Stolen cars are found in neighborhoods all around the peninsula (and city) but there are a few known hotspots. On Thursday citywide media reported on SPD’s arrests in an investigation involving swapping fentanyl for EBT. Early in their investigation, detectives learned of a man dealing narcotics out of an RV. This and gun violence are all happening in and around the area.
Officers served a search warrant on an RV in the 3700 block of Southwest Marginal Place and arrested Thomas B. Hull, 62. He was charged with drug and gun felonies. He had been released from jail the day after his arrest and before the charges were filed. The bail was set at $10k instead of the $100k requested by the prosecutor.
The two major areas where cars are being taken are Harbor Avenue and Myers Way South. Harbor Avenue is near the 1st Avenue South Bridge, under the west end of the West Seattle Bridg. The 9400 block of Myers Way South is near the Seattle Fire Joint Training Facility where at least six stolen vehicles have been recovered at this hotspot since last Thursday.
Addiction and violence is going hand in hand with others crimes. One week ago, a man was shot and killed in a vehicle in the Roxhill Park parking lot. There has been no arrest so far. The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Carlo D. Mazzaferro, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was killed by “multiple gunshot wounds.”
Mr. Mazzaferro’s obituary appeared online stating that “addiction (was) an unwelcomed companion throughout his life” that he was fighting with the help of involvement at Victory Outreach Church of Seattle. At a press event held Monday morning, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Governor Jay Inslee announced that they will jointly propose two “common-sense public safety measures” related to firearms for the upcoming legislative session.
One of the measures meant to curb gun violence would renew the call to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons, and the second, a new proposal, would ensure gun manufacturers and dealers face consequences for irresponsible practices.
