Traveling Sales Crews in Broadview

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Posted: June 13, 2011

News from Seattle Police Crime Prevention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SUBJECT:  DOOR-TO-DOOR SELLERS

 This is the peak time of year for door-to-door sales, including those using traveling sales crews.  There are many legitimate companies in this industry with professionally trained salespeople, selling between the hours of 8:00am and 9:00pm, and a long history of law-abiding customer service.  There are, however, less reputable companies in this business willing to take advantage of unsuspecting individuals who trust people knocking at their door.  Sometimes residents forget to practice good personal safety. 

 Seattle Police officers respond to calls from citizens concerned about door-to-door salespeople.  The results have ranged from the officers checking identification and sending the seller to the City of Seattle Revenue & Consumer Affairs office for their business license, to arrests of individuals posing as residential sellers, but wanted on warrants. There have also been arrests for aggressive behavior, threats made against the resident, burglaries, and assaults.

 Homeowners may consider posting a sign indicating “No agents,” “No peddlers,” or “No Solicitors.”  In Seattle, it is unlawful for any residential seller to attempt to gain admittance for the purpose of selling at any residence displaying one of these signs. 

 With these facts in mind, what should you do when a person knocks at your door?

 BEFORE OPENING YOUR DOOR: LOOK FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.  Acknowledge the knock since ignoring it may lead to an attempted burglary.  It is preferable to speak to strangers through your door.  In Seattle, all door-to-door sellers must display the residential sales identification which includes the seller’s photograph on their outer clothing.  The residential sales agent’s license has the name of the licensee as well as the agent.  It shall be endorsed with the type of product or service being sold. The license is only valid for the product or service specified.  If you have any questions about whether a company is properly licensed, call the City of Seattle’s Office of Revenue & Consumer Affairs at 206-684-8136.

 DISCLOSURE REQUIRED:  Each residential seller shall, immediately upon contacting the prospective buyer, disclose their name, company and the product or service represented.  If requested to do so, they shall leave the premises immediately.  If the individual does not leave, or if an attempt to gain access is made by asking to use the bathroom, the phone or get a drink of water, refuse the request and ask the individual to leave.  If you feel intimidated, pressured, or threatened at any time, call 911.

 USE GOOD JUDGEMENT: It is safer not to allow the salesperson into your home.  You are encouraged to avoid paying immediately.  Do not give the salesperson cash or a check, as it may be pocketed and you will never receive the product ordered.  Instead, find out from the seller how you can order directly from the company or receive the bill upon receipt of the product/service.  If the salesperson is concerned about losing their commission for the sale, offer to provide their name when placing your order.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: In Seattle, if you make a purchase, the salesperson must tell you of your right to cancel the order and the contract must include a statement regarding the right to cancel.  For each sale of ten dollars or more, the seller must provide a receipt or contract to the purchaser.  Do not leave any blanks on your contract.  Be sure the contract or receipt is dated and that it states the terms of the transaction, the amount of payment made and the name and address of the residential seller.  It must also include a notice informing the buyer of their right to cancel the order any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of the transaction.  A completed Notice of Cancellation (in duplicate) must be provided to the purchaser at the time they purchase from the seller.  You do not need to provide a reason for canceling your order.

 DO NOT GIVE IN TO HIGH PRESSURE TACTICS:  Never be afraid to say “NO!”  If a salesperson in your home tries to pressure you into buying their product, terminate your conversation with them.  Take the time to contact the company directly if you still have interest in the product or service.  Avoid making an immediate purchase in order to receive a “free gift.”  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Also, the excellent work continues from SPD North Precinct patrol officers and watchful neighbors.  To quote one of the Patrol supervisors “a very very well-known Ballard burglar” was booked into jail on Sunday, June 5th after he was called in as a “suspicious person”.  The thief had been breaking into garages on the street, and had made one attempt to break into a home but was seen.  The caller gave an excellent description.  The burglar had many tools with him and a package addressed to one of the nearby neighbors.  Thanks for being our ears and eyes.   tj

Seattle Police Crime Prevention

206-684-7711

Carkeek Park Volunteer Recognition Day – Saturday, 6/11

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Posted: June 11, 2011

Carkeek Park Volunteer Recognition Day
Volunteers of Carkeek Park, both past and present, are welcome to gather in celebration of the park this Saturday, June 11th, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The Carkeek Park Advisory Council will be on hand to discuss ways to continue preserving the park’s ecology.
Volunteers will meet at Carkeek Environmental Learning Center (ELC).  For more information, please contact Nancy Malmgren at 206-363-4116.

