West Seattle Crime Watch: ‘Home invasion robbery’ this morning

Seattle Police have now released more information on an incident that several people asked about this morning – we’d called earlier and all they told us at the time was that the incident that left police tape up at 15th/Henderson was “a robbery” – so we shared that info in a WSB Forums thread while working to find out more. Here’s what’s just gone up at SPD Blotter:

On June 11th at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a home invasion robbery in the 1500 block of SW Henderson St. The victims stated that they were awakened by loud noises and suspects storming into their bedrooms.

The suspects were armed with a knife and wearing masks and gloves. The suspects jumped on top of the victim’s beds demanding to know where the money, drugs, and jewelry was. The suspects took $3,500 and a projector from the victims.

The suspects spoke both English and Spanish. They gained entry by forcibly kicking in the front door and both bedroom doors. Seattle Fire responded and treated the two male victims. Neither victim was transported. The Robbery Unit responded and processed the scene and interviewed the victims. The suspects are at large.

36 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: 'Home invasion robbery' this morning"

  • Born To Be Mild June 11, 2010 (2:17 pm)

    “The suspects jumped on top of the victim’s beds demanding to know where the money, drugs, and jewelry was.”

    My answer would be that the money is in a CD, the drugs I take won’t get you high, and I don’t have any jewelry. It’s a good life when you have wealth, but you don’t want it to be in the form that someone can snatch it away.

  • Cordelia Anne June 11, 2010 (2:28 pm)

    Wow, more of the same in West Seattle. Beatings, home invasions, car prowls. I really miss the 80’s when I could walk to school without fear of being beat up or robbed. What the heck is wrong with people nowadays? It’s really disgusting. And it’s not like we can count on the police to protect us. They only show up once the damage is done, and don’t do much to help after that. It’s a sad state of affairs.

  • T-Rex June 11, 2010 (2:53 pm)

    As I have said before, welcome to the hood. In 10 years beautiful West Seattle will be overrun with gangs, illegal aliens and drug wars. This is just the beginning.

  • Dale June 11, 2010 (3:22 pm)

    Sorry, the $3500 cash lying around doesn’t pass the smell test.

    Nice jab at the Police Cordelia Anne. Apparently they don’t deter crime, is that what your saying? If so, might want to think elsewhere. Like light sentencing, or no sentencing. My guess is that the fine folks who did this act may have done something illegal before, and got a light sentence. Do you agree with this or not?

  • curious June 11, 2010 (3:22 pm)

    so, if the police come to the victim’s house due to a (violent) crime like this, and it turns out they do have said drugs that the thugs were looking for, do the victims end up getting arrested also ?

  • anw June 11, 2010 (3:23 pm)

    Is it really getting worse, or is it that we are much more aware now? Before the blog, most of us probably wouldn’t have heard about this incident. I’m very grateful to WSB for providing this type of news because I think it brings us together as a community and sparks action to make things better. It’s also important to keep things in perspective, however. Rates might not be increasing, but our awareness of crime certainly is.

  • Arthur Vandelay June 11, 2010 (3:28 pm)

    Is THIS enough? When are we going to stop being so passive, and begin to defend ourselves. ARM YOURSELF. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.

  • cs June 11, 2010 (3:45 pm)

    this is absolutely terrifying to me. Did the robbers somehow know that this house had these things in it or was it random? Seems odd that they had so much cash.

  • Mama o\\\' four June 11, 2010 (4:11 pm)

    interesting they were asking where the drugs were. If God forbids I was in such situation, they would end up taking home some allergy meds and vitamin C

  • Chris June 11, 2010 (4:18 pm)

    Living a block away from this incident I love hearing this event happened on the night we figured our kids are old enough to be left home alone for a couple hours. Granted I was home and in bed when this actually happened but still…

  • Chris June 11, 2010 (4:20 pm)

    Arthur, should I give my kids weapons too?

  • patrick June 11, 2010 (4:21 pm)

    It doesn’t sound random….

  • Joe June 11, 2010 (4:45 pm)

    Demanding the drugs and cash? $3500? That doesn’t sound very random to me.

