West Seattle Crime Watch: Wednesday morning roundup

First of all, in case you wondered: The man that King County Sheriff’s Office deputies were looking for yesterday in the Shorewood area, Alan Polevia, hasn’t been caught yet. See our Tuesday coverage for his mug shot, background, and other info.

Next: Three West Seattle Crime Watch reader reports – two car prowls and a stolen bicycle. Cori first reported in the WSB Forums that her daughter’s car parked west of Chief Sealth International High School was broken into Tuesday afternoon, with a variety of items missing. This morning, she added an update that much of what was stolen has been found – via an arrest (we’ll check with police on that) and also thanks to a helpful neighbor who spotted schoolwork-related items dumped nearby and brought them to CSIHS.

An earlier car-prowl report was from Kerri in Sunrise Heights:

I live near 34th and Holden. My car was parked behind my house, and was rifled through (Monday night-Tuesday morning) between 8 pm and 8 am. I must have forgotten to lock the doors because no windows were smashed. Items taken include CD’s, loose change, car registration, ring of keys for my other job. I have reported it to the police and my neighborhood Block Watch.

And Mark asks that you be on the lookout for a new black TREK Crossrip road bike – “stolen out of my open garage while I was in the kitchen ten feet away. … I live on Webster Street behind Home Depot off Delridge. Just a reminder to keep your eyes peeled and your garage doors closed!”

4 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Wednesday morning roundup"

  • Graysongirl March 6, 2013 (3:52 pm)

    Hi. My car was rifled through and I live in the same area and off Holden. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I did not file a report, as only $1.00 was missing. No windows were smashed, and I assumed I left my door open, but now I’m thinking they have a tool to open the cars as my car automatically locks when I shut the door. I think our neighborhood is being targeted. Boo!

    • WSB March 6, 2013 (4:08 pm)

      Thanks, Graysongirl. PLEASE everybody, always file a report, even if nothing taken, even if only via the online reporting mechanism – now more important than ever because of the new Predictive Policing tool that will use data to predict where it might happen next …

  • Green peace March 6, 2013 (5:45 pm)

    Good point regarding the data for predictive policing. Thnkx for sharing…

  • alki amz March 6, 2013 (8:25 pm)

    I live in the alki area it’s not even summer yet and we’re already seeing problems slashed tires and broken car Windows :(

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