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2/7/12: Alert neighbor helps police catch burglary suspects

2/4/12: Hit-run search

2/3/12: Car prowling/vandalism

2/2/12: Message to “scumbags,” warning for neighbors

1/31/12: Four reader reports – stolen car, stolen groceries, car break-in, car-prowl suspects with distinctive-sounding vehicle

1/28/12: Car stolen

1/27/12: Fugitive arrested in West Seattle

1/26/12: Video of White Center armed robbery

1/26/12: Wood-filled trailer taken

1/23/12: Followup: Morgan Junction shooting victim dies

1/21/12: Man shot in Morgan Junction

1/21/12: Car break-ins at fire station

1/20/12: Sled stolen; mail theft

1/17/12: Updates including what the Sat. night helicopter was, and a car break-in

1/14/12: Vandal drivers tear up Hiawatha lawn

1/12/12: Three updates – including a stolen “sacred image,” and another hit-run

1/9/12: Another hit-and-run

1/6/12: Two robbery investigations

1/5/12: Hit-run in the Admiral District

1/3/12: Details of gunfire incident in Alki neighborhood early New Year’s Day

1/3/12: Burglars caught on Sanislo rooftop

1/2/12: Mail theft south of The Triangle

12/28: Man shot and killed during White Center robbery

12/28: Teenage girl shot in High Point, police call it ‘accidental’

12/26: Christmas Eve hit-and-run damages vehicles

12/25: Burglars steal presents and dog (who later returned home)

12/24: The latest WSBeat police-report roundup

12/23: “Burglary” that police say wasn’t what it seemed to be

12/22: Police report on the “chainsaw break-in”

12/22: More package thefts

12/21: Held up on the street

12/21: 3 bicycles stolen

12/20: Burglary suspects arrested in Highland Park – and word of other recent arrests

12/20: Decorations stolen from grieving family

12/19: Package theft

12/18: Car-tab theft, found mail, suspicious person seen

12/17: Car-tab theft – victim shares info on deterring it, and reporting it (WSB Forums link)

12/17: Anybody missing a bike? (From Twitter, with photo)

12/16: The latest WSBeat

12/13: Decoration thefts; stolen mail found

12/9: Burglaries followed up on, and more

12/7: Crime Watch reports including ‘odd’ theft

12/6: Casing/package-prowling alert

12/5: The latest WSBeat roundup

12/4: Saturday night vandalism reports

12/2: Store owner robbed at gunpoint

12/2: Suspected case of casing

11/30: Stolen car; burglary; car prowl

11/28: Burglaries rise in West Seattle

11/28: From the WSB Forums: Seeking hit-run witness(es)

11/28: Burglary, attempted burglary, interrupted siphoning

11/26: Car prowler spotted

11/23: Burglar alert; stolen car found

11/20: Megan Sheppard’s latest WSBeat report

11/19: Four reader reports – interrupted burglary, car thieves caught on video, hit-run crash, car prowlers spotted

11/18: 2 car arsons

11/14: Graffiti vandalism; stolen tools

11/14: Car break-in; siphoning attempt

11/9: Stolen car

11/7: Stolen package and three car break-ins

11/6: Stolen puppy; garage break-ins

11/5: Car prowlers reported in 2 neighborhoods

11/3: Police search; car prowl

10/30: Purses stolen at church; cars targeted

10/30: Vandalized van; freeway hit-run

10/28: Thief hits Cafe Osita

10/27: Burglar/s hit Eco Beauty salon

10/26: Suspected serial robbers arrested; cases include Washington Federal robbery

10/22: *Those Junction ‘booms’
“>3 cases of vandalism

10/20: Armed robbery at Washington Federal in Morgan Junction

10/19: Alki home-invasion robbery reported

10/18: Police search for burglary suspects in North Delridge

10/18: Suspected “serial exposer” arrested

10/16: Vandals strike at least twice

10/14: Businesses broken into at Westwood Village

10/11: Serial exposer sought, incidents include the Whale Tail Park “flasher” case

