About all those police motorcycles: Just training

Lots of questions yesterday afternoon about a large group of police motorcycles seen traveling on various West Seattle streets, including 35th SW and Fauntleroy Way SW (with a stop at Lincoln Park), and over the bridge. Nobody sent photos or video but given the circumstances, and the lack of any known visiting dignitaries, we suspected it was training, and said that to people who contacted us directly, but we wanted to confirm it before writing anything. Early this morning, we finally got that confirmation from Det. Judinna Gulpan of SPD’s media-relations team – just training. (It happens periodically, as we’ve reported over the years, and it’s sometimes multi-agency, like this round in 2019. And once in a rare while it’s not training – like 2018, when the prime minister of Japan came to West Seattle for lunch.)

MotorPark? November 3, 2023 (11:05 am)

I was once surprised by the SPD motorcycle squad on the inside bluff trail of Lincoln Park a decade ago. (those are not dirt bikes they ride).

I rarely see SPD motorcycle officers any more, perhaps due to the elimination of the traffic enforcement?
I hope Birds Connect Seattle is on the issue, monitoring bird disturbances by such intrusions into the sanctity and silence of this ‘old growth forest’ with nearby eagles’ nests easily disturbed?
And I hope SPD completed its SEPA checklist, installed signage weeks ago, held public meetings and fenced off the trails it intends to use!

WSB November 3, 2023 (11:06 am)

In this case, they were reported to have been in the parking lot, not the park itself.
Rhonda November 3, 2023 (12:34 pm)

Nice try, MotorPark. But if Pickleball were only a one-day-only event in Lincoln Park there would be zero opposition. If SPD were creating a motorcycle training facility next to the Coleman Pool I’d be the first one out there with a protest sign.

PDiddy November 3, 2023 (12:56 pm)

I was driving when I passed them it was actually very cool to see. I wondered what was up. #ISupportSPD.

Midi November 3, 2023 (4:06 pm)

I saw them on the East Bound WS Bridge as I was driving West Bound, I thought it curious but never expected to get an answer as to why they were there!

peasant November 4, 2023 (4:56 pm)

“dignitaries” is a nice code word for people who think they are more important than the peasants. our supposed public servants who somehow always are wealthier than all of us while our society collapses. it all makes sense 😄

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