West Seattle Crime Watch: More P-Patch pilfering

From the city P-Patch managers via the North Delridge mailing list — thieves spotted at the Delridge P-Patch:

Our office got a call this afternoon from a neighbor of the P-Patch stating she witnessed two men roaming the garden with shopping bags stealing produce at about 1:30 pm this afternoon. She confronted the thieves and called police, but disappointingly they never came or called back. She described the thieves as two caucasian men in their thirties. One had reddish brown hair and was wearing gold pants. They were both thin and tall according to the neighbor. They ran across Delridge in opposite directions, one toward the boarded up green house across Delridge and the other into the wooded area across Delridge. She has seen them around the neighborhood before. Please be aware and on the lookout. Hopefully her confronting them will deter them from stealing more.

You may recall, we reported Lincoln Park P-Patch theft (which subsequently attracted citywide-media attention) two months ago.

5 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: More P-Patch pilfering"

  • Kat September 17, 2008 (7:32 pm)

    Although I can only imagine the frustration that comes from having the literal fruits of your hard labor stolen, I can’t help but think that perhaps there might be some consolation in the chance that you ended up helping someone in need.

    No, stealing is not justifiable in this case. Silver lining?…Perhaps your work ended up feeding a hungry person, down on their luck.

  • old timer September 17, 2008 (8:21 pm)

    Yeah, and too lazy to go ten blocks to the West Seattle Food Bank.
    Don’t kid yourself, a thief is a thief.

    Keep on lookin’ for the good if you must, but do it through a locked door.
    Contrary to positivist belief, there are some people who are rotten at the core.

  • Karen September 18, 2008 (6:00 am)

    I live in this neighborhood and have we had several incidents happen where the police have been called but never respond. This is a HUGE issue for those of us who have been dealing with break-ins, drug use, pit bull fights, etc….
    I am very disappointed in SPD for their lack of response.

  • charles September 18, 2008 (9:19 am)

    at majic lanes in white center wed. some one said there was two white males, selling meat out side the bowling alley. but moved on quickly. wonder if they got the meat from the food bank.

  • Robbybaby September 26, 2008 (12:42 pm)

    If someone should see this tall, thirty-something, caucasian man with reddish brown hair and gold pants fleeing the P-patch again with a fistful of radishes…please please PLEASE take a picture and post it here. I want to see that.

    PS
    The same goes for the two individuals at the bowling alley selling slightly used meat…please post that picture here as well.

    PPS
    ….!!!!….Actually, I’ll pay $50 to the person or persons who photograph the tall man with reddish brown hair and gold pants trading his radishes for some slightly used meat at the bowling alley.

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