10/11: USPS mailbox stolen despite theft-resistant features

10/10: Car stolen despite “club”

10/8: Latest WSBeat roundup

10/5: Break-in attempt with “unique” getaway car

10/3: Police nab two burglary suspects

10/1: Burglary, vandalism sprees

9/29: Flasher near Whale Tail Park

9/28: Daytime car theft

9/27: ‘Teamwork’ nabs suspect fleeing stolen car

9/27: Hate-crime followup

9/26: Stolen car; burglary report

9/26: Jogger-attacks suspect Duane Starkenburg back in jail

9/24: Hate-crime vandalism, threat in Genesee

9/24: Car stolen; burglars take jewelry

9/23: 2 stolen cars to watch for

9/22: Big police response explained

9/21: Stolen car found fast; pickpocket victim fights back

9/20: Crime trends and identity-theft advice at West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting

9/20: Genesee Hill police explained; burglary reported

9/18: The latest WSBeat roundup

9/11: Restaurant hit by vandals

9/11: Man in pickup approaches walkers, behaves lewdly

9/10: Anybody missing a safe?

9/10: Case of the boosted blooms

9/7: Man shot in Highland Park

9/7: Latest newsletter from Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon

9/3: Threat report; burglary

8/30: Attempted burglary; burglary; car theft

8/27: Hit-run crash, car vs. house/garage

8/26: Five reports

8/24: Stolen vehicle to watch for

8/22: Cabbie attacked with stun gun

8/20: Latest edition of WSBeat

8/19: Drive-by pellet-shooting arrests

8/18: Teens robbed at gunpoint; home burglarized

8/18: Aerial equipment belonging to the Cabiri stolen in Highland Park car break-in

8/18: Stolen purple motorcycle

8/17: Surveillance video of White Center murder suspects

8/16: White Center shooting death

8/15: Baskin-Robbins holdup

8/14: Stolen Camry

8/13: Pellet-gun attack

8/12: 4 Crime Watch reports

8/9: Preschoolers’ backpacks stolen

8/9: Serial-burglary suspect nabbed

8/9: 2 Crime Watch notes, including P-Patch hit again

8/6: Latest WSBeat roundup

8/3: 3 Crime Watch reports, plus a “creepy” encounter

8/1: 3 car-crime reports, including 2 arrests

8/1: Alki police response = condo intruder

7/31: Latest edition of the WSBeat

7/29: Gone in a flash, plus car break-in turns into a garage break-in

7/28: Burglarized twice; driver scammed

7/27: Admiral, Arbor Heights followups, plus a car theft

7/26: Another door-kick burglary

7/24: Burglary alert

7/23: Stabbing in Highland Park

7/23: Car stolen

7/20: What police were doing on 31st SW

7/19: Police report on Admiral stabbings

7/19: Road-rage case ends with arrest at Super 24

7/16: Two men stabbed in Hamilton Viewpoint Park area

7/16: Arbor Heights shooting

7/16: Car stolen, found, but minus car seat for about-to-arrive baby

7/16: Laundromat robbery; Gatewood search

7/15: Delridge SWAT standoff

7/14: P-Patch vandalism, taggers’ rampage

7/14: Newest WSBeat

7/13: Suspicious stranger; bike theft; more

7/11: VW Beetle stolen; Junction QFC melee

7/8: “Palpable increase” in car thefts

7/7: Burglary – and looks like a busy week for auto thieves

7/5: Shot fired into house, weapons found nearby

7/4: Car stolen on its owner’s “favorite holiday”

7/1: Stolen pickup; car-prowl arrests

7/1: Latest edition of the WSBeat

6/29: Stolen car; suspicious encounter

6/28: Burglary with distinctive loot

6/27: Flasher reported in South Admiral

6/27: Egging incidents reported (see the comments, too)

