Trapped in the Dough Maker: In the saddest pizza-related story of the week, Seattle firefighters had to disassemble a dough machine at Toscana Pizzeria on Summit Ave East in order to free the hand of an employee. The police report states that “the patient remained conscious and alert during the extrication and was able to assist firefighters with disassembling the machine.” He was then whisked to Harborview in stable condition.
Northwest Weed Is Worth Its Weight in Coke: Over at the Rainier Valley Post, someone claiming to be a south Seattle police officer lends some insight into how local bud fares down by the border. In the comments section to a recent story about a 5-gallon bucket o’ pot that police seized from suspects after a foot chase, user “South Seattle Cop” says that the THC potency of Northwest bud is so great, “that a kilo of Washington/BC bud trades 1-for-1 with a kilo of Andean Gold cocaine in California/Northern Mexico.”
Solicitors General: Laurelhurst has been experiencing a rash of “suspicious solicitors,” according to the Laurelhurst Blog. Readers have written in to report a variety of door-knockers, from someone claiming to a be a janitor locked out of the nearest business, to youths who claim to be “practicing their social skills.” The Seattle Police Department offers some advice to residents dealing with solicitors, the most interesting being: always acknowledge the knock, lest you find yourself in an attempted burglary.
Texting While Driving, the Video Game: As part of AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign, Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell, chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee, swung by Garfield High School to give a talk on the dangers of texting while driving. Students then had to opportunity to strap on some virtual reality goggles for a driving simulation that demonstrated the dangers of the practice of which 1 in 3 teens says they’ve partaken.
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