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Pappy's Gun
Central District
Mon April 26, 12:30 pm: Two kids from Meany Middle School were talking about
the shooting in Colorado when one stated: "They think they are hard at Garfield
High School. I [could] go get Pappy's gun and blast all of them motherfuckers."
Though the other kid thought his buddy was kidding, he filed a police report
just in case.
Worker Angst
South Seattle
Tues April 28, 6:43 pm: An obnoxious machine operator at a local factory scared
one his co-workers when he said about his boss: "Did you hear about that stuff
that happened in Denver? I'm going to get a gun, come back here and shoot that
bald-headed motherfucker!" The co-worker informed management, who called the police.
Management is keeping a close eye on this worker, just in case.
Stranger Personals
Stop, or I'll Scan!
Downtown
Wed April 28, 10:18 pm: A group of people were standing in front of the
downtown Nordstrom, waiting to cross the street, when a man approached and began
hurling all manner of abuse at them. When one member of the group asked the man
to stop bothering them, he pulled out a price scanning gun, pointed it at the
courageous bystander's head, and threatened to shoot (or, apparently, scan). Seeing
that his target was not impressed with the weapon, the "shooter" hit the bystander
on the arm with the scan gun and fled into the alley. The police were unable to
find the man with the scan gun, and most likely will never bring him to justice.
Mad, Mad World
Mount Baker
Wed April 28, 2:15 pm: The principal of Franklin High School reported to
police a rumor that there would be a shooting at the school on the approaching
Friday. After a quick investigation, the source of the rumor was tracked down.
Earlier in the day, a student had warned his friends to stay home on Friday because
he was going to shoot some people. The boy admitted issuing the warning, but said
it was a joke made after a classmate said she was mad at the world and was going
to do something about it. The girl also claimed her comment was a joke.
The boy was warned by police and suspended from school.
Hair-Trigger
Central District
Thurs April 29, 4:45 pm: A hairdresser was cutting
a head of hair when a man entered her shop, and said he had an appointment and
had left a $20 deposit. When the hairdresser checked the appointment book, she
found no record of the man's alleged appointment, or his deposit. When the man
heard this, he became agitated and said, "I better get my hair cut, or I don't
know what I will do." The man then stepped outside to wait his turn. The hairdresser
called the police, but by the time they arrived, he was gone.
Crazy Vietnam Vet
International District
Fri April 30, 12:00 noon: A part-time street cleaner who is obsessed with
weapons and "lives in his Vietnam War past," was arrested for weapons violations
today. For months the man had been intimidating his co-workers with threats that
one day he would "snap" and carry out a violent attack. He had recently come to
work with a hand grenade, and pulled the pin but then quickly replaced it. On
another occasion, he showed his co-workers a photograph of himself with an assault
rifle, which he explained was "fully automatic" and "illegal to own." This week,
he told another worker that he was practicing hard for a shooting competition
the following weekend in San Francisco--he said he would be very depressed if
he didn't win, and might "snap." When police learned of these threats, they went
to his apartment and found it jam-packed with grenades, guns, ammunition, martial
arts weapons, and knives. The Vietnam vet was arrested. When asked about the threats
he made, he said he was only joking, and never intended to "shoot up the neighborhood."
It's the Cold Medicine
Capitol Hill
Sun May 2, 9:46 pm: A man in a black trench coat approached a homeless
outreach van and asked the woman serving food where she was from. The woman told
him Seattle. After taking a closer look at the man, she noticed that he had a
runny nose, and asked him to step back from the van so he wouldn't drop any germs
into the exposed food. The man in the trench coat pointed his finger at her as
if it were a gun and said, "Maybe I [should] put a cap in you--it would not be
hard to do." He then reached into his jacket pocket as if pulling out a weapon,
but, after noticing a crowd of spectators, changed his mind. He walked away. Police
tracked down the man with the runny nose, but didn't find a weapon.
Oatmeal Bomb
Capitol Hill
Mon May 3, 7:20 pm: Police were dispatched in response to a call about
a "suspicious circumstance." Upon arrival, they talked with a woman who said there
appeared to be a bomb in the lobby of her apartment building. When police inspected
the object, they found that it was not a bomb, but a Radio Shack "160 in 1" electronic
project kit. It had apparently been placed on the spot to cover a pile of maple-flavored
instant oatmeal. After photographing the bizarre contraption, police took it apart
and disposed of it properly. No other "bombs" were found in the building.
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