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What you can do: Call 911

This is the first in a series of posts on what neighbors can do to help reduce and prevent crime in our neighborhood.

Report crime and suspected criminal activity to 911.

Although that sounds obvious, many people simply won’t call 911. Sometimes folks feel intimidated by the 911 operator, they believe someone else must have already called, they’re not sure how to describe what they saw, or they simply don’t want to get involved.

There is a saying in the police department: “If you didn’t report it, it didn’t happen.”

Criminal justice resources are assigned where there are documented problems. All 911 calls are documented. If 911 isn’t called, the documentation will not reflect an accurate assessment of criminal activity and resources will be assigned accordingly.

Volunteers Needed: Hope – Eritrean Social Services After School Tutoring Program: K-12

Hope – Eritrean Social Services is looking for volunteer tutors for after school tutoring for K-12 students at Pinehurst’s Eritrean Kidisti Selassie Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Hope – Eritrean Social Services has been active in the greater Seattle community for 5 years. This non-profit organization provides various services including after-school tutoring for K-12 students, Tigrinya language, educational and cultural classes and other community services. H-ESS is currently in need of after school tutors. Volunteers are vital to help the children of this first-generation immigrant community.

Community
Navigating a foreign school system can be difficult for students and parents. Parents in the Eritrean community place a high value on education, and their students are more than willing to learn. For parents, bringing their children to the center is important and their dedication to their children’s education is evident in their commitment.

Program
H-ESS provides tutoring for as many as 25 children in a single evening. Tutors help students further their education by helping with homework, providing skill-building materials and creating a positive learning environment.

Volunteers
With growing interest within the community for after-school tutoring, volunteers are greatly needed to serve this community. H-ESS is looking for volunteers who are interested to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds to help them succeed in this country. Patience, flexibility and a sense of humor are a must! Tutoring sessions are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Hours for tutoring are flexible and they are able to work with volunteers’ schedules.

Contact:
Eritrean Kidisti Selassie Orthodox Tewahedo Church
12327 – 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
206-351-4684
nigssu@yahoo.com
segalweb@aol.com

More Photos from Today’s Clean and Green at Jackson Park

Thank you to Kathy for forwarding these photos. Neighbors were ambitious and accomplished a lot today! Nice work!

Thank you to everyone who made today’s Clean and Green event a success!

Youth members of Pinehurst’s Eritrean Kidisti Selassie Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels at Victory Creek Clean and Green

Creek Stewards Eric and Alika Madis at Victory Creek Clean and Green

Kathy Hellum at Jackson Park Clean and Green

Pinehurst North District Council Rep John Sullivan at Victory Creek Clean and Green

Thornton Creek Alliance Annual Meeting 3/19

Join Thornton Creek Alliance for its Annual Meeting:

Thursday, March 19, 2009
7:00 pm
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church
10005 32nd Ave NE
Fireside Room, enter on east side of church and go down the stairs.

Seattle Public Utilities has been working on revisions to its Stormwater Code and one of the new incentives includes Green Stormwater Infrastructure. Come view a presentation of how these new methods for addressing runoff look and function. Share ideas for more new infrastructure techniques.

Elections are also on the agenda as well status reports on current projects.

Contact Cheryl Klinker 367-4635 if you have questions or want to know more about Thornton Creek Alliance.

Pedestrian Hit by Drunk Driver on Lake City Way

Apparently a pedestrian was hit by a car on Lake City Way and there are police and on the scene now. I will update the blog as I learn more.

Update: Coverage on the Q13 Fox website here.

Update 2: From the Seattle Police Blotter:

On 02/06/09 at 4:48 a.m. , a Toyota Camry traveling southbound on Lake City Way NE, struck a pedestrian that was crossing mid-block in the 11700blk.

The pedestrian was unconscious at the scene and was transported to HMC by Seattle Fire with life-threatening injuries.

The Traffic Collision Investigation detectives responded to the scene and have begun their investigation.

PI Coverage of Last Night’s Lake City Crime Prevention Meeting

Props to Casey McNerthney (who grew up in Olympic Hills) and Josh Trujillo (an Olympic Hills resident) of the PI for attending the Lake City Crime Prevention meeting last night and for covering it in two 911 Blog posts: one on Lake City bike patrols and one with links to materials handed out at the meeting.

What is the most popular street drug sold in the greater Lake City area?

Crack.

That was one of the questions posed to and answered by Captain Mike Washburn (below) of Seattle’s North Precinct tonight.

Tonight’s meeting was organized by Aram & Angela, neighbors who live in “Little Beirut” a section of Lake City near NE 132nd that has been plagued by prostitution, drug sales and violent crime.

The meeting was very well attended by over 80 people and included three representatives from Seattle Police (Captain Washburn, Officer Ken Turner, the Community Policing Officer for the Lake City area, and Diane Horswill, our rock star east of I-5 North Precinct Neighborhood Crime Prevention Specialist), Julin Loh from Mayor Greg Nickels’ office, representatives from Councilmember Sally Clark’s and Tim Burgess’ offices, and a number of community organizers (including Dave Morris from Olympic Hills who is standing next to Diane Horswill in the photo below). Seattle City Council candidates Jordan Royer (who lives in Wedgewood now but previously lived in the Lake City area) and David Miller (of Maple Leaf) also attended.

Seattle Police discussed their increased efforts to patrol the neighborhood and work with neighbors. Julien Loh from the mayor’s office announced a new effort to paint out graffiti in Lake City and Diane Horswill discussed Block Watch and encouraged neighbors to join together to take back the neighborhood.

Rather than write a massive post now, I am going to start a series of posts on what we as neighbors can do to make a difference. Watch this blog…

Save the date: May 4th

The next Pinehurst Community Meeting will be Monday, May 4th at 7 PM at Amante Pizza (12319 Roosevelt Way NE).

If you have suggestions for items to discuss at the meeting, please add them to the comments of this post. (You can leave anonymous comments if you like.)

Lake City Crime Prevention Meeting – Thursday, March 5th

I just spoke with Diane Horswill at the Seattle Police Department North Precinct and it sounds like the Lake City Crime Prevention meeting tomorrow night will be well worth attending for anyone who is concerned with crime prevention in Lake City, Pinehurst, Olympic Hills and Northgate.

Lake City Crime Prevention Meeting
Thursday, March 5th
7 PM
Lake City Library Conference Room
12501 28th Ave. NE

Questions: lakecitycommunity@gmail.com

Agenda
– Background in police work, level of crime activity, 911 education, non emergency, Nite out. Q&A
Capt Washburn/Dianne Newsome/Ken Turner 7:05-7:30

– Mayor’s office and city involvement in Lake City.
Julien Loh 7:30-7:35

– History of Lake City Task force and personal experience in neighborhood.
Betty Bartholomew 7:35-7:40

– Recent crime in the area, Crime prevention, Making contact with neighbors and setting up block watch groups Q&A
Diane Horswill 7:40-8:00

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