11-Year-Old Boy Robbed On #7 Bus in Columbia City (SeattleCrime.com):
Police are investigating yet another unfortunate incident on a Metro bus after an 11-year-old boy was robbed in South Seattle last week.
According to a police report, the boy was on the problem-plagued #7 bus at about 7:30 p.m. on March 3rd when he pulled out his phone to read a text message. Read more.
Another Car vs. Train Near Othello Station (seattlepi.com)
Southbound lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South were blocked Wednesday at South Kenyon Street after a car struck a Sound Transit train.
Fire crews were called for a heavy-rescue response a few minutes before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The collision occurred at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Elmgrove Street. Read more.
Police Investigating Rain-King Home Invasion (SeattleCrime.com):
Police are investigating a strange home invasion in South Seattle after a man was pepper sprayed and tied up in his bedroom.
Officers were called to a home in the 4000 block of Letitia Ave S around 11:30 on February 26, where police found the victim lying on a couch, coughing and crying. Read more.
Man Pulls Gun On Impatient Bank Customer In Columbia City (SeattleCrime.com):
Next time you want to belt out an audibly exasperated sigh at the asshole in front of you who’s taking too long at the ATM/QFC self-checkout/urinal trough, you might want to think again. Read more.
Gotta love the #7 – the Rainier Valley’s own Shame Train. Photo/do communications, inc.
Related:
- Man Injured in Rain-King Stabbing (2/26/10)
- Woman Injured in Rain-King Attack (2/23/10)
- Man Injured in Rain-King Shooting (2/22/10)
- Car vs. Train at MLK & Myrtle (6/29/09)
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I rode the 7 & other RV routes frequently from middle school up these are a few tips that don’t guarantee safety just a safer ride.
1)By yourself or one friend? ride as close to the driver as possible or next to adults.
2)Tough older kids on the bus or at your stop? Stay on the bus until they’re gone. Get off at a stop with an open grocery store/business or ride until the end of the route and it turns around. Call your parent/guardian to pick you up or that you’ll be late.
3)Don’t show other kids your phones or electronic devices. They could get the time from their own phone and they are trying to steal yours. Keep it in your backpack on the bus if kids are checking you out, even if you get a call or a message. If confronted hand it over. No phone is worth getting beat up.
Parents should consider how advanced a cell phone their child needs. A prepaid basic with texting covers most of their needs. iPhones are a stretch as a “necessity” for adults with jobs who pay their own bills. They make children and young teens targets. Sometimes you have to say no.
Great tips Anne! When people ask me the time/use my phone I just say, great question since I have no idea/no phone.
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