January 2010

An officer's hunch about a man carrying a TV on 10th eventually led to the man being arrested for burglary, Seattle Police have said.

The officer saw the 37-year-old man walking on 10th on Thursday and stopped the man to ask him where he had gotten the TV.  The man said that he had found it and was taking it home, but the officer was wary about his story.  So he released the man, but took the TV, created a Found Property Report and put it into evidence.

Later in the day, a burglary was reported in the same area that the officer had spotted the man with the TV.  Looking at the video from the scene, officers determined that a man seen stealing a TV was the same man who had been stopped earlier.

On Friday morning the man was spotted on the 800 block of E. Pine Street.  An officer stopped the man, verified his identity, arrested him and took him to the King County Jail, where he was charged with burglary.

Seattle Public Schools has released a schedule of daytime school visits so that parents can learn more about the instructional environment at their local school.

Here are the Central District schools scheduled. Evening open houses have started last week and will continue through February. We posted those dates here. 

Lowell Elementary, 1058 E. Mercer St.: Feb. 2 and 23 and Mar. 23 and 25.

Stevens Elementary, 1242 18th Ave. E.:  Feb. 25, Mar. 5, 11 and 23.

The Northwest School has come up with a unique way to raise funds for Haiti.

Not a bake sale, not a sing-a-long, but a pull-up competition!

While students and faculty duke it out, there will be a silent auction and a raffle.

The event is scheduled for Friday, January 29, from 10:45-12:30 p.m.

1415 Summit Avenue

For more information call 206-682-7309

Ever wonder about the historic homes in your neighborhood? Well you can check out two of them on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will lead public tours of two important Seattle historic homes, the Henry H. Dearborn House (1907) and Stimson-Green Mansion (1899-1901) at Minor Avenue and Seneca Street on First Hill.

Tours provide insights into the architecture and interior design of both homes, as well as a lively look at the life and times of First Hill at the turn of the 20th century. First Hill was the location of private clubs, important religious institutions, and swank hotels.