main branch of the ten-year-old Shoreline Bank is located at 16001 Aurora. Branches are in Top Foods at 185th and Midvale N, and at 20011 Ballinger Way NE. An ATM machine is in Lake Forest Park in Third Place Commons.

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MLT restaurants to close

According to our North newspartner the MLTNews, two restaurants in Mountlake Terrace are closing.

One is the fairly new Sahara / Spuds restaurant on 244th SW, next to Time Out Burgers. Sahara never quite got established with a loyal clientele.

In contrast, the MLT Canyons restaurant in the shopping and movie theatre center down the street has been extremely popular. It opened twelve years ago, replacing a soup and sandwich place called Zoopa's.

The Canyons Restaurant has been purchased by a successful Mexican restaurant called Matazlan, which is losing its lease at its current, 30 year location in Kenmore.

Canyons continues to operate three other restaurants in Bothell, Monroe, and Redmond.

Image from Canyons website.

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The Senior Center front gardens look spiffy, thanks to the City of Shoreline Staff

Senior Center appreciates the work of the Shoreline staff volunteers

As part of the Wellness Program for the City of Shoreline, several staff came together last week to participate in a garden clean-up at the Senior Center. 
 In just a matter of a few hours various staff came to help pull weeds, trim and generally spiff up the front garden which always needs some tender loving care. 
 While individual volunteers come off and on, this big group was able to make a huge difference in a short time. 

The staff, volunteers and participants at the Senior Center appreciate the new, fresh look as we come into the door. 

Photos by Jon Ann Cruver

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Seattle Musical Threatre to premier two original musicals

Seattle Musical Theatre is excited to announce the launch of their Second Season: a series of original musicals.

While SMT is known for producing high quality productions of established Broadways shows, they realized that there are many talented individuals and groups who are writing exciting new works and looking for opportunities to produce their musicals. In keeping with their mission to provide opportunities for local artists to develop and perfect their crafts, SMT has dedicated their theatre and resources to help produce two new musicals:

The first show, Don Giovanni: A New Musical, is a completely re-envisioned musical theatre version of Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s opera by the same name and will run January 7 – 23, 2011. Written by Seattle native Jesse Smith, it features a brand new score that mixes contemporary music with theatrical and operatic influences. The show enjoyed a great reception when it was produced at Cornish College of the Arts last summer and SMT is excited to stage its first professional incarnation.

The second show is called The King’s Proposal or the Marriage of Princess Guido. With book and lyrics by Michael Govier and music by Northwest native Curtis Williams, it is the comic tale of an evil King who tries to marry his daughter to an unwanted suitor and involves mistaken identities, forced marriage, forced puppetry, forced cross-dressing, forced songs and swords. The King’s Proposal has been produced as a straight play in Chicago and will enjoy its first production as a musical at SMT. It will run March 20 – April 10, 2011.

Both shows will be fully produced , like any other SMT musical, with sets, costumes, lights, sound, props and a regular sized orchestra.

Main stage shows for SMT’s 2010-2011 season are Camelot, Chicago, The Drowsy Chaperone and Into the Woods.

Ticket prices for Second Season productions are $25-$30, $20 for students and seniors. All performances are at the Magnuson Park Theatre, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Great season ticket packages at steep discounts are still available.

For reservations or information, call 206-363-2809 or visit the website

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LFP Police Blotter 6-14 to 6-20-2010


By Diane Hettrick
The Categories are my creation.

Burglary – Robbery – the serious stuff
6-18.....46xx NE 195th. Family vacation. Break in through basement window. Stole laptop, other items.
6-18….Towne Centre. All units to robbery at Rite Aid. Three suspects in custody.

