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Blotter | SPD investigating attempted kidnapping of a woman on Capitol Hill

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  • Kidnapping attempt reported: Seattle police detectives are searching for a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a woman last week by forcing her into his truck.The 29-year-old woman told police she was walking near Bellevue and E Pine on February 2nd around 11:30 PM when a man driving in a dark blue pickup truck pulled alongside her, grabbed her arms, and told her to get in his car. When others noticed the woman screaming, the suspect drove off.The victim was unharmed. After working the case for a week, detectives are now turning to the public for help. SPD released the following details on the suspect:

    The woman described the suspect as a white male in his 40’s, 5’08”-5’10”, medium build, wearing a dark beanie or wool cap. The victim believed the suspect may had a cigarette in his mouth at the time of the incident.

    A witness described the truck as a dark blue 2000 Chevy Silverado extended cab pickup truck, with tinted windows.

    If you have any information in this or similar cases please call Detective Michelle Gallegos at (206)684-5767.

  • Laundromat knife arrest: SPD has posted details of a situation CHS reported on via Twitter Tuesday afternoon that briefly closed down 12th Ave:
    Officers arrested a man Tuesday afternoon for narcotics and weapons charges after his erratic behavior caught the attention of a laundromat attendant. A laundromat employee called police to the 1800 block of 12 Ave when a man walked into the business and began yelling at himself. The upset man then pulled out a knife and waving it around. The employee took this opportunity to step outside, but as he did so a customer walked in the other entrance. That man, seeing the scene unfolding before him, reversed course and slowly backed out of the establishment. The two men called 911 while keeping any other people from entering the business. Officers quickly arrived and talked to the man, calming him down before placing him under arrest. Officers searched the man and found 2.4 grams of methamphetamine and a knife with a cereal box top sheath. Officers also found a second knife on a window ledge measuring a foot in length. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for narcotics,weapons, and menacing charges.

  • Scam warning: E Madison’s Seattle Hearing Speech and Deafness Center was nailed for $9,895 by a scam artist and SPD wants other nonprofits to be on the lookout before they get ripped off, too:
    Detectives believe scam artists are using an old con on a new target: non-profit groups. In late January, a man contacted the Seattle Hearing Speech and Deafness Center via email and offered to make a $30,000 donation to then organization. A few days later, HSDC received a check for $39,850, followed by another email from the scammer, saying the additional $9,850 included in the check was a mistake, and was meant for a different charity. The suspect then pressed the center to wire the $9.850 back to him. After the wire transfer was complete, HSDC learned the suspect’s $39,850 check was a fake. By then their wire transfer had already gone through, and the center is now out $9,850. SPD Fraud detectives believe a few other non-profit groups may have been targeted in similar scams in Washington and Oregon, and are looking for any other groups in the Seattle area that may have been targeted by the suspect. If you have any information about this case, or received similar suspicious offers, please contact SPD’s Fraud Unit at (206) 684-8981.
  • “The male appeared surprised at his response”: The SPD report on this January 30th armed robbery attempt inside Cal Anderson adds a few more colorful details to the victim’s “refusal” — We don’t recommend you try this:Screen Shot 2016-02-10 at 4.06.50 PM
  • McDonald’s assault: In another follow-up to a previous CHS blotter report, here are more details about what went down at the First Hill McDonald’s that precipitated a large SPD response to a report that employees had wrestled a suspect to the ground behind the restaurant’s counter:Screen Shot 2016-02-10 at 4.17.04 PM
  • Pot beating: The victim beaten by four males with skateboards in a February 1st attack at 11th and E Pike told police he was trying to buy marijuana from the group, according to the SPD report on the near-1 AM assault. The victim suffered a laceration to his head, a bloody nose, and a bloody mouth in the attack and was transported to the hospital. There were no immediate arrests.
  • Pizza attack: A man was arrested early last Thursday morning after swinging a knife at people in an attack near 10th and Pike that victims said came after the man unsuccessfully tried to get them to give him pizza:Screen Shot 2016-02-10 at 4.26.16 PM

 

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