West Seattle Crime Watch: Vacant-house edition – including advice

September 27, 2010 at 11:42 am | In Crime, West Seattle news | 2 Comments

Thanks to Sara for the tip via Twitter about police activity at 20th/Holden (map) earlier this morning. We checked with Southwest Precinct Lt. Norm James, who says they got a call about two men seen removing items from a vacant house there – one suspect ran away, one drove away, so nobody’s in custody so far. Another vacant house figures into an update this morning from Mariko regarding her stolen car (which was noted in this Crime Watch roundup last night):

Wanted to let you guys know that my car was recovered in a house that is for sale, but vacant. The SPD told me that the due to the large numbers of homes for sale that are vacant, many thieves find this the perfect place to store stolen cars. Just a good tip for neighbors that notice strange cars in driveways – they might be stolen.

And a crimefighting reminder – the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains Network has its first meeting in a few months tomorrow (Tuesday) night – more info on its website.

2 Comments

  1. How do you find out if you have a block watch captain, and are they the only ones who go to these meetings?

    Comment by sarelly — 2:22 pm September 27, 2010 #

  2. Best way is to ask your neighbors…if you have a block watch (at all) you should have a captain. The police might also have a record of it. Ask for Benjamin Kinslow as he is the WS coordinator for all block watch groups. Here is his e-mail.
    benjamin.kinlow@seattle.gov

    Comment by onceachef — 3:08 pm September 27, 2010 #

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