911 | Scooter rider critically injured in Broadway crash, pedestrian struck by driver on E John

An image from Monday night’s scene at 14th and John via the CHS Facebook Group

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  • Scooter rider critically injured: A 28-year-old man was in critical condition after an electric scooter crash on Broadway early Monday. According to Seattle Fire and emergency radio updates, 911 reported the crash involving in the 1700-block of Broadway near the Seattle Central Bookstore just before 1 AM. According to SFD, the rider struck a “fixed metal object” and suffered a head injury and facial trauma. The rider was reportedly not wearing a helmet. The victim was transported to Harborview in critical condition, SFD says. Seattle bike and scooter riders are no longer required by law to wear helmets.
  • Driver strikes pedestrian on E John: A person crossing the street was struck by a driver and sent to the hospital with a serious head Monday night on the hill at 14th and John. Seattle Fire and police were called to the 1300-block of E John just after 11:30 PM to the reported collision involving a driver in a black BMW SUV. The driver reportedly remained at the scene. According to emergency radio updates, the woman in her 20s suffered a head injury and was in and out of consciousness before being transported in stable condition to Harborview. There were no reported arrests. E John was closed to traffic during the response. Continue reading

911 | Thieves make off with safe in Madison Park Starbucks heist

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  • Starbucks heist: The Madison Park Starbucks was ripped off in a weekend burglary. Police were called to the popular coffee shop around 1:30 AM Saturday morning to a report of multiple people inside the cafe seen on security video loading something from inside the building into a waiting vehicle. Police arrived to find the shop’s safe missing and the suspect vehicle already gone from the area. Police searched the area but there were no reported arrests. Continue reading

Seattle mid-year budget update includes $1.6M for planned fall launch of ‘dual dispatch’ pilot pairing mental health helpers with cops on 911 calls

The Seattle City Council Tuesday approved a mid-year budget update that includes increased funding for opioid addiction treatment, expanded pre-trial diversion programs, a $950,000 grant to boost the reopening of Cinerama, and $1.6 million to help launch a new “dual dispatch” pilot program in the city hoped to test the deployment of mental health helpers along with cops.

The council’s “mid-year supplemental budget update” was working with around an additional $16.8 million in revenue as part of the city’s $1.7 billion general fund. Continue reading

911 | Man stabbed in altercation at 10th and Pike, E Union shootout, First Hill luxury apartment building fire, Monorail tagger death

A scene from video posted of Monday’s First Hill fire

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  • 10th/Pine stabbing: A man in his 20s was taken to the hospital after a Monday night stabbing near 10th and Pike in a dispute reported near the Rancho Bravo restaurant. Seattle Police and Seattle Fire were called to the scene just after 10 PM to a report that a male had suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper body. He was treated at the scene and taken to Harborview. We do not have an update on his condition. According to East Precinct radio updates, the stabbing followed an altercation involving a group on 10th Ave. There were no immediate arrests reported.
  • E Union shootout: A man in his 30s suffered non-life threatening injuries to his foot in a shooting reported early Tuesday morning between 20th Ave and 23rd Ave along E Union. The 12:38 AM response brought police and Seattle Fire to the intersection. According to East Precinct radio updates, the man told police he had been shot at and exchanged gunfire in the incident. SPD was investigating a large shooting scene with shots fired reported across a two or three block area. There were no reported arrests.
  • First Hill apartment construction fire: A fire at the street level of an under construction eight-story First Hill luxury apartment building damaged the new building Monday morning. Seattle Fire was called to the scene around 11:30 AM and began battling the blaze at Boylston and Spring, the construction site for The Victor. There were no reported injuries. We don’t yet have a cause of damage estimate for the nearly completed building from Seattle Fire. Continue reading

Arson investigation underway after string of fires including Capitol Hill apartment building dumpster blaze

(Image: Seattle Fire)

Seattle Fire investigators say a string of recent arson incidents includes an intentionally set fire in the garbage cans and dumpsters outside a Capitol Hill apartment building across from Volunteer Park.

The Monday, July 17th fire outside the Parkridge Apartments brought a Seattle Fire response just before 10:30 PM. There were no reported injuries and the flames did not spread to any adjacent structures. The Seattle Fire Marshal determined the fire had been intentionally set.

SFD says the fire was part of a string of suspicious fires across the International District, First Hill, and Capitol Hill that week in which fires were set to debris and in stairwells outside buildings. SFD also responded to a major two-alarm fire in a boarded-up First Hill apartment building on July 13th but the cause of that blaze could not be determined. Firefighters also battled another two-alarm fire on July 20th in the 1000 block of King St.

“The Seattle Fire Department’s fire investigators continue to work closely with the Seattle Police Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad to share information regarding the ongoing investigations,” SFD said about the arson string.

The department also posted tips for property owners to help “reduce the chance of an arson fire at your home or business.”

 

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Large First Hill encampment fire brings explosions and column of flames near Harborview Medical Center — UPDATE

A column of fire and smoke rose from First Hill as explosions echoed through the neighborhood in a massive encampment fire in the greenspace below Harborview Medical Center and I-5 early Friday.

Seattle Fire sent multiple units to the “significant encampment fire” on the west side of Harborview reported just before 5:30 AM near 7th and James. Continue reading

911 | Central District robbery string, First Hill two-alarm fire, Pine/Boylston stabbing

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  • Central District robbery string: Police were searching for the SUV used as a getaway car in a series of robberies reported on the streets around 20th Ave and Yesler Monday morning. According to SPD, the first armed robbery was reported around 11:15 AM in the 200 block of 20th Ave S. “Four additional robberies were reported in succession along with one assault,” SPD reports. Police say victims described a dark blue SUV used in the ripoffs. “Officers responded to the multiple scenes and attempted to locate the suspects and vehicle” but the suspects were not located. SPD did locate three stolen vehicles in the area during the searches, according to the report.
  • First Hill fire: Investigators were unable to determine what caused a major fire in a boarded up First Hill apartment building last week. The Wednesday night blaze in the 1000 block of 9th ave brought a two-alarm response from Seattle Fire as it rescued a 26-year-old man from the top floor of the four-story building slated for demolition and frequented by squatters. The man was not seriously injured and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation, Seattle Fire reports. Continue reading

911 | 17th Ave shooting, 14th Ave death investigation

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  • 17th Ave shooting: Police say a man suffered non-life threatening injuries to his hand and torso in a Friday afternoon shooting in a 17th Ave parking lot. According to the SPD brief, the victim told police he was shot in a dispute with the occupants of a vehicle that fled the scene in the 1700 block of 17th around 2:35 PM. A search for the suspects was not successful. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
  • 14th and Denny death investigation: Seattle Fire says SPD is investigating after a man was found dead Wednesday morning in the 1800 block of 14th Ave near E Denny Way. According to Seattle Fire, a 35-year-old male was found dead at the scene. Witnesses reported a man who appeared to have been homeless found in a an apartment building stairwell around 11:30 Wednesday morning. There were no reported signs of foul play. We’ve asked SPD for more details.
 

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Chaotic scene at Broadway and Pike as driver hits woman during Seattle Fire response to deadly overdose

A man died and a woman was taken to the hospital in a chaotic scene outside the QFC at Broadway and Pike as an overdose medical response overlapped with a pedestrian struck by a driver at the busy corner late Monday night.

According to Seattle Fire and emergency radio updates, a 30-year-old man died at the scene as medics responded to the reported drug overdose outside the grocery store just before 11 PM. Continue reading