Comments on: Followup: New details on Roxhill Park police activity – 1 jailed

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:52:41 +0000

Ballard is struggling with the same issues.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:00:42 +0000

they really need to prosecute these people with guns much harder there is no reason someone who carries illegally should get a slap on the wrist

By: aaguirre2450

aaguirre2450 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:28:40 +0000

I agree with Michael! Especially after what happened in Conneticut. What can we do as a community to try to make that park safer?

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:14:21 +0000

How can an illegal firearm result in merely a misdemeanor? We need to take all gun crimes seriously. Illegal use or possession of a firearm should be a felony.

By: Amie

Amie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:34:09 +0000

I bought a house in Highland Park (well two blocks east of it, so technically Delridge) 20 months ago. When my realtor told me it was in WC I looked at her like she had three heads. I grew up in Kenmore and in high school (circa 1991) WC was the Hilltop of Seattle.

I guess by those comparisons it’s better, but having cars vandalized, armed muggings, murders, etc. on a regular basis still doesn’t make me feel safe. When will S Seattle be as nice and ‘safe’ as Ballard and Greenlake? What will it take??

By: WSB

WSB — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:35:13 +0000

Sort of what I thought but if I don’t know for sure, I will say so :) rather than guess or assume. Makes sense, since for anyone who didn’t click through to the source report on SPD Blotter from Friday night, the last line, which I did not include, was “Officers and detectives still have a lot of work to do on this case, but we’ll update this post as soon as we get more information.” (No update since last night, but SPD has been busy with today’s gun “buyback” event … and new events such as the stolen-car incident currently atop our site …) THANKS, WW! – TR

By: waterworld

waterworld — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:11:19 +0000

Tracy: Regarding your comment about deciphering the municipal court case record, it looks to me like the 18 year-old arrested on the firearms violations was released without charges having been filed. That could be because the police are continuing to investigate and intend to charge this person with more serious offenses, such as one or more of the recent robberies (if that’s what further investigation reveals).

By: Buck

Buck — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:10:20 +0000

These hooded punks will not ‘get it’ until they have some serious penalties dealt to them, and their parents. Yes their parents, who probably are a whooooole lot exactly like these jerks.

Used to be a nice town, now not so much.

By: WSB

WSB — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:31:27 +0000

I don’t know … but the guy’s out now. Can’t quite decipher exactly what happened along the trail in the municipal court online register – will have to find out more on Monday – but he got out of jail a couple hours ago. Adding that to the story. – TR

By: onceachef

onceachef — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:27:41 +0000

Why is possessing a gun at 18 years old without a license a misdemeanor crime?…should be a felony – it’s one way to get the point across – misdemeanors mean nothing to criminals. And why, if he’s 18, is he not an adult? Let’s change some laws!

By: Kayleigh

Kayleigh — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:03:58 +0000

Honestly, if someone doesn’t feel safe in a neighborhood, they don’t feel safe. Period. Quoting crime statistics or telling them that crime is worse elsewhere or used to be worse in the past is not very convincing.
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Why do some of you care what others think of your neighborhood? If they think it sucks, cool–they won’t move there. More peace and quiet for you. If they think it’s awesome, does that somehow make you awesome?
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West Seattle has its own strange brand of PC-ism that runs amok on this blog (and elsewhere, I’m sure) sometimes.

By: datamuse

datamuse — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:16:31 +0000

So where are you getting your numbers, Wetone, “common sense”? The plural of anecdote is not data.

By: mcbride

mcbride — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:11:43 +0000

The challenges at Roxhill Park will diminish somewhat when the playground and skatespot reopen. Daytime use will displace some of the elements which have moved into the void. I have to disagree with the sentiment that skaters will make the situation worse – this social experiment has played out all over town, locally down at N Delridge. As a group, they care about their space and assume a fair amount of responsibility over their space. The natural area is something else. The headwaters of Longfellow Creek, it is a peat bog, which was intentionally restored so that folks could have a natural experience in-city. It too is a park, which requires use and caretakers.
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This is not to say that action doesn’t need to be taken, by the City and by the community. It has been my experience that all of our municipal agencies really, really want to have the conversation about what a neighborhood needs, and what they can provide. And without that conversation, they are placed in a purely reactionary position, which doesn’t make anyone happy.
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I totally get throwing open the window, sticking out your head and yelling “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore!”…I began in that place too. I was mad about a lot of things going on, particularly that Nobody seemed to be doing Anything about it. It turns out there Were folks doing something about it. Just not enough of them. And there was a disconnect between folks that wanted to get involved but didn’t know how.
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There’s a community council organizing right now in the Westwood/Roxhill neighborhood. If you want to get involved, make change, Be Heard, now is your chance. This link is to a sign up page for setting the council meeting date: http://www.doodle.com/qka2v73ukhsffyew. Take a minute, take a look, take action.
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Mat McBride, Chair, Delridge Neighborhoods District Council

By: WSB

WSB — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:00:36 +0000

Andrea – maybe so but comments get indexed same as everything else and next thing you know, somebody’s quoting it as gospel. And I do apologize for not providing context more often. Crime reporting really and truly is not meant to provide the impression that life sucks and we’re all under siege at all times … so we will see if there’s some way to do a better job providing the big picture as well as the small picture, which often can be depressing.

By: wetone

wetone — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:53:51 +0000

Born and raised in West Seattle, Alki area. Been here much much longer than WSB. Crime issues have definitely got worse in this area than it used to be. Really don’t care where you get your numbers or info from on this issue. Most people I know and grew up with in this area never locked their doors (houses, cars) until we started having problems in the late 70′s. I will say the Delridge and High Point areas have improved. Crime follows the path of least resistance ( Wa. state) and will continue to get worse until the court systems start doing a better job.