CHS blotter: Suicide attempts, adult shoplifting

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Central District News reports daily on the ugly, mundane, odd and sometimes humorous crimes that happen across the East Precinct including Capitol Hill. The police scanner crackles off another dispatch and they take note. I’ve looked for various ways to include a selection of their Capitol Hill reports — here’s another. Let’s try the weekly round-up approach. I think there is value in keeping up on the nastiness and strangeness that hits CDNews’ radar — if nothing else, it helps me as a reporter to keep track of the crime buzz in the neighborhood.

Police Scanner Report Activity for Jan 5 trough Jan 9 – CDN Scanner Reports
Monday 4:37PM  – 1401 Broadway  – Disturbance  – A man walked into the QFC, slit his wrists, and then walked back outside

Tuesday 1:13PM  – 1400 E. Howell  – Suspicious Circumstance  – A man in the alley told the complainant that he needed a gas can and would be looking for one in people’s sheds. Black male 40s, dark blue sweat pants, possibly intoxicated

Wednesday 3:33PM  – 16th & E. Pike  – Hazard  – Wire down, fire dept. requesting traffic control

Wednesday 4:05PM  – 400 19th Ave E  – Domestic Disturbance  – Caller in a dispute with her ex-husband, who also happens to be her current roommate (fun!). He’s refusing to open the bedroom door.

Thursday 11:32AM  – Broadway and E Harrison  – Shoplifting  – From an adult bookstore, white male, 5’8, thin build, black clothing, last seen running Eastbound on Harrison

Thursday  3:15PM  – 17th and E Madison St  – Disturbance   – 7-year-old girl says her parents are fighting

Thursday  3:37PM  – 1100 Broadway  – Shooting  – Man was found in a white Toyota Tundra with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. CHS coverage.

Friday 11:41AM  – 1600 E Olive Way  – Distubance  – Intoxicated man refuses to leave Starbucks

Friday 12:33PM  – 20th & Jansen ct.  – Theft  – An adult saw a kid trying to steal his bike, and briefly detained him before he broke away. Black male, 12-13, white shirt, kaki pants. Appears to be Meany Middle School student. Update: They caught the kid a few blocks away

2 thoughts on “CHS blotter: Suicide attempts, adult shoplifting”

  1. What “adult bookstore” is on Broadway and Harrison? The only thing I can think of is Bailey/Coy, and that’s just… a bookstore.

  2. Details from the scanner can be confusing so it’s possible the scanner chatter referred to that intersection for the pursuit, not necessarily the location of the store. Or, on the flipside, the dispatcher might have had details from 911 call wrong.