Last week, according to Maple Leaf Life, assistant police chief Mike Sanford told the Maple Leaf Community Council that crimes like burglary, car prowls and auto theft are “down in every precinct except in south Seattle.”
Indeed, neighborhoods like Othello, New Holly and Lakewood/Seward Park have noticed a spike in those and other more violent crimes.
“Once again we are seeing several neighborhoods that are experiencing a higher than normal rate of car prowls,” wrote South Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon in a recent update to the community. “It is not uncommon for numerous cars in a small geographical area to be prowled in the same short time frame. This is the case at shopping area parking lots, near gathering halls as well as in residential neighborhoods.”
New Holly residents met last week to discuss numerous attempted burglaries and home invasions and have asked for increased patrol, while the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council meets this Wed., Feb. 2, at 7 pm at the SE Seattle Senior Center (4655 S. Holly St.).
The Lakewood/Seward Park neighborhood also plans to meet this Thur., Feb. 3, at 6:30 pm at Lakewood/Seward Park Community Club (50th & Angeline). From Jeannie O’Brien:
Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon and others from the Seattle Police Department will be presenting information on how to protect your home, cars, and other valuables, and will be on hand to answer questions about the recent burglaries and car prowls.
The meeting will also give local block watch captains a chance to get together to share information, to meet one another, and to brainstorm about what we can do as a community to combat crime. If you are interested in starting a block watch on your street, there will be information on hand to help you get started. We hope to build a more comprehensive block watch network in our area, and your participation is the first step.
Meanwhile, a little farther south, the Othello and Rainier Beach neighborhoods saw no less than three shootings and one violent assault last week, with bullets lodged in a neighbor’s home and a popular deli in separate incidents.
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