On behalf of the Southwest Precinct Advisory Council, Pete Spalding reminds us of the big block party coming up this Saturday afternoon: It’s time for the annual Picnic at the Precinct (official flyer here). Not only will you get the chance to meet many of the SW Precinct-based police who work all over West Seattle (and South Park), as well as precinct leadership, but, as Pete says, “There will be free food, entertainment, most of the divisions will have their equipment out there, and we have 20+ community and service organizations signed up to be there to tell the community about the work they do here in West Seattle.” Covering the picnic these past two years (2007 here, 2008 here), we’ve noticed the equipment often includes high-tech crimefighting tools (like the robot in the ’08 clip above) that tend to impress picnic-goers young and old. Drop by between 1 pm and 4 pm Saturday – SW Webster will be closed on the precinct’s south side (map), just west of Delridge. (Forecast doesn’t sound too bad so far.)