All posts by Kirk Hall

SCAM WARNING!!!!!

Neighborhood Security, Safety

Today my daughter received a call from BECU telling she was the victim of an attempted fraud and she must reset her password immediately. The calling number appeared to be from BECU.

The SCAMMERS are getting more sophisticated.  These days you MUST check things out from a known good source before taking any action.

Being tech savvy my daughter immediately hung up and called BECU directly.  BECU said they had made no such call and they had seen an increase in what is called “Phone Number Mirroring”, where the call is manipulated to appear to come from the number the caller desires, rather than the number actually being called from.

If you receive a call like the above, hang up and call the Bank, Credit Union, etc. directly.  Do NOT give the the caller any information or do any action they tell you to.  HANG UP IMMEDIATELY.

“Louis” is missing!

Neighborhood Activity, Public Service Announcements
Missing cat! Louis the cat has been missing since Thursday 5/14, his owners are very worried about him. Louis lives in Sunrise Terrace near 138th Ave Ct E/117th St. He is light gray color with a black tail. He does not have his collar on since he lost it recently and he is not microchipped. He’s a very sweet, affectionate cat who loves belly rubs and attention. He likes to visit neighbors and people walking on 136th Ave E.
If you’ve seen Louis since Thursday the 14th please call or text 253-677-7826.

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An Unexpected Visitor

Neighborhood Events

This morning my “Ring” doorbell kept pinging my phone, telling me that there was someone at my door. I used the app to check but could not see anyone. Finally I opened my door and found a beautiful medium haired, cream colored cat with mocha spots on his body and mocha stripes on his legs.  He had a shorter than normal tail, hinting perhaps a Manx was somewhere in his ancestry.

When I opened the door he simply stepped into the house and proceeded to tour the place.  He went everywhere; smelled everything. Finally after looking in the washroom, he left me a small present in the hall, then he started to vocalize softly. I took him back to the front door , opened it, and he left.

Unfortunately I did not think to get a picture of him, but he was wearing a collar.  I think the name was “Louis” and I was unable to read what was on the other side of the tag.

“Louis” was both friendly and beautiful.  I hope the owner finds him and keeps him inside. I personally have seen a bear, many coyotes and a Bobcat in my yard.  I would hate for “Louis” to end up as a snack for the predators in our area.

As a final note:  If “Louis” shows up on my doorstep again I am very tempted to buy some Kitty Litter and keep “Louis”.  He is a beautiful cat.

This is “Louis”.  A neighbor sent me his picture.

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Bobcat across the valley

Safety

On the ring app I was alerted to a sighting of a Bobcat across the valley from us.  It is probably the same Bobcat which has appeared several times over here, but it could also be a new animal. Anyway we know that Bobcats are in the area, so be careful about letting your pets out.

Mail Thieves Are Active All Year

Neighborhood Security, Safety

The other day I was on 111th Ave E between 128th St E and 122nd St E when I saw a man picking up mail which had been scattered on the ground. I stopped and asked him what had happened and he pointed to a row of mailboxes on the other side of the street, with their lids open.  He said one of those boxes belonged to his daughter and he had found some of her mail in the pieces he was picking up.

Mail thieves are active all year and right now they are looking for IRS filings or refund checks.  Please make their jobs harder by picking up your mail as soon as you can and do not put out mail after the Postman has passed for the day.  If you have important mail, take it to the Post Office and drop it inside.

Scattered Mail

Mailboxes Opened