  • AnotherIdiotInWS June 11, 2010 (5:04 pm)

    Yeah, Cordelia and T-Rex… Say it loud and often! The police are supposed to be everywhere at all times!
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    Give me a break… you are both being ridiculous. Things used to be MUCH worse in West Seattle. Since that police station was built on Delridge, I am pretty sure the crime rate has dropped. We have seen the stats over the last few decades, and that is true.
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    People… you are only seeing more of this type of crime because of this blog. It actually happened more often before, but there wasn’t any room in the Seattle Times for all of it. But like ‘cs’ – you can stay in your homes ‘terrified’ that you will be next. I will continue walking around in my safe community.

  • AnotherIdiotInWS June 11, 2010 (5:13 pm)

    Hey Chris…. I think you should give the kids each a gun. The more of us that have guns, the better and safer we will all be – right Arthur? Oh, even better: send the kids on over to Arthur’s house to target practice. Arthur can teach them how to shoot like a pro PLUS he can teach them about gun safety in only ONE lesson!

  • WSB June 11, 2010 (5:35 pm)

    OK, time for the “don’t blame the victim” reminder again, as a few comments are not making it out of the moderation queue. Police did not call this random but nor have they called it NOT random. This is the SPD Blotter version, and the report itself likely won’t be available for a few days. There have been cases we’ve covered in years of news that involved people breaking into the wrong house – thinking they were at the one that had the drugs, money, etc., but instead they were at the wrong house. And some people do keep money at home for a host of reasons. Not saying there is ANY indication that’s what happened here, but before you jump to any conclusions, keep that sort of thing in mind, and please keep the discussion away from “hmm, the victims must have been criminals too” or whatever. Thank you – TR

  • WS Steve June 11, 2010 (6:13 pm)

    Thank you AnotherIdiotInWS — the big downside to having more information is that it can make you far more scared than is warranted. Home invasions are rare because they are really risky for the perpetrators. It’s a real good way to get arrested or shot and if something goes wrong and you hurt or kill the occupants, you can go to prison for life or get the chair. I strongly suspect that this will turn out to have been a targetted crime, not just two thugs picking a random home. Unlikely to happen to “just anyone.”

    Reading Police Blotters is something I avoid for this reason. Rarely will it have any meaning for me personally. Even when a blotter offers something more than the straight poop, like Mudede’s column in the Stranger, I don’t like what it does to my brain to know that stuff.

  • Carson June 11, 2010 (6:45 pm)

    I don’t know the stats exactly, but its something like 98% of all home invasions are NOT random. If you are not involved in illegal activities I think you have little to worry about.

  • Arthur Vandelay June 11, 2010 (6:49 pm)

    lol @ Chris… get serious.

  • Dean June 11, 2010 (8:55 pm)

