Currently the area around Totem Lake at NE 132nd Street and 124th adjacent to Evergreen Medical Center is blocked. KPD is currently investigating and directing traffic. Try to avoid the area. Unknown if any injuries occurred. Kirkland News Crew.

With summer now officially arriving comes the season of a little known event. The FSHD Walk and Roll! It will be held in Tacoma on September 14, 2024 from 12-3PM at Owen Pavilion Park. Most have never heard of something called FSHD. What is FSHD? It’s the third most common type of Muscular Dystrophy. It affects the face, shoulders and upper arms predominately. However, it truly affects the entire body. It can be a debilitating disease and can lead to needing the use of a wheelchair, scooter or other assistive devices. There is no cure for FSHD and while the Walk and Roll is not highly publicized, I think it should be. The more who know, can work together to find a cure and raise money to help the researchers. It currently affects approximately 800k people worldwide. Not even Doctors know much about it who are not in neuroscience. Many of the patients have to explain their medical condition to a Doctor. Many times, they are told whatever is wrong is probably “their Muscular Dystrophy”. This can create a serious distrust of the Medical Field due to the only thing that is causing their symptoms, is Muscular Dystrophy. If I had a nickel for every time I have heard that! One local man lives with this disease and has since he was diagnosed at age thirteen. That day changed his life forever. His doctor walked in and told a thirteen year old Jason, “you have Muscular Dystrophy, there’s nothing you can do about it. Just live with it”. Then the doctor walked out. The coldness of his doctor has stayed with him all these years. He’s now forty years old and works as a Janitor and has a family. He lives here on the Eastside. His family is where his strength comes from. Every time he’s had to go to the doctor, there’s some comments about his appearance. One nurse said to him, “wow, your shirt is deceiving, what little arms you have.” Then another doctor told him that he would “look like Frankenstein” if he had a surgery that would have given him more range of motion. He recently underwent more Physical Therapy due to an IT Band injury. Doctors said it was his Muscular Dystrophy, had to be that. When he tried to make an appointment for Physical Therapy it took seventeen calls to different providers all over the Eastside. Each one refused him as a patient. Why? Because he has Muscular Dystrophy so his problem is Neurological not skeletal. He was giving up and then he found a place who took the time to understand that not everything is Muscular Dystrophy. Jason continues to do the best job he can and continues to show us all that nothing will stop him, not even FSHD. If you want to learn more about FSHD please visit: https://www.fshdsociety.org/ If you would like to donate to the campaign please visit here: https://give.fshdsociety.org/give/426123/#!/donation/checkout If you would like to donate to the team that you’re currently reading about, please go here: https://give.fshdsociety.org/team/585642.

Today another truck was eaten by the famous bridge. There is a colorful banner that hangs warning drivers. There’s signage posted clearly with the clearance levels. This is the second truck to hit the bridge due to the low clearance in the last couple of months. The current clearance level is 11 feet and 6 inches. Many trucks have died from thinking it can’t happen to them! Be safe out there!

KPD is currently on-site at a Mental Health Call located at 100th Ave and 132nd NE by Juanita Goodwill. An adult male wearing a black puffy coat, black jeans, is currently jumping into moving cars at this intersection. He waving his hands into the air and throwing himself at moving vehicles. So far, he has not been struck. There are no further details to report.

A juvenile was just hit by a car in a marked crosswalk. Traffic by 132nd Square Park is backed up and being diverted. Please avoid the area. KPD and Fire are on scene. At this time no other details are available.

Thousands of people are waking up to no power this morning all across the Eastside this morning. PSE is estimating the power will be back on around 7 am. The cause is likely the wind. Wind gusts have been recorded as high as 41 mph at UW as of an hour ago. The following areas impacted are Totem Lake, North Rose Hill, South Rose Hill, Woodinville, Redmond and Issaquah. Go to PSE.com to check on Outages in your area.

This afternoon a UPS driver in his 30-40s was stopped in woman’s driveway. He began screaming belligerently and incoherently. The man then removed his clothing and began walking south on 50th SW. He continued to scream. He then went on SW 49th. Multiple 911 callers were providing real time information to the police. They notified a nearby elementary school of the situation. The man then turned away from the school. His last known location was off of 46th SW. Police will notify UPS to have them come and recover their truck. Will update if new information becomes available.

Moments ago, a bank robbery occurred. Two white males, one with a pistol. Pistol was pulled during the robbery. The bank manager called 911 from his office, while watching it on camera. The two men left with some money. They then led police on a short pursuit which was ended with a successful pit maneuver. The male driver was taken into custody. The passenger, foot bailed towards the Snack Shack. He ran behind there to the west side of the green building located at grand stands. Shots were fired. Suspect is down. No Officers were injured. Suspect was laying on his back, not moving with the gun in his hand.

Seattle- Police officers are currently attempting to stop a self driving Uber. The vehicle is currently unoccupied and is steering itself all over the road. Police are working to set up a road block. The self driving vehicle is not yielding and driving across all lanes of traffic.

At approximately 2:40 P.M. the O’Reilly Auto Parts was robbed in Seattle at the Aurora Ave branch. The suspect brandished a gun during the robbery. He described as being a white male, 5’9- 5’11, slim build. He is wearing a grey hoodie, grey sweatpants and was seen getting into a Mercedes. The suspect is a passenger. Last seen heading north on 105th. Police are currently searching for the driver and suspect.

This morning parents are waking up to learn two schools in Shoreline, WA. have been closed due to concerns for safety. Reports of possible threats have been made. Out of an abundance of caution, Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School will be closed today, December 1, 2023. Students and Staff are not to report to campus today. The two schools are working in conjunction with local law enforcement.

Update to previous story. KPD is currently searching for a bank robbery suspect who is believed to be within the Totem Lake area of Kirkland, WA. Currently they are searching using two K9’s, on foot and have set up containment. They have requested additional equipment from surrounding departments. Avoid Totem Lake Village. Evergreen Shelter in Place will be lifted after a thorough search with K9’s. Check back for updates.

Kirkland Police Department is requesting that members of the public stay away from Totem Lake Neighborhoods due to a large police presence. They are currently searching inside Totem Lake Apartments, specifically the C building and Totem Lake Hotel. They have been utilizing helicopters, drones, K9’s and have requested additional assistance from surrounding departments for assistance with drones. Suspect is described as a male approximately 5’4–5’7. No further description is immediately available. He is no longer wearing his beanie, this has been located. He was using a spray painted black mountain bike. Suspect is thought to be on foot. Check back for updates.