July 12
24000 block Van Ry Boulevard: Police responded to a trespass complaint at the Studio 6 Motel. Patrol located the individual attempting to access a locked building. He was arrested for multiple offenses.
22200 block 53th Avenue West: Malicious mischief was reported.
6000 block 220th Street Southwest: Harassment was reported.
5500 block 244th Street Southwest: Fraud was reported.
July 13
24000 block Van Ry Boulevard: Police responded to a complaint of theft.
23200 block 58th Avenue West: A domestic disturbance occurred.
24000 block Van Ry Boulevard: Trespassing was reported at Studio 6.
6000 block 236th Street Southwest: An assault occured at the Mountlake Terrace Park and Ride. The victim attempted to intervene during a fight and was also assaulted.
July 14
22000 block 66th Avenue West: A burglary was reported at the Crazy Moose Casino.
July 15
6100 block St. Albion Way: Police assisted EMS crews for a resident who overdosed on narcotics. Narcan delivered, life saved.
24200 block Van Ry Boulevard: Malicious mischief was reported.
21900 block the Interurban Trail: Police contacted several suspicious individuals. One subject fled due to a warrant for his arrest and another was found in possession of narcotics.
5800 block 218th Place Southwest: An individual was arrested for a court order violation.
22800 block 53rd Avenue West: Theft from a vehicle was reported.
21300 block 48th Avenue West: Police assisted EMS crews for a resident who overdosed on narcotics. Narcan delivered, life saved.
July 16
4600 block 238th Place Southwest: Malicous mischief occurred.
4300 block 236th Street Southwest: A vehicle theft was reported.
4700 block 241st Street Southwest: Theft from a vehicle occurred.
4300 block 236th Street Southwest: Police responding to a collision arrested a vehicle driver for driving under the influence.
21500 block 48th Avenue West: Malicious mischief was reported.
5400 block 212th Street Southwest: A domestic disturbance occurred.
July 17
6600 block 222nd Street Southwest: Police responded to a domestic disturbance.
23600 block 56th Avenue West: A victim was beat up and hit by a moving vehicle. The individual was uncooperative with the police investigation.
23200 block La Pierre Drive: A theft from a vehicle occurred.
21600 block 52nd Avenue West: Police attempted to stop a vehicle for moving violations but the driver failed to stop. Patrol went to his residence and took him into custody when he arrived home. In addition to his license being suspended, the individual was found to be in possession of narcotics.
24000 block 48th Avenue West: Malicious mischief occurred.
4700 block 216th Street Southwest: Theft from a vehicle was reported.
23300 block 58th Avenue West: Theft from a vehicle occurred.
5400 block 212th Street Street: A vehicle was reported stolen.
July 18
23500 block 52nd Avenue West: Police responding to a report of theft from a vehicle arrested two individuals for the offense. The suspects were also found in possession of narcotics.
5400 block 212th Street Southwest: A vehicle was reported stolen.
5400 block 212th Street Southwest: Malicious mischief was reported.
21700 block 51st Avenue West: Police contacted a suspicious person at a residence. The individual was arrested for an outstanding warrant and found in possession of narcotics.
23200 block 58th Avenue West: An individual was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
This would be a far more interesting column if more information/details were provided.
Agreed
Long term readers of the Police Blotter are well aware that the Studio 6 Motel continues to be a magnet for criminal activity. But no effective preventive solutions have ever been accomplished, merely intervention by the police after crimes have been committed.
Studio 6 Motel is a blot on our community, and the situation will only worsen once the LightRail Station opens, as commuters become targets of opportunity.
Solutions must be undertaken NOW.
We did write this story on Studio 6 last year to show that work that is ongoing in that regard: https://mltnews.com/mountlake-terrace-works-to-clean-up-crime-at-studio-6-hotel/
Unfortunately Teresa any mitigation efforts attempted have been entirely ineffective and problems such as drug-dealing, prostitution, trespassing, and thefts are spreading through the neighboring areas. Van Ry Boulevard north of Cinebarre is getting really seedy with gangsta drug dealers, homeless drug users, and other ne’er-do-wells cohabitating with each other. The alpha and omega source of the problem still seems to be the motel (recent Yelp reviews are truly interesting).
There’s a school right across from the motel (!). Something more in line with the spirit of the new ordinance needs to be done (or perhaps just put a police substation or a beat cop in the ‘hood). Please continue to shine a light into this black hole of Mountlake Terrace and follow up these blotter snippets with the “after” results of the court cases that should be ensuing following the arrests (just to make sure the city is actually taking the problem seriously).
And I’ll bet Mr. Ry is just ecstatic that his name is attached to the road through this slum.
Thanks, Teresa. This supports my argument. Clearly, whatever steps have been taken to date have done nothing to solve the problem.
The ideal solution would be for that property to be “repurposed” – perhaps purchased by a government agency and converted into affordable housing.
That criminal activity will undoubtedly migrate to the station and parking facility, once it opens.
Will we wring our hands when commuters are assaulted, perhaps killed, because the root cause was not effectively addressed?
As Edmund Burke noted:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to nothing.”
In a “perfect world”, Studio 6 would lose its business license for failure to address these issues, and cease operations.
Studio 6 needs to be declared a public nuisance, closed and repurposed or torn down. Or the business needs to fund several 7×24 onsite police officers.
Didn’t that property sell to a new owner around 2-3 years ago? I recall there were talks of re-developing it, but apparently that didn’t go anywhere. Still, I think the community would like to see something done that brings more positive influence to a very major road going to the light rail station.
Convert Studio 6 to condominiums. Owner/occupant studios. No rent increases, just 30 year fixed rate. Security, pride and financial peace of mind of home ownership.