We're just trying to imagine how police will go about investigating this morning's fire at the 10500 block of Midvale Avenue N (just off Aurora, near N Northgate Way). The SPD Blotter reports that the fire, which began at 4 a.m., was the result of an accelerant being "sprayed on and underneath" the victim's front door. No one was injured. more ›

The Seattle Police Gang Unit is shaking things up a bit with a new strategy and initiative--plus overtime--this summer to prevent and control the rise in gang violence shifting daily between Central and South Seattle. Honestly, we prefer not writing about the slew of shootings and gang violence taking over parts of Seattle, because we are lovers, not fighters here. But it's getting bad out there. Last year alone, there were 28 homicides due to gang violence. So for everyone's sake we hope whatever new strategies SPD has up their bullet-proof sleeves, they work. more ›

The Greenwood community was left a little uneasy after an early morning assault on Tuesday, when 44-year-old Todd Boettger was brutally attacked, robbed, and left to fight for his life on the sidewalk in front of a local bar. Facing life-threatening head injuries, medics transported Boettger to Harborview Medical Center. The attack--which is currently being investigated by the police's homicide/assault unit--occurred on the same day Seattle's City Council voted to approve $1.3 million of funding for violence prevention. Maybe the initiative to prevent the rise in violence among Seattle's youth should be given a second look to include city-wide violence prevention. more ›