Some news from tonight’s West Seattle Community Safety Partnership meeting at the Southwest Precinct: Community Police Team Officer Adonis Topacio told the group about a shots-fired investigation under way earlier tonight near the South Delridge 7-11 — at least half a dozen shots fired, nobody hurt, but a parked vehicle was hit. He says the search for suspects is focusing on a “suspicious apartment” in a building on 20th SW, and the SPD Gang Unit is looking at this case. (10:03 PM UPDATE: Coverage we just watched on TV tells a slightly different story – KING 5 reports the car hit by gunfire belonged to Chief Sealth HS employee Barry Ray, who says he was driving when the bullet hit – here’s the link to the story.) