March 18, 2010

Boy, 16, charged; connected to View Ridge cases?

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in a North Seattle burglary, Seattlecrime.com is reporting, and that crime might be connected to one or more burglaries in View Ridge. The boy was charged today with burglary and auto theft in a Feb. 25 case in which the victim was Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s chief of staff


March 18, 2010

Wedgwood homeowner describes Monday burglary

Neighbors in the area of 43rd Avenue NE and NE 86th Street are being asked to keep an eye out after a burglary there early Monday evening, the Wedgwood-Wide Blockwatch Committee is reporting. Here is how the homeowner described what happened: “I left Monday evening at 7 p.m. to run to QFC. I came home


March 18, 2010

Update on green building on NE 75th and Roosevelt

Our partner site Maple Leaf Life has an update on what’s going on with that big, green oddly shaped building on NE 75th Street and Roosevelt Way NE. The short answer is, “not much.” But check the story for a few more details and weigh in with your thoughts on how the space should be


March 17, 2010

Burglar kicks in front door — in middle of day

A burglar on Wednesday kicked open the front door of a home and then ransacked it — in the middle of the day — in the 6800 block of 29th Avenue NE, several neighbors reported. Though the home is in the Ravenna-Bryant neighborhood, the Wedgwood View is reporting it in light of the recent break-ins


March 17, 2010

Black lab found near 47th Ave. NE and NE 68th St.

Wedgwood View reader Chris Balk has written to say that a black lab (or lab mix) showed up today at 3 p.m. on 47th Avenue NE between NE 70th Street and NE 68th Street. Chris says he was running around free and in danger of being hit by a car. A neighbor Ryan was keeping