In a Lonely Place/Queen Anne/Tues May 24/7:10 pm: Officer David Toner reports: "The suspect has been staying at this Queen Anne nursing facility whilst he had therapy for two broken legs. He is still in a wheelchair, but can walk short distances. He may also have an infection in one leg. The manager of the nursing facility told us that the suspect has a profound anger problem and has been a problem to the nursing staff in the recent past. The suspect no longer needs to be in this facility and is to be checked out. One Sunday, the suspect had a conversation with another patient during which he related the following: The suspect stated that he knows explosives and he plans to plant eight bags of nitrite under the building to permanently damage the foundation without harming any of the residents.

"The manager of the nursing facility told us that the suspect is hostile and quick to lose his temper. The manager is having the staff pack all of the suspect's belongings and does not want him to return. The manager and nursing staff are afraid of the suspect and fear his rage when he returns today."

I have no idea how this man broke both of his legs, but it is fascinating that his plan for revenge involves damaging the building without harming the people inside of it. The manager should look at this fantasy more closely, as it certainly contains a deeper meaning. It would seem that the suspect's problem with the nursing facility is architectural; he has a problem with the physical structure itself. I would even go as far as to argue that the suspect is not unhappy with the staff as such but simply wants (or longs for) the building that he inhabits to correspond with the condition of his body. A building (the nursing facility) whose foundation is permanently damaged would fully reflect the present state of the suspect's body, whose foundation (feet/legs) is permanently damaged. As any student of architecture knows, humans are only happy when where they live is who they are.

Power House/West Seattle/Wed May 25/7 pm: Officer Vanskike reports: "I spoke with complainant one and he stated that his neighbors have had a generator running for approximately four days. Complainant one stated he couldn't go outside of his home because the noise was so loud. He claimed the generator wasn't turned off until 11:30 p.m. each night. As I was about to approach the house [in question], an unknown neighbor, complainant two, came out of his home and screamed, 'How long do we have to hear that generator!' As I approached the residence, I could hear the generator running from 100 feet away. I also observed garbage all over the yard. I contacted the suspect, who stated electricity to her home was cut two days ago. She said the generator was turned off at night but ran during the day. I saw the generator sitting inside of a metal shed in the front yard. The generator was turned off, per my request, and I asked her to leave it off." ■