Comments on: West Seattle estate-sale robbery followup: Getaway car on cam

By: WSB

WSB — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:56:05 +0000

Shane – please contact the robbery detective whose name and phone number are in this earlier story:
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http://westseattleblog.com/2013/02/west-seattle-estate-sale-robbery-followup-police-seek-home-security-videophotos

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:06:40 +0000

Strange, I believe I hv a picture of this guy that was creepin around shore wood the other day, I have a clear picture with the Lic plate if anyone knows who I can get it to.

By: themightyrabbit

themightyrabbit — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:35:47 +0000

most cameras that are “security” cameras are going to have trouble with capturing a moving car unless they are truly capturing HD and zoomed closer. Most cameras also with capture a wide area ( read – wide angle ). So best thing is still if buying cameras, get highest quality you can afford. I have full HD cameras that hook up either to a vcr or computer, that work at night time with infrared. These can be had for $150 each at the security place on 4th avenue S opposite Costco. They are very reasonable pricing compared to internet sources for these kinds of cameras. The recorder and other stuff would be extra money. But anyone thinking the picture is bad, well actually its probably as good as you’re going to get for a moving vehicle. Hope that helps.

By: lookingforlogic

lookingforlogic — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:44:55 +0000

A former employee brought someone over to buy a truck……..2 weeks later 2 trucks were stolen. A friend of mine had her windows cleaned and then a few weeks later her house was burglarized. I just thought to hell with the hassle of selling anything and took everything to Goodwill and took a tax deduction.

By: WSB

WSB — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:06:24 +0000

Sorry, I just checked but have not declined any comments in this discussion for approval. We maintain the right to decline approval of any comment and exercise that right unapologetically when we have to, but unless you lost something to our sometimes-aggressive automated spam filter (which currently has almost 900 comments, according to the counter, usually all garden-variety spam but I’m off to a meeting and can’t go digging through it), nothing’s missing here. – TR

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:48:49 +0000

WSB,

Disappointed but not surprised you censored my comments about home and business owners defending themselves from these armed intruders.
I don’t think West Seattlelites have the stomach to face the responsibility or reality of defending themselves.

By: NeoYogi

NeoYogi — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:51:50 +0000

Slightly stressed…mostly from the craziness in our quiet little neck of the woods. Hit and run, armed robbery, breaking & entering and car prowls. All within a couple of blocks of my house and a couple of months. Sorry for the overreaction. Still, loving it here since I moved from D.C. Not even close to that stress :)

By: wetone

wetone — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:47:13 +0000

Just curious does anyone know if the police took any finger prints, or was he wearing gloves ? Reading how he had a hard time getting into the display case holding the goods he took. Haven’t seen anything saying if they did.

By: oddreality

oddreality — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:17:21 +0000

Was NOT complaining about the photo,I said it was good they got one for goodness sake.I am glad there was a camera somewhere to help.[I think I am..I am somewhat torn on the idea of having surveillance cameras in neighborhoods.]Was simply an observation of the quality of ALL the photos they get from surveillance cameras ~ bank photos for instance are always blurry. Those crooks are just standing there..close to the camera and still blurry photos.
Just an observation no need for a freak out.

By: tiptop

tiptop — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:40:12 +0000

All property owners should really consider getting a few security cameras. They’re fairly cheap and can prove to be extremely valuable.

Historically we’d have barky dogs and extended family living at home to serve this intruder detection purpose, but cams are much more neighbor friendly!

By: Jeff platt

Jeff platt — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:37:29 +0000

Oh the cams being put up around seattle will be abused
Spd will find a way to miss use the cameras
U will all see

By: Jeff platt

Jeff platt — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:34:21 +0000

I would check at seatac rental cars
I have rented that exact car multiple times from enterprise seatac
Its only 15$ a day on the weekend

By: NeoYogi

NeoYogi — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:23:29 +0000

For everyone complaining about the image, PFFFT!! At least there is something that could possibly help the investigation and at least the private citizen cares enough about the safety in his neighborhood to have made the effort. He reached out to the police to help catch a bad guy and you are criticizing?? PFFFT!!!!!

By: MB

MB — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:26:30 +0000

You got that right, 2 Much Whine. We have quite the tangled web of double standards in this society…ya just can’t win!
No one wants to be “watched” but they sure as heck shout “where were all the surveillance cameras??” when something does go down.
And I bet Steve is right, you can’t always blow up a picture (or zoom way in) and get a quality image…that’s just not how it works. This image was likely captured from some distance. It’s not as simple as some tv shows make it. For instance, scan a photo onto your computer at a high resolution, then zoom in and crop it. You will have a more “muddy” image even though the resolution is set the same…you’re working with pixels here.

By: WSrez

WSrez — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:39:43 +0000

^ Couldn’t agree more!

Thank you again, West Seattle Blog for your tireless reporting, our community benefits greatly from your eforts. I wish people would stop complaining about the quality of these surveillance photos, and be grateful the word even got out, thanks to you guys!

Great reporting. Hopeful they can find this guy – I’m thinking he lives in the neighborhood and will be on the lookout for a blue chevy cobalt.