Several Police Cars on Beach Drive

 Moments ago, we counted six or seven police cars on Beach Drive by Emma Schmitz View Point.    From the West Seattle Blog: If you’ve seen the police response near Me-Kwa-Mooks Park and are wondering what’s going on: Police were looking for someone reported to be possibly in danger of harming himself, and, according to scanner traffic, found him, and were calling in an ambulance to get him...

No swimming or wading allowed at Cormorant Cove Park

 Yesterday the Seattle Public Utilities posted a sign by Cormorant Cove Park off of Beach Drive warning the public to not swim nor wade in the Puget Sound waters.   This happens to be near where the trimaran and power boat wrecked by the Harbor West Condominiums. However it is our understanding that the officials were originally called out for a possible sewage leakage from the condominiums and not for...

Seattle Police Community Newsletter Available

This issue deals with neighborhood nuisances and upcoming events including: Saturday, January 26, 2013 City of Seattle Gun Buy Back Program Saturday, February 9, 2013: Neighbor Appreciation Day (this must be the day you celebrate your neighbors who are NOT nuisances). Click here to read more of the Seattle Police Departments Community...

December 17, 2012 Storm Updates

Not a catchy title – sorry about that! I’m going to continue to update this post with the wild wind and waves we’re experiencing with this storm. I will continue to update this post with the newest information “on top” – under this intro.   Tides: 5.5 at 2:22 pm and 9.5 at 7:22 pm. High Wind Warning in effect until noon today. 11:50 update:  I’m guessing this video...

Updated Forecast for Tonight and Monday Morning

SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SEATTLE…BREMERTON…SILVERDALE… FEDERAL WAY…KENT 330 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY… …COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST MONDAY... TONIGHT…RAIN. BECOMING WINDY OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S....

NWS issues Coastal Flooding Watch for Monday morning and High Wind Watch with Gusts up to 60 mph

Coastal Flood Watch COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 202 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 …TIDAL OVERFLOW AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY… .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON MONDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDES AND BIG WAVES MAY PRODUCE TIDAL OVERFLOW AND FLOODING NEAR THE...

Potentially damaging weather coming aka a “Barking Dog Report”

It’s been a while since I’ve issued a “barking dog report”. Briefly, a “barking dog report” is when we are preparing for possible flooding due to extreme wind and waves. Hopefully a “barking dog” is just me sounding off, much like a neighbors dog, when they’re worried and there’s no real danger to worry about.   The combo of the King Tides and what...

Seattle Police Department Community Safety Newsletter

This issue addresses recent burglary attempts and includes many good tips.  Click here to read it.

NWS issues Coastal Flood Advisory and Special Weather Statement on Landslides

Tis the Season! The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory and Special Weather Statement warning of Landslides. Coastal Flood Advisory COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 234 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 …MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING FOR PUGET SOUND. HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND LOW PRESSURES FROM A FRONT MOVING ONSHORE WILL PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL...

National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Advisory through 11:00 am this morning

Did you wake up to waves pounding your bulkhead like we did? This morning’s high tide of 11.9 happened around 7:49 a.m. Seattle area tides will only go down to about a 7.9 at 1:41 pm and then back up to a 9.1 at 6:12 tonight.  The coastal flood advisory below says to add 1.5 to 2.0 feet to the tide table prediction. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for the Seattle...

“Emergency Reach Out” event today at Arbor Heights Elementary

Today from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Arbor Heights Elementary, Emergency Reach Out will be taking place.    From the West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network blog: The full schedule of presentations is as follows: 10:00 – 10:30 West Seattle Be Prepared 10:30 – 10:45 West Seattle Block Watch Captains’ Network and Seattle Public Utilities 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:00 – 12:00 SNAP (Seattle...

SPD warns of increase in street robberies

 We just received a newsletter warning of increases street robberies around the south precinct.  We have noted an increase in strong armed robberies in the South Precinct area in the past several weeks. These robberies have been in the form of necklaces being grabbed from around the victims’ neck, purse snatches, and cell phones being snatched out of victims’ hands. In most incidents, the crime...

Crime: UPS Package and Car Ransacked and Seattle Night Out

We received this message via Facebook yesterday: WARNING!!!! We live on Jacobsen Road and came home to my package delivered from UPS open and item stolen. Be aware of mail thieves and package thieves. And learned from another neighbor by Jacobsen/Beach Drive that their car was ransacked….nothing was stolen because nothing was left to steal.  However the creeps left the glove box open and it was apparent...

Lights installed at Me Kwa Mooks/Emma Schmitz Park

Lights have been installed to help improve safety at Emma Schmitz/Me Kwa Mooks Park. This will help illuminate the lower park along the water which has very little visibility from the street.  The lights have been added to existing light poles.   photo on left is before the additional light was added   This is the area where Greggette Guy may have been murdered earlier this year.   Many...

Police and Neighbors walk Beach Drive Parks in an effort to improve safety

If not for our youngest son graduating from Kennedy High School last night, we would have joined our neighbors on the Beach Drive Community Walk.  Thanks to West Seattle Blog and West Seattle Herald for covering this.  And a huge thanks to the neighbors who were able to participate in the safety walk and have shared their views about last night's walk.   It's interesting to me that the...

Don’t Forget the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk on June 1

I just confirmed with Mark Solomon with the Seattle Police Department that the Beach Drive Community Safety Walk is still taking place tomorrow night at 6:30pm.  The plan is to "muster at Emma Schmitz Park and canvas a portion of Beach Drive, completing our walk at Me Kwa Mooks Park".   I'm not sure exactly where at Emma Schmitz this will be commencing, if I find additional information, I...

Community Safety Walk on Beach Drive

We have been notified by Mark Solomon, Crime Prevention Coordinator for the Seattle Police Department, that a community safety walk has been scheduled for June 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Following the tragic murder of Greggette Guy two months ago, several in the Beach Drive community have been expressing concern about the safety of Emma Schmitz and Mee Kwa Mooks parks in the evening.  This walk is to give us an...

Seattle Police Department Newsletter

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West Seattle Crime Prevention Council Meeting Tonight at 7pm

Via West Seattle Blog: PARKS SUPERINTENDENT AT WEST SEATTLE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL: Issues of safety and security at city parks arose after last month’s murder of Greggette Guy, believed to have happened at West Seattle’s waterfront Emma Schmitz Viewpoint. Tonight, acting Seattle Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams is the guest at the WS Crime Prevention Council‘s monthly...

Seattle police increasing their presence along Beach Drive SW

By land and by sea, Seattle police are keeping their word regarding increased visibility along the Emma Schmitz Memorial Park.  This cruiser was spotted off the park Monday afternoon… Is this show of force making you feel safer? According to Captain Paulsen of the SPD during his report to concerned residents on March 20, he stated: One of the things I have done is thrown some extra patrol cars down in...