Don’t be alarmed
6-14….165xx Shore Dr NE. Audible alarm. 1:34 am and 2:50 am
6-14….165xx Shore Dr NE. Audible alarm. 5 alarms in June, including two today.
6-14….51xx NE 180th. House-sitter tripped alarm, didn’t have code
6-17….165xx 34th. Lifeline said that subject had fallen. Police searched residence and grounds and couldn’t find her.
6-18….148xx 39th. False alarm.
6-18….158xx 36th NE. False alarm.
6-18….198xx 31st. Accidentally dialed 911 when entering PIN for voice mail.
6-19….160xx Beach Dr. Audible alarm. Homeowner out of town. No reason found.
6-19….145xx Bothell Way. Tripped front door alarm, but had codes.
6-20….30xx NE 201st Pl. Accidentally called 911, attempting to call 910 area code.

Secure your tool sheds (there was one of these last week)
6-16….147xx 39th NE. Shed broken into, tools taken.

Paperhangers
6-14….145xx Bothell. Forgery.

Cars
6-14….187xx 35th NE. Van parked several weeks, blocking lane, leaking fluid.
6-14….171xx 35th NE. Ongoing problem with van parked in front of driveway. Van hit the mailbox.
6-14….Ballinger/Bothell Wy. Landscaping truck with unsecured load. Garbage can fell off truck into road. Driver vague about insurance card.
6-16….30xx NE 193rd. Row of mailboxes hit by car.

Accidents
6-14….172xx Brookside Blvd. Car/bicycle accident. Minor injuries.
6-15….44th NE/Brookside Blvd. Driver swerved to avoid a raccoon, landed in a ditch.
6-15….192/Ballinger. 3 car accident.
6-17….28xx NE 178th. Van tried to make a U turn and went into a ditch. Neighbor pulled him out.
6-18….170/Bothell Wy. Collision reported but police unable to find it.

Block watch
6-15….35xx NE 148th. Neighbor worried about dark house with second floor door open. Police checked. House appears to be under construction. Doors new, no locks.
6-16….Brookside Elementary. Reports of a burly male hanging around in the bushes. Police found a workman, waiting for his ride home from a local job.

The Family Plan
6-14….198xx 30sth. Ex-husband came to pick up daughter, got in fight with ex-wife. Wife called cops, so he left with daughter. Reinstate protection order.
6-14….185th/37th NE. 9 warnings for child under 13 in front seat.
6-15….185xx 37th NE. Male and female were “talking” in back seat of parked car. Advised to move.
6-15….Brookside Elementary. Brookside student and Shorecrest student, brothers, wrote their names on the school wall, then walked by a classroom where they were seen by a teacher who knew them.
6-16….Parkwood principal requested Welfare Check on mother who didn’t pick up her special needs child from school. Mother contacted school before police arrived.
6-18….Towne Centre. 15 year old girl stole hair extensions from beauty supply shop. Police found her with friends in mall. Extensions were returned to shop. No charges, but Trespassed from the business.
6-18….153/Bothell Wy. 4 year old in front seat.
6-18….193xx 55th. Couple separated but own business together. Seen fighting loudly, then she was seen on floor. Children confirmed that mother has blood pressure problems that make her light-headed, which is why she was on the floor.
6-20….171xx 47th. Car parked in right-of way, told to move. Found them again later, smelling of marijuana. Teen-aged occupants admitted use. Parents called. Father very upset. Kids sent home.

Death
6-20….191xx Ballinger. Son called from Pennsylvania for welfare check on father.  Father DOA.

Car prowls
6-15….198xx 47th NE. Car prowl. Got iPod and subwoofers.

Anger Management
6-19….NE 178/Brookside Blvd. Angry man leaping at poles, knocked down flag at school. No damage, flag returned to place.
6-20….193xx 25th NE. Road rage incident reported.

Traffic stops
6-14….171/Bothell Wy. Driving While License Suspended, no insurance.
6-14….170/Bothell Wy. Driving While License Suspended, no insurance.
6-19….Officer traffic stop. Driver has warrants for Driving While License Suspended, criminal trespass, attempted theft. Handed over to Bothell Police.