6/23: Stolen car in Arbor Heights

6/23: 2 recent hit-runs

6/22: Junction vandalism

6/20: Another Alki robbery

6/18: The WSBeat

6/17: Man arrested after Junction gun-pulling incident

6/16: Car, package thefts reported

6/16: Window in the crosshairs

6/14: Child-luring attempt reported

6/13: From SPD Blotter: South Seattle assault suspect arrested in Delridge

6/12: Five updates, from a hit-and-run to a stolen tandem bicycle

6/11: The latest WSBeat police-report roundup by Megan Sheppard

6/10: Overnight trouble in two neighborhoods

6/10: Stolen Honda Civic

6/7: 3 notes, including 2 car crimes

6/5: Police arrest 13-year-old after school burglary, vandalism

6/3: Stolen car

6/2: Police search in Highland Park

6/1: Gas-line slashing; prowler spooked

5/29: Car broken into (with photo)

5/29: Two more cars hit

5/27: Stolen car; interrupted car prowl

5/27: Latest edition of the WSBeat

5/26: Early-morning SWAT action

5/24: Car prowler(s) steal irreplaceable memories of fallen soldier

5/23: Witness helps police solve burglary

5/21: Arbor Heights stabbing

5/20: Viking Bank robbery photos from the FBI

5/20: 3 car-prowl reports plus a suspicious-person sighting

5/19: Cell-phone-theft spree arrests

5/19: Three robbers hold up Viking Bank in The Junction

5/19: Alleged car prowler interrupted, arrested

5/17: Burglaries down, police say

5/17: Two trucks stolen from one home

5/16: 2 burglaries, 1 attempted burglary in Arbor Heights

5/13: Car casing house?

5/12: Police brief Fairmount Springs neighbors on attack

5/9: Car stolen in Gatewood

5/9: Fairmount Springs woman in hospital after reported break-in

5/7: Seen this briefcase?

5/7: Latest police reports in the WSBeat

5/4: Reader-report roundup

5/1: Bizarre theft case

4/30: 3 Crime Watch reports

4/29: 2 big police responses – burglary at 38th/Barton, dispute at 47th/Lander

4/28: Warrant, theft thwarted, car found

4/26: Highland Park arrest; Joel Lund update

4/23: Delridge fight sends 2 to hospital (KIRO-TV link)

4/22: Burglary suspect out of jail

4/22: More details on burglary arrest; plus, another break-in

4/19: Police report “huge spike” in local burglaries

4/19: 2 burglaries, one with a puzzling “clue”

4/14: Burglary suspect nabbed near Lincoln Park

4/12: Plea bargain for man shot by police after aiming an assault rifle at officers

4/11: Man robbed at gunpoint while walking in South Admiral

4/11: Assault arrest; bike theft

4/10: Defiant attack victim, and more

4/8: Crime Watch roundup

4/7: The WSBeat – “amateur urban explorers” stopped, and more

4/6: Two stolen vehicles found

4/4: “Felony stop” briefly closes Delridge at Findlay

4/4: Car theft, car prowlers, and robbery pleas

4/1: Package theft; SWAT aftermath

3/31: Latest WSBeat

3/30: SWAT standoff at Seattle West Suites motel

3/29: Court appearance for Lincoln Park attacks suspect Starkenburg

3/26: Stolen car, house break-in, flower theft

3/26: The latest WSBeat

3/24: Another “one car stolen, a stolen car found” roundup

3/22: One car stolen, another car found

3/19: Business robbed, three arrested

3/17: Latest edition of The WSBeat

3/16: Subaru stolen on Pigeon Point

3/14: Stroller stolen in car break-in (from WSB Forums)

3/11: The WSBeat – pre-emptive crime reporting? And 9 more summaries

3/11: Another afternoon break-in

3/9: Genesee afternoon burglary (and the latest from the citywide map)

3/9: 2010 Seattle crime stats/trends in review, including some West Seattle breakouts

