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Afternoon Fuzz: Department of Health opens investigation into reefer madness at Hempfest, another defendant in the SPD's speakeasy case pleads guilty, and car accident and Tasering on Capitol Hill.
1) Seattle police Tasered and arrested a driver after he collided with a motorcyclist and tried to flee the scene on Capitol Hill Thursday evening. From SPD:
On 09/01/11 at 5:33 p.m. officers responded to a car vs. motorcycle collision at Bellevue Avenue East and East Olive Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect was driving his car southbound and turned left in front of the victim (motorcycle operator), who was traveling northbound, pushing the motorcycle into a parked car. The victim was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the pavement. He suffered possible broken bones in his foot and was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
When officers arrived, the suspect (driver of the car) attempted to flee. He struggled with officers and a taser was used to subdue him. The suspect showed signs of drug use and was processed for driving under the influence of drugs.
The 33-year-old male suspect was subsequently booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Vehicular Assault. Potential DUI charges are pending the results of laboratory analysis.
Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives responded to the scene and continue to actively investigate.
2) The Department of Health is investigating two medical marijuana workers after a Seattle Times reporter wrote about his groovy experience obtaining a medical marijuana prescription at Hempfest.
3) A fourth defendant in the Seattle speakeasy case pleaded guilty to drug and gambling charges last month. Court records say James Miller, a "pit boss" at the Cafe UnAmerican, Cafe Corsair, and several other underground card rooms and sold 11 grams of cocaine to an undercover Seattle Police Department detective between June and October 2008.
He could face between 12-20 months in prison for the drug charge, court records say.
1) Seattle police Tasered and arrested a driver after he collided with a motorcyclist and tried to flee the scene on Capitol Hill Thursday evening. From SPD:
On 09/01/11 at 5:33 p.m. officers responded to a car vs. motorcycle collision at Bellevue Avenue East and East Olive Street. Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect was driving his car southbound and turned left in front of the victim (motorcycle operator), who was traveling northbound, pushing the motorcycle into a parked car. The victim was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the pavement. He suffered possible broken bones in his foot and was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
When officers arrived, the suspect (driver of the car) attempted to flee. He struggled with officers and a taser was used to subdue him. The suspect showed signs of drug use and was processed for driving under the influence of drugs.
The 33-year-old male suspect was subsequently booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Vehicular Assault. Potential DUI charges are pending the results of laboratory analysis.
Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives responded to the scene and continue to actively investigate.
2) The Department of Health is investigating two medical marijuana workers after a Seattle Times reporter wrote about his groovy experience obtaining a medical marijuana prescription at Hempfest.
The investigation was self-initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday based on an Aug. 21 story in The Seattle Times, which described a reporter's ability to get a medical-marijuana authorization based on complaints of back pain.
Tim Church, a DOH spokesman, declined to name the two health-care professionals, but said the state's naturopathic advisory committee had opened a complaint. "It was opened as a result of media reports," he said.
After an initial investigation into the two individuals, DOH will decide whether to close the case or proceed with a fuller probe and possibly to a disciplinary hearing, Church said. "Anytime we see something that could be outside the scope of a medical professional's license, we take a look at it," he said.
3) A fourth defendant in the Seattle speakeasy case pleaded guilty to drug and gambling charges last month. Court records say James Miller, a "pit boss" at the Cafe UnAmerican, Cafe Corsair, and several other underground card rooms and sold 11 grams of cocaine to an undercover Seattle Police Department detective between June and October 2008.
He could face between 12-20 months in prison for the drug charge, court records say.
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