2010 Annual Police Service Report Available Online
You can find information about what happened with crime trends in 2010 in the eleventh annual Police Service Report.
This report serves as the ‘‘report card’’ and highlights crime trends,
crime prevention efforts, and overall performance for Shoreline Police
in 2010. The City of Shoreline experienced a slight decrease in serious
crimes. This is the fourth consecutive year we have seen a decrease in
Part I crimes, largely due to significant reductions in robbery,
residential burglaries, arsons and larcenies, over $250. There was a
noticeable increase in forcible rape, commercial burglaries and
larcenies, under $250. We will continue to increase our public education
and crime prevention to help reduce these trends. For more details,
click on the link above.
PLANTING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HAS GOTTEN EASIER
Gardening
is a very popular activity in Shoreline and one that the City supports.
Over the years, more and more residents have expressed their strong
desire to plant flowers, vegetable gardens or other small plants in the
City right-of-way that borders their property. Until now, residents had
to pay a fee and obtain a permit to do so. Often such plantings can be
accomplished without impacting the safety of our residents or the
environment. However, the City needs to ensure that anything in the
City’s right-of-way does not impact a driver’s vision, water drainage or
pedestrian access.
It
In
response to residents’ requests to make planting in the right-of-way
easier the City has streamlined the procedures, eliminating the fee and
permit requirements. Now residents can follow the criteria outlined in a
handout titled Planting in the Right-of-Way and fill out and submit a
simple Notice of Planting form. The handout and form can be found on the
City’s website on the Planning Department’s Development Handouts page
or by the Permitting Desk at City Hall.
Residents
may plant vegetables or small plants in the right-of-way as long as
they meet setback and height guidelines and do not impede pedestrian
traffic or impact drainage. Please note that this does not include
planter boxes, trees of any kind, or other structures or hardscapes. To
plant trees or construct in the right-of-way, residents must still
obtain a permit.
To learn more about planting in the right-of-way, visit Development Handouts,
scroll down and open “Planting in the Right-of-Way” for Guidelines
and Notification form. For more information, contact Construction
Inspection Services Supervisor Paul Laine at (206) 801-2470, plaine@shorelinewa.gov.
What You should to know about Solicitors
Residents need to call Police
at 911 when solicitors are in their neighborhood. This is because
Police DO make contact, warn and get the solicitor and company
information often calling supervisors or the company right on the spot
to tell them of the Shoreline Code. Our Police presence is also a good
way to encourage non-registered solicitors that they can not do business
in Shoreline and instruct them to leave.
The
current list of licensed commercial solicitors and information about
Shoreline Code and tips for interacting with solicitors are all on the
Police page at Solicitors.
Our
Prosecutor’s office has instructed Police to first give a warning and
list any witnesses (person being solicited for example). The second
complaint about the person or company and Police have the discretion to
issue a criminal citation. This can only be accomplished when we have a
witness or someone who was being solicited.