West Seattle Crime Watch: Man hurt in assault on board Metro bus

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If you’ve noticed the police, fire, and ambulance activity on SW Alaska west of California – police are looking for a suspect in an assault reported on a Metro bus. The victim has been taken to the hospital. No other details yet.

23 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Man hurt in assault on board Metro bus"

  • Maria January 16, 2016 (3:21 pm)

    Something big was just going down in the garage below QFC? Major police squads arresting man and woman. They were blocking entering and leaving. It looked big!

  • KatherineL January 16, 2016 (3:56 pm)

    Well, yeah. Assaulting a bus? I’d think that would hurt.

  • Lori January 16, 2016 (4:40 pm)

    We we on that bus. The “victim” was harassing and threatening a woman that brought her dog on the bus. He was very agitated, throwing “F” bombs non-stop, and – while there was plenty of empty seats for him to move away from the dog – he just kept shouting and complaining and saying he was going to harm the dog (while the dog sat quietly not hurting anyone). Someone stood up, walked toward him and started punching. It’s amazing how nothing turns into something so quickly. 

  • JanS January 16, 2016 (4:51 pm)

    so, in actuality, there was more than one “victim”… how scary  for the woman with the dog…my sympathy lies with only her at the moment…

  • JTB January 16, 2016 (5:12 pm)

    Interesting.  For the sake of argument, let’s assume the guy who reacted to the dog was mentally unstable. I’m wondering how that might have unfolded in a city where public transportation is more widely utilized than here, say NYC or London?  Is it possible that passengers might have attempted to reassure the man that the dog was not a threat and that he might simply chill out?   Hey man,  be quiet, chill out, be cool, it’s all right, calm the F*&k down.  Instead, someone punched the guy.   My sense is that if you’re going to get involved in an incident, it’s better to favor a peaceful resolution rather than instigate a fight.  

    • JanS January 16, 2016 (9:37 pm)

      JTB….agree…I certainly hope that the guy doing the punching is learning his lesson…there are better ways than violence. 

  • newnative January 16, 2016 (5:36 pm)

    That sounds identical to a recent assault just north of the junction.

  • Lincolnparkdude January 16, 2016 (5:41 pm)

    Peaceful resolution, seriously, I was on that bus too, he wasn’t going to shut up, he had his wits about him, just another inflexible moron who should probably walk. Although I thought the young kid who gave him the beat down, overreacted, I would say that, some people only understand a good back hand. Perhaps he’ll think twice about ranting on and on about something, He could have moved. I blame the bus driver for not telling the guy to shut up. 

  • cj January 16, 2016 (6:05 pm)

    Glad we missed that bus.  I have to wonder though if there is a connection to the loud ranter who was in the park there the night before.  Telling people or shouting that he was going to kill him self he did not get some money given to him.  o.0

  • Eric January 16, 2016 (7:07 pm)

    Yeah, NYC, home of the compassionate commuters. The same city that had issues with people randomly getting pushed in front of subway trains.  

  • Seattlite January 16, 2016 (7:38 pm)

    And, one wonders why more people don’t use Metro.

  • Chris w January 16, 2016 (7:55 pm)

    Around noon today I boarded a northbound 50 bus in the Junction and was surprised to see a very large dog in the aisle blocking access to seats. I brushed past him and he just nuzzled me, but he really got in the way of the lady with a walker behind me and she almost fell . The young woman with the dog watched but didn’t react or move the dog or even give it a command. She laughed. I should have said something to her or the driver. I don’t know if this is the same dog and human and I do wish the evening incident hadn’t escalated. Hope the guy will be ok. 

  • Overthere January 16, 2016 (8:50 pm)

    All things considered (as long as the “offender” doesn’t get caught) everything turned out about right. There is no reasoning with a person like this, he was harassing a woman based upon his assumption that she wouldn’t do anything about it. Well someone did, she left unhurt, the “offender” left unhurt and the knucklehead crazy dude is a little bruised and might think twice next time. Bring on the PC police.

    • JanS January 16, 2016 (9:41 pm)

      for all you people who are defending the “puncher”, and saying this is the only way it could be handled…I suppose we’re all glad that neither had a weapon (read:gun) on them…I cannot believe you all are defending violence as if it is a logical choice……and I’m far from the PC police… y’all need to get a grip !!!

      • candrewb January 17, 2016 (10:07 am)

        Ironically. violence is what keeps civilization civil.

        • Rick January 17, 2016 (8:12 pm)

          Are you s—ting me? “Cuz I’m all for it!

  • Iml January 17, 2016 (1:31 am)

    Is there a description of the man that yelled at the woman on the bus?  

    • anon January 17, 2016 (7:59 pm)

      White, slim, tallish, dark hair. Closest likeness I can think of, off hand, is the guy from To Catch a Predator who remembered Chris Hansen from the Opie & Anthony Show.  

  • Rick January 17, 2016 (8:14 pm)

    Hug and a warm drink.

  • Rick January 17, 2016 (11:20 pm)

    I don’t care for the dis/service dog people who think they don’t have adhere to the same rules us “abled” folks have to.  Talk to my ankles. I’m not talking accidents either.

  • Kelly January 18, 2016 (4:31 am)

    Rick, I’m not sure what rules you’re referring to that people with service dogs think they don’t have to follow. It goes without saying that people with service dogs are disabled and, therefore, are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act to receive reasonable accommodations. I didn’t see anything to suggest the dog in this story was a service dog. After all, dogs are allowed on Metro buses, regardless of whether they’re service dogs or not. Kelly

  • Anon January 18, 2016 (7:29 am)

    Thank you, Kelly. Ironically, the guy with the problem started off by saying “I just don’t like dogs. I don’t like them.” Then changed his tune to, “It’s not a service dog, so it shouldn’t be allowed.” He was determined to find a problem where there was none. He was seeking trouble, and he found it. 

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