    LISTEN, YOU PEOPLE BETTER WAKE UP!
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    SEATTLE IS CRASHING, HEADED FOR A BIG DECLINE IN LIVING STANDARDS. THINK “DETROIT”, THINK “CLEVELAND”, THINK “OAKLAND”, THINK “STOCKTON, CAL”, THINK “GARY INDIANA” – THIS WILL BE YOUR FUTURE IF YOU DON’T VOTE FOR CHANGE!
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    “INTENTIONAL TRAFFIC JAMS” ARE WHAT YOU HAVE VOTED FOR. AN ABSOLUTE JOKE OF A MAYOR -WHO HAS NO CLUE HOW TO SERVE AND LEAD- IS WHAT YOU HAVE VOTED FOR. DECLINING SCHOOLS, LESS EFFECTIVE POLICING, BIG BROTHER SPY CAMERAS, LOSS OF RIGHTS, HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER TAXES, LOSS OF JOBS, MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS, MORE POOR PEOPLE AND MORE HOMELESS, LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR OWN LIVES – THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE VOTED FOR!!!
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    TECHIE YUPPIE LIBERALS FROM SF ARE DESTROYING SEATTLE WHILE YOU SUPPORT OR ALLOW IT TO JUST HAPPEN!
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    STOP VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS!!! LEFTY-LIBERALS ARE KILLING YOUR SOCIETY WITH THEIR DELUSIONS OF “SOCIAL EQUALITY”!
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    “SOCIAL EQUALITY” MEANS EVERYPLACE IS A CESSPOOL! YOU WILL OWN, HAVE, CONTROL ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! WE WILL ALL BE LIVING IN MUD HUTS IN THE COMING DECADES AND THE GREAT EXPERIMENT WILL BECOME A SOCIALIST NIGHTMARE OF “SERVICE TO THE STATE”.
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    VOTE THE DEM-SOCIALISTS OUT!!! VOTE THEM OUT OR SIT BACK AND WATCH/FEEL THE GREAT DECLINE!
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    SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME IS MAKING A RETURN.
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    VOTE AGAINST THE MACHINE! VOTE AGAINST THE DEM-SOCIALIST AGENDA! SPEAK OUT AGAINST THEM, VOTE THEM OUT OR MARK MY WORDS, YOU WILL BE SHOCKED AT HOW FAST THE DECLINE WILL HAPPEN.
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    IM NOT SAYING THE REPUGS ARE THE ANSWER, BUT WE NEED TO BEGIN THE CHANGE. THIS TOWN, THIS PART OF WA IS COMPLETELY ONE PARTY RULE!
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    THIS HAS TO STOP!!! THEY ARE UNCHECKED AND THEY ARE DELUDED BY THEIR TOTAL POWER AND TOTAL CONTROL OVER YOU, YOUR MONEY, YOUR LIFE!
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    WHEN THINGS GET BAD ENOUGH, THEY WILL JUST TAKE THEIR MONEY AND MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE – YOU AND YOUR GRAND KIDS WILL BE STUCK WITH THE RESULTS!
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    SPEAK OUT
    VOTE THEM OUT!

  • Rick June 11, 2010 (9:24 pm)

    I’ll protect myself, I hope you do the same,and the police can sort it out after the fact. And on another subject: The government can’t give you something without taking it from somebody else. Off subject, but I’m just having one of those days, Ya know?!

  • CanDo June 11, 2010 (9:26 pm)

    Dear Dean:

    Thanks for letting me know. I’ll work on learning how to decorate my mud hut now, while there’s still time.

    Best regards: One of the “you people”

  • Very Afraid of Dean June 11, 2010 (9:29 pm)

    You scare me dramatically Dean. You are an opportunist not a solution. My real life in West Seattle is in no way shape or form what you describe.

    Go teabag yourself.

  • Garden_nymph June 11, 2010 (9:44 pm)

    Dean, may I suggest an antidepressant? Is your caps lock key stuck? If not, quit yelling! Oh, and have a great day!

  • lenguamor June 12, 2010 (1:15 am)

    If you’re not prepared to protect your family from intruders, then be prepared to see them harmed. And by “protect,” I mean arm yourself.
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    Few things are as simple in our complicated and interesting times as this: quit being victims – kill those who would victimize you instead.
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    If an intruder jumps on my bed I will lift him three feet in the air with a hail of 9MM hollow points. You’d be reading an entirely different story today. That’s not a boast – it’s a promise.

  • madashell June 12, 2010 (7:26 am)

    Glenn Beck…is that you?

  • bridge to somewhere June 12, 2010 (8:05 am)

    @Dean: your rant has an unfortunate “Unabomber” ring to it. I really hope it’s unintentional! ;-)

  • Rick June 12, 2010 (8:28 am)

    Yo Rick- you are right on. If said perp is in my house… he’s going to be in the obits tomorrow. And you’re right about the g’mint. You cant give something to people without taking something away from others! I carry a gun because I cant carry a cop.

  • BigRed June 12, 2010 (8:43 am)

    @Very Afraid of Dean — HAHAHAHA!!!

    “Go teabag yourself.” I love it! Funniest thing I have heard all WEEK!!! ;-)

  • WS Steve June 12, 2010 (9:56 am)

    If someone breaks into my home, intent on doing me or my family harm…well I guess I’m screwed.

