Comments on: West Seattle Crime Watch: Mail theft; car vandalism; Crime Prevention Council toplines

By: WSB

WSB — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:42:12 +0000

Thanks, BJ! Followups are difficult on incidents we didn’t cover in real time so we appreciate hearing first-person updates on arrests etc. – TR

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:56:52 +0000

Got the mail-thieves’ hero sitting right here next to me! He woke up at 4am, saw what they were doing, called the police and helped apprehend the two women responsible. One got away, but was arrested later on. The one girl who was caught at the scene also had stolen goods on her that they found after she dumped the white toyota and stole another car trying to get away. She was arrested after her friend gave her up! Thanks RC!

By: JG

JG — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:38:43 +0000

I live in what is now Burien, just south of 112th on 29th. We have also seen our mailboxes open a few times now. I’ve reported it to the Burien police (which is really King County Sheriff). The Arbor Heights thefts aren’t far off. I wonder if it’s just one crew covering this entire area…

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:45:12 +0000

Another great idea. Use your real name, not initials on here.

By: QQman

QQman — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:03:25 +0000

@MJB, funny to hear a white toyota or honda is possibly involved in mail theft. This fits the description of the vehicle I saw @ Target that had one of the women who were reported to be using stolen credit cards. I wonder if it is the same vehicle/people? I live in the neighborhood so I’ll keep an eye out for them.

By: MJB

MJB — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:34:48 +0000

We live on 25th Ave SW. We have had a number of mail thefts…from packages taken from back porch to items removed from mailboxes. Mailboxes are open many mornings. Long story short….we are getting locking mailboxes. I found mail from 36th Ave., 108th, and 114th on our street….all ripped open. I put it in an envelope and sent back to post office. A neighbor said he has seen a white Toyota or Honda at mailboxes at 2 am…he followed but they got away. Just an FYI.

By: WSB

WSB — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:16:36 +0000

We also have a report of a car prowl in the Fauntleroy Church lot – will include that and your report in the next update – TR

By: j

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:49:47 +0000

some time early wednesday morning, 6 cars on 39thsw/ sw henderson had their windows smashed and car interiors ransacked. it was apparent from the scratched off frost on many car windows that they were looking for treasures. unfortunateley for them there were none at our house, but they surely left a mess.

By: a

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:16:27 +0000

I dont know why everyone is complaining about crime in this area. Can’t you see that local government has far more important things to tackle than crime? If they spend their time focusing on crime, who’s gonna install the next round of bike lanes? I got an idea, take some of that bike lane money and put it towards building another jail to house the scum of the earth. Raise my taxes even. Do something please so that when these idiots get caught, they sit in jail for a LONG time and aren’t released immediately so they can continue to ruin it for the rest of us.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:10:17 +0000

Re “concern that burglars might be showing up with U-Haul trucks when breaking into homes”
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this comment was made by a couple who first introduced themselves as new West Seattle residents who were burglarized shortly after moving here; they expressed frustration that they’ve been calling the precinct daily to find out if there’s any more info on their case; and the woman said she was especially frustrated because she told them she had 2 good suspects to report, but no one ever called her back; and they said one of their neighbors saw a U-Haul pull into their driveway and load up, but the neighbors thought it was the old tenants moving out; their personal story of being new to the neighborhood and being robbed by someone pulling up a U-Haul was a warning to others that this did happen
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Lt. Pierre Davis said he would follow-up with them after the meeting; perhaps he can provide more info to you about this rather scary new trend

By: tia

tia — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:00:43 +0000

Our house in Highland Park also got paintballed in the same time frame as mentioned in the above report. On the bright side it was easier to clean than the eggs that usually get thrown at my house and car.

By: Nwmama

Nwmama — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:33:42 +0000

We’ve had great response and support from SPD re: a nuisance property in our neighborhood. We used a lot of the same strategies that Melissa used. It makes a real difference to work with your like-minded neighbors and get support from the SPD community team (ie form a neighborhood watch group)…. And be present on your block

By: HPRez

HPRez — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:54:44 +0000

I’m all for taking personal responsibility for my community and chipping in, but it seems with each new update we’re asked to do more and more of the police work. You should have seen the stack of paperwork and process I was asked to complete after reporting that the 6 (six!) dogs next door barking all day every day were driving me batty. It would have been a full time job – I already have one of those, thanks!

After each car/house burglary, we hear stories of police taking reports and shrugging shoulders – it’s no wonder that robbers are pulling up to houses with U-hauls. Might as well keep the doors wide open for them! It’s cheaper than replacing the doors.

Sorry, I’m crabby – bring on that second cup of coffee!