3/8: Another stolen car to watch for

3/5: Alarm spooks burglar(s)

3/3: The latest WSBeat

3/2: Another stolen vehicle, another vandalism report

2/27: Car stolen, cars damaged

2/26: Fauntleroy car-prowl-suspect search, arrest

2/26: Megan Sheppard’s latest WSBeat roundup

2/25: 2 break-ins

2/23/2011: 4 reports including an “open letter” to a thief

2/20/2011: Another reader-report roundup – mystery find, vandalism, stolen bicycle

2/19/2011: One car stolen, one car found

2/17/2011: Arbor Heights car-prowl interruption; another Admiral speeder crackdown

2/16/2011: Man stabbed to death at Fauntleroy home

2/15/2011: West Seattle Crime Prevention Council told property crimes down 39%

2/14/2011: Police arrest ‘active’ car-prowl suspect

2/14/2011: Cancer patient’s car stolen again – this time with trailer

2/13/2011: 7 reports from the WSB inbox – including photos of loot to look for

2/10/2011: Latest WSBeat roundup

2/10/2011: Morgan Junction home searched

2/9/2011: Checking on the helicopter

2/8/2011: SWAT team makes arrests at 41st/Edmunds

2/7/2011: Religious items stolen; car theft attempt

2/6/2011: Apologetic Roxbury Shell robber caught on video

2/4/2011: Stolen car, hit-run sightings sought

2/4/2011: Latest edition of The WSBeat

1/30/2011: Car vandalized; garage break-ins; possible stolen car

1/30/2011: The latest WSBeat

1/28/2011: ‘Well-known’ car-prowl suspects arrested

1/27/2011: Three reports from readers

1/27/2011: Police laud neighbors for helping burglary suspect get caught

1/27/2011: Mistakenly released suspect now in jail

1/27/2011: 2 more potential charges against Lincoln Park suspect

1/26/2011: 2 arrested in weapon, robbery investigation near Admiral-area schools

1/25/2011: Woman attacked in Lincoln Park, man arrested and jailed

1/24/2011: Car windows broken/shot out

1/23/2011: Admiral Theater burglarized

1/20/2011: Latest edition of The WSBeat

1/17/2011: “Drop that package”; break-in attempt

1/14/2011: Car break-ins, and a game-time prowler

1/13/2011: The latest WSBeat roundup

1/10/2011: 2 hurt in home-invasion break-in/attack

1/8/2011: 2 cases of crooks vs. cars

1/6/2011: Beach Drive search followup

1/5/2011: 2 late-night searches

1/5/2011: Alki shooting suspect back in court

1/3/2011: Hate-crime guilty plea

1/1/2011: Papa John’s robbed again

12/28/2010: Latest edition of The WSBeat

12/28/2010: Station scare; fast-acting thief

12/27/2010: Junction hit-run crash

12/24/2010: Car vandalism in south Admiral area

12/24/2010: Package-theft alert

12/23/2010: Latest edition of the WSBeat

12/21/2010: Pharmacy-robbery suspect jailed

12/21/2010: Tree vandalism outside Madison

12/20/2010: Car theft, catalytic converter theft

12/20/2010: Fauntleroy prowler on the run

12/17/2010: Car prowling in Arbor Heights, reported in WSB Forums

12/16/2010: Latest “WS Beat”

12/15/2010: Car break-in

12/13/2010: 2 thefts – pickup truck with trailer; Christmas decorations

12/12/2010: Vandals hit cars in senior-housing apartments’ parking area

12/12/10: Car stolen and stripped; catalytic converter stolen

12/10/10: Car break-in

12/9/10: Burglary attempt

12/7/10: Holiday-season crime-prevention tips from the Southwest Precinct

12/6/10: From the WSB Forums – Morgan Junction mail theft

12/6/2010: FBI arrests Arkansas explosives suspect in West Seattle

12/1/2010: SPD launches Twitter account to get the word out about stolen cars

11/30/2010: The latest WSBeat (from Southwest Precinct reports)

