Seattle claims to be working on the problems in the area Barb and I call Mugme Street: First, they removed the tents. Then, they added police. But the problems on Third Avenue persisted. A few months ago, officials spun up … Continue reading
Technically, this is eight blocks from what Barb and I consider ground zero on Mugme street, but this could be considered evidence the cancer has progressed this far since Barb and I last did an inspection. Via a tweet from … Continue reading
IT’S STILL A MESS: Dropping story next week about “Turco’s Last Stand”, the only mom and pop biz left on 3rd Ave+Pike St in downtown #Seattle. Owner calls area a “WAR ZONE,” fueled by the city’s unending DRUG CRISIS. @MayorofSeattle … Continue reading
Just another day on Mugme Street: Suspect in fatal downtown Seattle attack pleads not guilty A Seattle police officer was driving east on Pike Street around 3 p.m. on the day of the attack and heard a man yelling for … Continue reading
Another shooting death one block away from the one on Sunday. Police are investigating after a man in his “late teens or early 20s” died after being shot in downtown Seattle Wednesday night. The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. on … Continue reading
I’ve written about what Barb calls Mugme street many times. Today, just before 5:00 PM, about the time I used to cross the street at this corner to get to my bus for the ride home: One person is dead … Continue reading
I used to work downtown Seattle in the Century Square building which has one side on 3rd Avenue between Pike and Pine streets. Barb calls this street “Mugme Street” because all your warning flags go up as soon as you … Continue reading
A friend on Facebook took minor issue with the categorization of 3rd Street between Pike and Pine in Seattle as “Mugme Street”. She said, “It is not Mugme street. Just need to know how to carry yourself.” That she acknowledges … Continue reading
Late yesterday afternoon Barb had business in downtown Seattle. I didn’t find out about the “protest” until 5:00 PM on the Internet. This was almost exactly the same time Barb found out about it… as she was walking to her … Continue reading
Man Arrested After Assaulting Three People With Baseball Bat: Officers arrested a 38-year-old man Wednesday in downtown Seattle after he attacked three people with a baseball bat. Around 10 AM, the suspect approached a 39-year-old man at Westlake Park and … Continue reading
The story includes dash cam footage from both the stolen police car and the pursuit car: Shortly after noon, officers were investigating a disturbance at 3rd Avenue and Pike Street when the suspect suddenly jumped into a running patrol car … Continue reading
Why am I not surprised this took place near 3rd and Pine in Seattle? Officers Matthew Newsome and Britt Kelly were patrolling near 3rd and Pine yesterday around 10 p.m. when they spotted a wanted person walking towards 2nd Avenue. … Continue reading
Via email from Ry we have this story: Police have increased patrols around 3rd Avenue and Pine Street this week after three tourists from Rhode Island were attacked and robbed outside the downtown bus tunnel. Jonah Spangenthal-Lee of the Seattle … Continue reading
This came out just before Boomershoot and I set it aside for when I had more time. That time has come. I have frequently posted about what Barb named “Mugme street” in downtown Seattle. In case you ever had any … Continue reading
The following event occurred one block from what Barb and I fondly call “Mugme Street”. This has been my bus stop on the way home for a year and a half: Police arrested a man who was seen counting his … Continue reading
From the Seattle Police Blotter: Bike patrol officers noticed a man near 3 Ave and Pike Street make a suspected narcotics sale around 2:30 PM. Officers contacted the man and found him to have a Federal warrant for his arrest. … Continue reading
From downtown Seattle on the street Barb calls “Mugme Street” via the Seattle Police: Two men were wounded by gunfire Wednesday evening in downtown Seattle. Officers on foot patrol near Westlake Center heard gunfire just after 8 p.m. Wednesday and … Continue reading
This is about the area near where I work: My heart is a little heavy because the city that I love, the city in which I grew up, the city where I’ve chosen to raise a family and make my … Continue reading
Visible from my office in downtown Seattle is a street Barb calls Mugme Street. Just walking down the sidewalk in broad daylight makes all kinds of alarms go off in my head. It is rare that I don’t see at … Continue reading
Via an email from Barron we have this news item: A 13-year-old boy was sentenced to four months in juvenile detention after he pleaded guilty in King County Juvenile Court on Wednesday to the attempted robbery of a concierge and … Continue reading