Update on Sunday’s SWAT raid

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Posted: June 8, 2011

An excerpt for our Block Watch Captains communication:

Hi Neighbors – I contacted our new SPD crime prevention coordinator, Terrie Johnston, about Sunday morning’s police activity at 14038 Palatine Ave N. Terri was able to tell me “Three people were arrested there. The case was one of the Edmonds Police Dept. so I don’t have much to report except that they served a search warrant and got the 3 people, 2 men and 1 female.”

I’m told by a neighbor who saw a lot of the activity and chatted with officer(s) that: The search warrant was in relation to a residential burglary in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Edmonds. In that burglary, guns were stolen.

The house has been foreclosed. The people who are/were living there are doing so illegally. None of the people detained or arrested have a valid driver’s license and a few of them are on active Dept Of Corrections supervision. Narcotics may be an issue as well.

There are also people living in the rear structure, which is legally only to be used for storage. I filed yet another complaint with DPD [Dept of Planning & Development] Monday.

You are encouraged to keep an eye on this property and to immediately report any and all suspicious activity to the Seattle Police Department non emergency line (206) 625-5011

King 5 featured this property in a story titled ‘Neighbors irked by junk filled yard’ October 2010

http://www.king5.com/news/slideshows/Evicted-neighbor-turns-front-yard-into-junkyard-104389099.html

COME TO THE TABLE – YOUR BROADVIEW COMMUNITY COUNCIL TABLE…

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Posted: June 7, 2011

 Two events in the next few weeks will involve your Community Council in setting up tables, talking to potential new members, greeting current members, and talking about what we are doing for our community. We invite any member to join us at the table and interested blog readers to come and talk to us about joining and helping develop our overall sense of community. Copies of our 2011 Annual Plan will be available.

 FIRST IS THE MAYOR’S TOWN HALL AT THE BITTER LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER ON TUESDAY, JUNE 14:

 We’ll have a table with Board and other members present to showcase area projects in progress and to grow our membership. Call or email me if you’d be willing to show up and help out. We’ll be there to set up our table at 5. Here’s the schedule:

 5:30-6:30 Meet Greet: City Departments and local volunteer organizations will have information tables, answer questions and offer volunteer opportunities.

6:30-6:40  Youth performance.

6:40-8:00 Open questions and answers session with the Mayor and city staff.

 NEXT IS THE BROADVIEW/BITTER LAKE/HALLER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN UPDATE WORKSHOP #2 ON TUESDAY, JUNE 21:

 Again, we’ll be setting up our table at this workshop at the Bitter Lake Community Center and invite you to join us at 5:30 p.m. to help out. Call me on this one as well if you can show up. We’ll be talking to our neighbors that attend this workshop and encouraging folks to join us and help your Council grow. There’s a social hour with refreshments beginning at 6 p.m. We encourage maximum participation in this workshop because you can help the Neighborhood Advisory Council and the City’s staff people fashion our long-range plan as it undergoes updating.

 The location for both events is at 13035 Linden Avenue North.

 Pat McCoy, President, Broadview Community Council

206-293-0725 or patamccoy@gmail.com

Come out with your hands up or you will be shot

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Posted: June 5, 2011

Neighbors on the 14000 block of Palatine were awakened at 7:30AM Sunday morning with the sounds of a SWAT team talking to barricaded suspects over a loud speaker. A neighbor with an adjoining back yard witnessed Edmonds, Snohomish County and SPD Officers use a battering ram to gain entry to the home and no shots were fired. Three to four suspects were reportedly taken into custody. We will update as we learn more about this early morning raid.

Northwest Seattle Mayor’s Town Hall

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Posted: June 3, 2011

Bitter Lake Community Center

 

Mayor Mike McGinn, City Departments & Community Groups will answer your questions and hear what’s on your mind.  Please join us!

Tuesday, June 14th

Bitter Lake Community Center

13035 Linden Ave N

5:30-6:30 Meet Greet: City Departments and local volunteer organizations will have information tables, answer questions and offer volunteer opportunities.

6:30-6:40  Youth performance.

6:40-8:00 Open questions and answers session with the Mayor and city staff.

For more information please contact Jen Nance 206.684.8053 or Jen.Nance@Seattle.Gov

Link to flyer:http://mayormcginn.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Northwest-Town-hall.pdf

 

Bitter Lake P-Patch Work Party, Sunday June 5th

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Posted: June 2, 2011

P-Patch Work Party, photo by Jim Brewer

This Sunday, June 5th, will be the second Work Party at the new Bitter Lake P-Patch site! Two weeks ago we moved two of the five Alaska Cedars on the site and transplanted them on far west edge of the property.  We will move the remaining 3 on Sunday and welcome anyone who’d like to help. We need to take care of this so that we can be ready for a contractor to come do the major excavation of cut and fill to create our garden.

