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• Sex assaults: Seattle U is warning students after a spate of reported sexual assaults involving a man groping female victims near the 12th Ave campus. In the most recent incident, a student was attacked by a suspect just before 8 PM on Thursday, October 6th on 11th Ave near E Columbia:
  The student was groped by a male on a bicycle while walking northbound on campus. The suspect is described as a male, wearing a white hoodie with the hood over his head, with a  green backpack riding a bicycle.
  A man fitting the same description was also involved in a similar incident on September 26 near 12th and Cherry in which the suspect was described as “a dark complexioned male, in his mid 30’s, riding a dark gray and black bicycle, wearing a construction vest, white hoodie and a construction hat.”  The Seattle U security bulletin states that the school became aware of the first attack after alerting campus to the October 6th incident. The university reports Seattle Police and Seattle U Public Safety have increased patrols around campus in response to the reports. If you have encountered this man or there are other incidents to report, call 911. UPDATE: Seattle U security says it has now received five reports about similar attacks in the area and provided a picture of the “subject” seen in the area:
  Seattle University has received five reported incidents of indecent liberties between Oct. 6 and Oct. 9. The male subject is apparently the same in each of the incidents. All incidents are very similar in nature. The male subject rides a bicycle, approaches the person from behind and touches or slaps their buttocks as he quickly rides by them and away from the area. The incidents have occurred between 4 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. The subject has been seen with multiple bicycles/mopeds as well as bolt cutters. He has been seen frequenting the 14^th Avenue corridor between Columbia and Jefferson Streets, as well as the 12^th Avenue and 11^th Avenue, Broadway and East Cherry corridors. Public Safety is working with the Seattle Police Department to identify this person. Photos of the subject have been found and are being shared with the campus community in an effort to raise awareness of this person and to assist the Seattle Police Department in identifying the subject. UPDATE x2: Seattle Police say a man taken into custody Monday afternoon wanted on a felony warrant is being investigated in connection with a string of sexual assaults on the streets around the Seattle University campus.
• Brent McDonald murder: The trial in the December 2015 murder of Central District artist and teacher Brent McDonald has begun. Richard Roundtree, also known as Richard Whitaker, is charged with second degree murder for what prosecutors describe as a brief, deadly interaction after McDonald unsuccessfully tried to purchase drugs from the 55-year-old:
  The Seattle Times reports that lawyers have opened their defense of Roundtree with a self-defense argument.
• OD revival: SPD is touting another successful deployment of Naloxone on Capitol Hill in an October 3rd incident at near Belmont and Pike:
  A team of bike officers used Naloxone and CPR to revive a 27-year-old man after he suffered from an overdose Monday on Capitol Hill. Around 4 PM, police received a report of an overdose in the 1500 block of Belmont Avenue. Bike Patrol Officers Drew Fowler and Chris Myers pedaled to the scene, where they met Officer Devlin Carey, who was performing CPR on the 27-year-old man. The man had stopped breathing, turned pale, and was lying next to several hypodermic needles on the ground. Officer Fowler gave the man a dose of Naloxone and, less than a minute later, the man began breathing again. Seattle Fire Department medics arrived minutes later and took over treatment of the man, who declined to go to the hospital.
  Police say this is the 12th successful deployment of the heroin overdose antidote since bike officers began carrying it this spring as part of a pilot test before possible department-wide deployment.
• Dance assault: The victim in a bloody assault in the alley behind Neighbours early on October 2nd reportedly was attacked after telling a man to stop dancing with his girlfriend:
• Club parking lot robbery: Police responded to a reported robbery after an altercation outside the Baltic Room early on October 2nd led to an attack inside a rental car in the parking lot across from the Pine St. club:
  Upon arrival, we contacted V/ who stated that approx. 1 or 2 hours ago, 4 BFs jumped into her rental car ). Once inside, the one female smashed her head into her driver’s side window, while another female punched her on the right side of her face.
  The victim reported her “clutch purse, Iphone 6s Plus, debit card, the keys to the rental vehicle and her TN driver’s license” were taken in the robbery. There were no immediate arrests.
• Baseball bat beating: In another early morning October 2nd incident, police responded to the intersection of 10th and Pike after a reported attack with a baseball bat. Witnesses said a large SUV pulled up to a group and a male got out and began hitting the victim with the bat as a fight ensued. The suspect then jumped back in the SUV and fled the scene. The victim refused medical attention and police were unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
• 12th Ave burglary: A business in the 1800 block of 12th Ave reported it lost more than $700 in cash in an October 3rd break-in that targeted its safe:
  A building manager told police the DVR for the security system had been stolen in a previous burglary.
• Gun threat: People walking near 10th and John the night of October 1st reported a strange harassment call to police after a man wearing a “bro jacket” and “bro pants” threatened to shoot them:
  Police did not locate a suspect.
• First Hill fracas: Police say they found the owner of Italian Family Pizza embroiled in a heated argument with another man after 911 callers reported a fight outside of the Madison and Boren restaurant involving someone chasing another person with a broom and another person possibly armed with a knife. According to the report on the September 29th incident, the pizza joint’s husband and wife owners told police the male suspect had previously been in a verbal dispute and entered the restaurant saying, “I have a question,” and began knocking over chairs after being told to leave the building. The victims told police the man pulled a knife and began yelling “come toward me.” One of the owners told police he then grabbed a “squeegee” and began swatting at the suspect and chased him outside, possibly striking the man “once or twice.” The scene outside drew numerous 911 callers, according to the police report. Officers arrived and questioned the suspect who told them he had been assaulted by staff after coming in to ask a question. After repeated questions, the suspect finally showed police that he had ditched the knife in a nearby planter box. He was taken into custody and booked for investigation of harassment.
• E Pike window smasher: A woman who told police she did it because she “was crazy” and who had been reportedly drinking with companions was arrested in an early morning September 30th incident that left a large window of a 900 block E Pike window shattered and picture frames stolen from inside the store, shattered:
  The woman was arrested in the 3 AM incident and booked into King County Jail for investigation of malicious mischief and burglary. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000 to repair the window.
• Book robbery: A September 29th shoplifting at Elliott Bay Book Company turned into a robbery investigation when the male suspect pushed a store employee attempting to stop the theft of more than $130 worth of books. Police were called to the store after the 11:30 AM robbery but the suspect could not be located after making off with Manara Erotica 2 and Attack on Titan Colossal ED. 1.