Officer Friendly (hey – it could have been serious)
6-14….Mother brought in 4 year old daughter to have cop talk to her about the dangers of hiding from parents at park.
6-18….189xx Forest Pk Dr. Woman could hear sound of breaking glass and was afraid burglary was in process. Cops checked houses on street, talked to pedestrians and workers parked in a van on the street and found nothing.
6-18….178xx 40th. Heard someone outside, neighbor’s motion light was on. Cops searched but found no subject or vehicles in area.
6-19….160xx 30th NE. Report of loud party in backyard. Cops found it was not so loud but homeowner said she’d move it inside.
6-20….31xx NE 195th. Pet-sitter found broken back window. Double-pane window and only outside pane broken. Bird suspected.

Mental – Medicated - Stalking – Graffiti
6-14….44xx NE 187th Pl. A mom called in. Her disabled son’s autistic, mentally ill roommate is stalking a Shoreline woman and talking about beating her up and putting graffiti on her church. LFP cops talked to the woman being stalked and the Shoreline cops. All except mother live in Shoreline.
6-16….193xx 47th NE. Son’s ADD medication makes him agitated and violent. He was throwing things and punching holes in wall. Mom afraid for self and younger children. Dad said they’re working with psychologist at Children’s and having trouble getting the right meds.
6-19….174xx Brookside Blvd. Woman reported a burglar in the master bedroom closet wearing her husband’s robe. No sign of burglary and her story changed several times. Woman has mental problems from extensive drug use and admitted to causing damage to interior doors herself.

Hard to classify
6-16….16xx NE 195th. Allied Waste driver felt threatened by dog, so swung a bat at him. Dog thought it was a game and went closer. Homeowner felt threatened by driver. No one hurt.
6-16….37xx NE 180th. NE Perkins near Brookside Elementary. Northshore Fire called with report of live wire down. It was a cable line.

This weeks’ winner
6-14….145/Bothell Wy, Taco Bell. A guy interfered with outside speaker so staff couldn’t take drive-up orders. Then stood by the sign pretending to be an employee and harassed the customers. Staff afraid to go outside. Gone when cops arrived.

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Hands Across the Sand to say no to drilling

On Saturday at 11 am, tens of thousands of people will be gathering at beaches across the country for a massive event called "Hands Across The Sand." They will join hands on the beach, making a literal "line in the sand" to say "no" to new offshore drilling and "yes" to clean energy.

Sponsored by MoveOn.org, a major event is planned for Golden Gardens. A local event is planned at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th, at 11 am. Sign up at the local website.

Photo courtesy MoveOn.org

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SCC Athletics Department Academic Award winners

Friday, June 25, 2010

Shoreline Community College Athletic Department named its Green, Gold and Dolphin Club Academic Award Winners for Spring Quarter 2010 and for the full academic year of 2009-10.

36 student-athletes maintained a 3.00 GPA or better in the Spring Quarter, while 14 of those had a 3.50 GPA or better and there were four members of the elite Dolphin Club, with 4.00 GPAs for the quarter. The Dolphin Club members were Yan Tsoi Hoi from Women’s Basketball, Andrea Mullan (Softball), Blair Stone (Women’s Tennis) and Duncan Kaai-Elbert (Baseball).

For the 2009-10 academic year, 42 student-athletes maintained a 3.00 or better GPA. 26 student-athletes maintained a 3.00 to 3.49, 15 student-athletes had a 3.50 or better for the year and Yan Tsoi Hoi of the women’s basketball team maintained a 4.00 for 2009-10. Ms. Yoi is an international student from Hong Kong.

Complete list of award winners can be found at the SCC Athletic Website

Photo: Yan Tsoi Hoi is congratulated by Tonya Drake, SCC's VP for Student Success

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World Concern efforts in Haiti focus on rehabilitation


from World Concern staff

As the six-month anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that shook Haiti approaches next month, Shoreline-based World Concern welcomed Haiti Country Director Christon Domond to its headquarters on June 21 and 22. Domond was here to coordinate with staff in planning ongoing disaster response efforts in the Port-au-Prince area where World Concern works.