    But also, if a drunk driver goes the wrong way down I-5 and hits me head-on I’m screwed.

    If a crazy person walks up behind me on the street and stabs me I’m screwed.

    If a crappy appliance from China short-circuits and burns my house down before I can get out I’m screwed.

    If a meteor lands on my house I’m screwed.

    If a terrorist takes over a plane I’m on and flies it into the Space Needle I’m screwed.

    If I choke on a chicken bone I’m screwed.

    But I’m just not going to sit around worrying about something that’s about as likely to happen to me as winning the lottery. If I go it will be having lived a full life, (mostly) free of fear and having wasted no time or money on guns, and none of my spirit on learning the best way to kill someone.

    It’s not ignorance, it’s not complacency…it’s a realistic assessment of the odds of being attacked by someone intent on doing me harm and a conscious choice not to let it dramatically alter my life.

    A friend of mine who once lived not far from where this attack happened started carrying a gun with him. He stopped the day he almost used it on a bunch of guys on the street that just turned out to be…a bunch of guys. You self-defense “enthusiasts” can do what you want, but stop acting like the rest of us haven’t given the subject any thought and cram the condescension in whatever hole you conceal your weapon.

  • Chris June 12, 2010 (10:34 am)

    Thank you WS Steve.

  • kg June 12, 2010 (11:24 am)

    I don’t think any ‘self defense enthusiasts’ care if you want to go ‘into the good night without a fight.’ What they do respond to is the constant complaining about where the police are when a crime happens as if they can be everywhere at once.
    It’s almost like people believe they have a right to protection provided by the police.

  • Ronald Jeremy June 12, 2010 (12:10 pm)

    ok. Whats wrong with wanting to protect your family? Such a far reach suggesting that we give guns to children. Very immature.

  • alki_resident June 12, 2010 (1:36 pm)

    I’m sorry to the victims of this crime. Let’s remember that if someone keeps $3500 at home, they aren’t to blame – it’s America. If they’re unarmed, they aren’t to blame. The perpetrators are 110% culpable. To the man who said these men ‘had probably been in prison before, but had very light sentences’, may I remind you that we incarcerate more or our citizens than ANY other country in the world? To Dean: Somehow, you Republicans want more legislation, and tougher laws – but less government. You want More money spent on incarcerating non-violent criminals which costs us extraordinary amounts of money as tax payers, and yet you claim you’re fiscally responsible in your ideals (and insist you lower taxes; Bush Sr.: “Read my lips, no new taxes!”, and very shortly thereafter taxes went up) . You want a huge Federal intervention in the Gulf, but again want smaller govt… Let’s also NEVER FORGET how your GOP grew our government to the largest size in the United State’s history under Bush – and how Reagan, Bush Sr., and Bush have indebted this nation forever… I’m quite content keeping dems in power in November, and I will be voting for President Obama in 2012.

  • coffee June 12, 2010 (2:19 pm)

    As a business owner, there are times when we have a large sum of cash at home because we cannot make it to the bank before it closes. When I was a restaurant manager, there were times when I had as much as 15,000 on me at a time when I was transporting it to the bank after a weekend. So, I can see how someone has that amount of cash on had. Also, when my step dad was alive, he always kept $10,000 in the house, why I am not really sure but it was always there.

  • Dean M. June 24, 2010 (9:56 pm)

    Hi, I’m not the tea bagger Dean, I’m the liberal, thinking one.
    I have to say that I’ve always been anti gun, right up until my next door neighbor moved out and rented out all his rooms to methheads. I was truly afraid of one of these guys coming through my front door in a meth induced frenzy as they hated me for calling the police on them, so for the first time in my life I have a gun in the house. A 12 gauge Mossburg shotgun. I really don’t like it.
    The methheads have moved out but I’ve kept the gun. I still believe that to own a gun like this means that you’ve let your fear get the better of you. But at the time I had good reason to be afaid, and that feeling still lingers……

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