Here’s a later than normal look at last week’s cops and robbers action on Capitol Hill. Per usual, reports are compiled from Central District News scanner reports, SPD media reports and good old-fashioned CHS reporting. Got a tip or a question about something you witnessed? Fire away.

Recent Capitol Hill Police Activity – CDN Scanner Reports

Monday 3/16/09
1:34PM – 15th Ave E and E Mercer St – Hit and Run – Two car accident and one driver fled the scene

Tuesday 3/17/09
Nothing happened today, unless you count…

Wednesday 3/18/09
CHS Report: 2:00AM – 1700 block Harvard Ave E – Bomb scare – A suspicious item shut down the blocks around Seattle Central while bomb squads investigated in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The item was later determined to be a vandalized utility box. CHS coverage.

CHS Report: 10:52PM – 1500 block E. Madison – Pornography/Obscene Material – Two officers on foot patrol provided the following report regarding pornographic images they witnessed on display through windows of a Capitol Hill bar on E. Madison. The Slog featured a post about similiar recent incidents that very day, some 12 hours earlier.

Thursday 3/19/09
CHS Report: 4:20AM – 400 block E. Denny – Burglary – Employee at Downtown Dog Lounge reported an early-morning attempted burglary after discovering a white male standing behind the counter and two additional suspects standing watch. Suspects ran away when discovered. No losses were reported. Appropriately, a K-9 unit responded but was unable to track down the suspects.

CHS Report: 3:11PM – 600 E. Pike – Burglary – An employee Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz reported finding an unknown man in her office. When confronted, the suspect ran out the front door and fled the area in a green sedan.

5:36PM – 815 E. Denny Way – Theft – Caller thinks a man is breaking into a construction site

Friday 3/20/09
2:49PM – 400 Broadway E – Shoplifting – Four people took merchandise and fled from Urban Outfitters

Saturday 3/21/09
CHS Report: 1:30AM – 400 block Harvard Ave E – Robbery – A 41-year-old man reported that he was robbed of his laptop by two men near the Capitol Hill library and then chased by a group of approximately 20 individuals after he returned to the scene of the incident to look for his stolen laptop. The victim suffered minor injuries and declined medical assistance despite his report that the group had chased him into his apartment building and hit him in the head.

Sunday 3/22/09
CHS Report: 3:20PM – 1100 block Pike – Theft – A 15-year-old girl reported her bike was stolen from the bike rack in front of Uncle Elizabeth’s Cafe. She said she forgot her bike lock and thought the bike would be safe in a public place.