11/29/2010: SPD to fight car theft with Twitter

11/28/2010: Car prowl/egging combined

11/27/2010: Car prowls in Highland Park

11/27/2010: Genesee Hill break-in

11/24/2010: Latest edition of The WSBeat

11/19/2010: Police search in The Triangle

11/17/2010: WSBeat: Megan Sheppard’s latest roundup

11/16/2010: Only one burglary in all of West Seattle last week (WS Crime Prevention Council meeting report)

11/15/2010: Armed robbery in Highland Park

11/11/2010: Seen this hit-and-run driver?

11/9/2010: The WSBeat by Megan Sheppard: Telltale tire, and more

11/8/2010: BBs shot into Fairmount Springs home

11/7/2010: 5 Crime Watch reports

11/3/2010: Coffee-shop-heist arrest

11/3/2010: From the police files (latest weekly installment)

10/30/2010: Telltale loot

10/27/2010: 2 stolen vehicles to watch for, plus a car prowl

10/27/2010: More from the police-report files (Megan Sheppard’s weekly roundup)

10/26/2010: What the law-enforcement helicopter was doing over north West Seattle

10/20/2010: Serial burglary suspect arrested; groper sought

10/20/2010: More from the police-report files (weekly roundup by Megan Sheppard)

10/19/2010: 8-year-old boy beaten, father jailed

10/14/2010: More details on the 49th/Stevens (amended address) arrest

10/13/2010: Police at 50th/Stevens; truck theft at 50th/Genesee

10/12/2010: More from the police-report files, installment #2 (by Megan Sheppard)

10/11/2010: One car found, another one gone

10/10/2010: 2 reports – credit-card fraud; car theft

10/9/2010: Bartell Drugs pharmacy in Jefferson Square robbed

10/6/2010: Robbery suspects on cam

10/5/2010: Papa John’s armed robbery

10/5/2010: Crime Watch roundup: Package-theft video; business burglaries; home break-in attempt

10/4/2010: More from the police-report files (by Megan Sheppard)

10/4/2010: Arrest in Genesee Hill starts with carjacking in Tukwila

10/4/2010: Stolen car; possibly stolen metal

10/1/2010: Pharmacy robber sentenced

9/30/2010: Crash, helicopter search

9/28/2010: 2 burglary reports, including a message for one home’s burglars

9/28/2010: What the 28th/Cloverdale police response was about

9/28/2010: Arrest in Roxhill Park murder

9/27/2010: Possible burglars sighted; car found, with a warning

9/26/2010: Three reader reports – car theft, car prowl, condo break-ins

9/23/2010: Murder-suicide takes four lives in 1 West Seattle home

9/21/2010: Charges filed in Highland Park attack

9/21/2010: Three neighborhoods hit by car crimes; Highland Park home-invasion victim tells her story on TV

9/20/2010: 2 burglary arrests, neighbor gets the thanks

9/19/2010: Multiple car prowls?

9/16/2010: Car theft arrest

9/16/2010: Explosive vandalism damages duck display

9/16/2010: Case of the stolen trapeze boots

9/15/2010: From the WSB Forums: Car break-in near 47th/Genesee

9/13/2010: 2 West Seattle charges added for smash-and-grab suspect

9/12/2010: Vandalism spree reported

9/11/2010: Music gear stolen; Shane Carlson sentenced

9/9/2010: Charges in Alki shooting

9/9/2010: 2 reports from the inbox – car vandalism & car theft

9/8/2010: Gun photos from Alki shooting

9/8/2010: “Mrs. Doubtfire Bandit” blamed for three bank robberies in West Seattle

9/7/2010: Car-theft wave in southeastern West Seattle

9/7/2010: Charges in Highland Park home-invasion case

9/7/2010: Perfume shop’s A-board stolen

9/4/2010: Alki shooting followup

9/3/2010: Alki man shot by police

9/3/2010: Firsthand account of why you SHOULD call police if you THINK you should