We would love to have your help Sunday.  We will meet at 10 AM at the site, which is on the North side of the Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space near N. 143rd St. and Linden Ave. N.  Please join us.  If you can bring shovels, tarps, loppers, gloves, and if possible, snacks or drinks, it would add to the effort.  We plan to work until 2, or we get enough tree moving done for the day.  If you can only join us late, or for part of the day, that’s great, too.  Please invite any friends or neighbors who might be interested even if just to see the P-Patch location and get acquainted with the project.  We need more community involvement and volunteers to make the garden happen this year.
If you have any expertise in transplanting trees or landscape design or maintenance we’d love to learn from you.

If we don’t finish the three trees Sunday, we will come back the following Sunday, June 12th.

-Jim Brewer
Bitter Lake P-Patch Construction Committee

Carkeek’s EarthKeepers Summer Day Camp – 2011

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Posted: June 1, 2011

EarthKeepers Camp Returning to Carkeek Park this Summer!
EarthKeepers is a environmentally-based summer day camp for exploring, learning and playing outdoors.  It offers activities for children ages 6 to 12 to foster friendship, learning, creativity and leadership.

Who Are  EarthKeeper’s Educators?
EarthKeeper Educators have backgrounds in the natural sciences and/or environmental education, as well as experience working with school-age children.

What Do EarthKeepers do at Camp?
On any given day, EarthKeepers may find themselves exploring Carkeek Beach, hiking through the forest, playing in a field, learning about nature or creating art.  Each weekly has a different theme:

Week 1 (June 27- July 1):  Wet & Squiggly Tidepool Wonders
Week 2 (July 5 – 8):  Feathered Friends (no camp Monday, July 4)
Week 3 (July 11-15):  Tidepools – Window to Puget Sound
Week 4 (July 18-22):   Survivor Island
Week 5 (July 25-29):  Buggin’ Out
Week 6 (August 1-5):   Furs, Tails, Tracks & Trails
Week 7 (August 8-12):   Carkeek’s Incredible Time Machine
Week 8 (August 15-19):   Survivor Island

2011 EarthKeepersCamp Cost:
The cost for each week of EarthKeepers Day Camp is $215, except Week #2 is $175.00, as there is no camp on Monday, 7/4.

Extended Day Programming:
Parents can enroll children in Early Camp session (from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.) if an earlier starting time is needed.  The fee for Early Camp is $10 for the hour.

Likewise, Later Camp is an option for families who need an extended day (from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.). The fee for Later Camp is $10 for the hour

For more information and registration
Call 206-684-0877 or visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/environment/carkeek/earthkeepers.pdf

 

We’ve Got Your Back! Broadview Emergency Planning

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Updated: May 31, 2011

About twenty Broadview residents interested in leadership for neighborhood public safety and emergency preparedness had a second meeting early May at the Bitter Lake Community Center. This group grew out of the well-attended Broadview Community Council meeting held in March, following the earth quake disaster in Japan.  Western Washington is similarly vulnerable to severe earthquakes and other large scale emergencies. The next group meeting is scheduled for June 13th, location to be determined.  For more information, you may contact Carl Leon at carl@wingrider.net

We are committed to being prepared and organized on three scales: personal, block wide and at a neighborhood scale to provide for ourselves and enable rescue and first aid operations until other assistance is available. We also recognize that some of our neighbors, especially the elderly, children and those with disabilities, could need extra assistance from neighbors, especially if parents and caregivers aren’t immediately available. By preparing ahead, we can reduce damage, suffering and panic, and provide communication channels.

At this meeting, we covered three main topics. Our big push to share information and coordinate block organization will be at or before the summer block parties on National Night Out, Tuesday in August, the 2nd. We hope each block will take advantage of this opportunity to plan an event and get your neighbors signed up for the Block Watch Program and discuss emergency preparedness.

Dale Johnson showed information on the notebook he provides and updates for his neighbors, which includes contact information, locations of gas and water shut-offs and organized neighborhood response teams. At our next meeting Dale will go into more detail on how to prepare block specific emergency plans and organize teams.

Another neighbor reported back on her research on several locally available pre-made kits.  Her conclusion was that we could build a more comprehensive kit at equal or less cost. She brought along her suggested kit which focused on first aid and rescue tools, and cost $80, not including food or water. The group is interested in buying items in bulk and assembling similar kits which could be purchased by individuals/households on a pre-order basis. More information will be forthcoming.

The emergency planning group originally focused on areas west of Greenwood, corresponding to the boundary for the  Broadview Block Watch Captains. Those who live in Broadview east of Greenwood can work with us or the GAIN the Highlands Group.  About half the blocks west of 3rd are represented in the BEP group to date. Contact Dale or Carl if you are interested in planning for your block. 

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