Photo: ChristonDomond: World Concern Haiti Country Director Christon Domond meets with staff members at the organization’s Seattle headquarters to plan the next steps in helping people in Haiti rebuild their lives.

Domond has served as a leader for World Concern in Haiti for more than 20 years and was working in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit on Jan. 12. Staff there was able to provide immediate response to the disaster with medical supplies, food and water that was stored in World Concern’s warehouse. Now, the organization is employing local workers to repair houses so families have permanent shelter and are off the streets. More than 400 homes have been repaired. They’re also providing cash grants to business owners to rebuild their businesses and begin earning income again.

Despite the overwhelming need—Domond estimates 400,000 people are still displaced and without a home—aid in Haiti is making a difference. “We have moved from emergency to recovery to rehabilitation. We are now in this phase,” said Domond. Projects during the first year after the quake will aim to help children return to school and rebuild or relocate churches, since churches serve as “a reference point in a community for services and a place of socialization,” he said. Churches are either being repaired, or if the damage is too severe, given a temporary facility in which to meet. World Concern has repaired 38 churches so far.

As World Concern begins work in new neighborhoods, they meet with community leaders to determine the greatest needs, then employs local engineers in each community to oversee the repair work. They are currently repairing approximately 80 homes per week. Families are selected to have their homes fixed based on need he explained. “When we arrive in a community, the only thing we decide is to serve the poorest—whatever religion or culture—only the poorest,” he said.

Restoring livelihoods for Haitians is also a priority for World Concern, as getting people back to work will allow them to feed and provide for their families. Domond said many families have been helped through the 450 grants that have been given out so far to replace business equipment damaged in the quake.

Port-au-Prince remains in crisis as tens of thousands of people are still living in camps around the capital city. “We are now in the rainy season and some of these camps are a mess. Some are trying to find a relative’s house where they can live,” he said. “Now it’s time for them to go to a relative’s house.” Many would rather remain in the camps because they receive food and medical care—things that could be scarce or non-existent outside the city.

Domond and his staff are grateful for the financial support they’ve received through donations, but he urged those here in the U.S. to “continue to pray … Haiti will be in crisis for the next 20 to 25 years,” he said. “There is a lot to do.”
Nevertheless, Domond is not overwhelmed by the amount of work that’s ahead in Haiti. “This is the reality. Now there is a challenge,” he said in his strong Creole accent.

The World Concern staff in Haiti works many long hours—understandable, considering the situation before them. But Domond says he doesn’t keep track or pay much attention to that. “I like what I’m doing, providing services to those in need,” he said. “I’m very happy to work with them and serve them.” He will, however, be able to take a much-needed week-long vacation while in the U.S.

For more information on World Concern’s work in Haiti and around the world, visit the website

Photos:  Haitians employed by World Concern help repair houses so families can get off the streets and back into permanent shelter. The work enables laborers to earn money to support their own families.

World Concern, part of CRISTA Ministries, is a Christian humanitarian organization that helps lift people out of poverty through activities including microfinance, agriculture, disaster response and small business development. World Concern works with the poor in 24 countries, with the goal of transforming the lives of those we touch, leading them on a path to self-sustainability. Worldwide, World Concern offers life, opportunity and hope to more than six million people.


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Ivy Out! in Mountain Beaver Habitat at Grace Cole park

Saturday, June 26 ~ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Grace Cole Park ~ Lake Forest Park

Come help us restore critical wildlife habitat at Grace Cole Park in Lake Forest Park. This beautiful park is home to mountain beavers and spotted towhees, two local species dependent on our native plants for survival. Join us in removing invasive ivy, Hedera helix, that has taken over the forest floor vegetation and local trees. If you are lucky, you may even spot a mountain beaver. Please sign-up in advance by email

LOCATION
30th Ave NE and NE 165th Street. Go south on 28th from NE 178th in Lake Forest Park and drive about 1/2 mile until just before the road turns. You'll see Grace Cole Nature Park on your right. 
Photo of Spotted Towhee from Wikimedia

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