West Seattle Crime Watch: Burglary victim offers advice

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From a burglary victim who asked to be anonymous, but wanted to share advice that might help others:

We were burglarized on Friday afternoon. We live in a townhouse east of the Alaska Junction. The intruder came in through the window on the ground floor. They took a number of things, including my beloved camera, all my lenses and some of my wife’s jewelry. Fortunately everything is replaceable and nobody was hurt, including our cats. Everyone should take a second look at their ground-floor doors and windows and reinforce them. A number of things could have prevented this from happening. Most of them very cheap solutions. I’ve spent most of the last two days making the house more secure and we will be getting an alarm system. It’s frustrating.

Here’s the official Seattle Police advice on burglary prevention; it’s perma-linked in the resources list at the bottom of the WSB Crime Watch page.

rattboyy January 10, 2010 (10:47 pm)

it is very frustrating. my work van was broken into a month ago and it seems like im paranoid about evrything now. i have also taken precautions around the house as well. its sad that people feel they need to steal from someone.

Kimber January 10, 2010 (11:35 pm)

It’s interesting that it happened Friday afternoon. I made a report with physical and vehicle description to the police early Friday afternoon about a prowler in my neighbor’s yard. I don’t think the prowler was expecting anyone home nearby much less some nosy neighbor getting a really look at said prowler. Many houses on my street have been broken into including my garage and my neighbor’s back door. I too live east of the junction. Not sure if the incidents are connected but I will continue keeping a watchful eye on my street.

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