West Seattle Crime Watch: ‘Active’ car-prowl suspect arrested

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In recent reports on crime trends and crime-prevention meetings, we’ve heard it from local police leadership again and again – car prowls (break-ins and attempts) are the crime category that continues to be hard to get under control. But Southwest Precinct Lt. Pierre Davis says there’s good news this afternoon: SWP officers “arrested one of our more active car prowl suspects in West Seattle. (At about) 12:33 PM, the suspect and others were in the area of Erskine Wy SW & SW Hudson street engaging in suspicious activity. Our officers, who responded to the initial call, located the suspects with goods in hand and made the arrest.” (We’re still following up to find out more about the “active” suspect and whether they were booked into jail, and will add that when we find out.)

CandrewB February 14, 2011 (5:35 pm)

Good, make them clean graffiti.

Mike R February 14, 2011 (6:38 pm)

Sound like the police got lucky. I have called them many time for suspicious people looming around looking into cars and they always show up too late. Sadly my neighbor called in to 911 to say her house was broken onto and it also took west precinct over 1 hour to show up…

CMeagh February 14, 2011 (6:41 pm)

Good work!! Hopefully images will be made available so we know who to look out for.

onceachef February 14, 2011 (7:57 pm)

Yes…let’s make “active” “inactive”!

Megan February 14, 2011 (8:22 pm)

lets search their houses for other stole property

redblack February 15, 2011 (6:16 am)

make them clean graffiti… in iraq.

lucky chick February 15, 2011 (8:09 am)

Throw away the key. Scum.

Bill R February 15, 2011 (8:59 am)

My kids and I witnessed the arrest, now we know why. Too close to home. I can let you know what they looked like and what kind of car they drive, so you’ll know what to look out for.

lc February 15, 2011 (9:39 am)

Good news. We have had two break ins over the past six months.

Ex-Westwood Resident February 15, 2011 (11:30 am)

I wonder how many times these scumbags have been arrested for the same crime, yet the revolving door of Seattle justice system lets them go.
I mean they HAD to have committed the crime MANY times before to known as “Active” crime suspects/

sam February 17, 2011 (1:34 pm)

maybe this guy has both of my catylitic converts that were stolen. or maybe he’s got either one of my tacoma winch bumpers that got stolen. oohhh… or maybehe’s got my offroad lights that got stolen off my truck. pretty sick of these guys in west seattle that feel like it’s ok to just take what they want. glad to see the cops actually caught one of these guys

Fairmount park area resident February 22, 2011 (10:06 am)

My boyfriend discovered just last Friday morning he had his catalytic converter stolen off his Tacoma truck too!!! I really hope this was the guy they arrested!

WSB February 22, 2011 (10:17 am)

FPAR – we’re working on a followup today – but if this was last Friday morning, this suspect was back in jail as of last Tuesday and still in as of my last check early today. Please be sure your BF reports the theft if he hasn’t already! – TR

kootchman February 25, 2011 (9:46 am)

Faster response times…. the solution is clear. West Seattle MUST have a 24 hour donut shop if we are going to improve response times. At least they will be in the area.

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