9/3/2010: Police search near Alki

9/2/2010: Arrests/bookings in Highland Park home invasion case

8/31/2010: Bank robbery at Alaska USA in Westwood Village 

8/29/2010: Stolen car recovered at 19th/Brandon, major police callout

8/27/2010: Request for help solving cold case murder in White Center 

8/26/2010: Robbers tie up 3, steal guns, cars from 4th SW home 

8/23/2010: Verdict in pharmacy-robbery case 

8/23/2010: Auto theft on the rise 

8/21/2010: Stolen Honda Passport reported in WSB Forums 

8/20/2010: Burglary reported in WSB Forums 

8/20/2010: From the WSB Forums – happy ending to stolen-car report 

8/16/2010: Crime Watch roundup – kayaks stolen, hungry burglar(s), more 

8/16/2010: Followup – “PIT maneuver” stops chase, but 6 vehicles damaged 

8/15/2010: Shots reported on Alki, casings reportedly found 

8/14/2010: Attempted burglary in Westwood – seen this car? 

8/13/2010: Charges filed against smash-grab suspect 

8/11/2010: Man exposes himself to teen at school track; park search; 2 vehicle thefts 

8/11/2010: Suspect arrested in smash-and-grab burglaries 

8/10/2010: Stolen car hit-run; two car-prowl/car-break-in reports 

8/9/2010: Second day in a row, Admiral District business break-in 

8/8/2010: Another business break-in 

8/6/2010: Five reader reports – all thefts 

8/5/2010: Man stabbed, not seriously hurt 

8/4/2010: Three Crime Watch reports – burglary, car break-in, bike theft 

8/4/2010: Early morning West Seattle fire was arson 

8/2/2010: Police confirm that smash-and-grab burglaries are official “pattern” 

7/31/2010: Junction liquor store burglarized 

7/29/2010: Junction robbery, burglary reported 

7/29/2010: Arbor Heights search explained 

7/28/2010: Hit-and-run driver sought 

7/26/2010: Search for suspect in “domestic-violence threats” case 

7/25/2010: North Admiral car break-in 

7/23/2010: Robbery arrests update; plus, hit/run, car-prowl reports 

7/23/2010: Armed robbery reportedly solved fast; more catalytic-converter thefts 

7/22/2010: Tagging trouble 

7/20/2010: VW “getaway camper,” plus, tagged poles 

7/20/2010: What the big Delridge/Brandon response was about 

7/19/2010: Two more business burglaries with smashed windows 

7/16/2010: Smash-grab theft at The Swinery 

7/13/2010: Search, car theft, car prowl 

7/13/2010: Catalytic converter theft 

7/9/2010: Latest reader reports 

7/8/2010: Car prowls way down, police tell Southwest District Council 

7/7/2010: ‘Bones’ is back 

7/6/2010: “Bones” stolen from Delridge driveway 

7/5/2010: Burglary/van theft, plus two car-prowl reports 

7/1/2010: Lincoln Park shooting/fight sends 2 to hospital 

For Crime Watch stories before July 2010, go to this archive page
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SOUTHWEST PRECINCT UPDATES FROM SPDBLOTTER.SEATTLE.GOV 

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CRIME WATCH RESOURCES: 

Southwest Precinct website 

SWP Crime Prevention coordinator Mark Solomon‘s webpage 

Meet SWP Captain Steve Paulsen 

Meet the SWP Community Police Team 

Does a registered sex offender live near you? Search here to find out 

SPD advice for preventing “car prowls” 

SPD advice for preventing burglaries 

SPD advice for dealing with possible ID theft (and what to do if your wallet/cards are stolen) 

USPS advice on preventing mail theft 

City rules for door-to-door solicitors 

Handy phone numbers – from graffiti to parking enforcement, and way beyond 

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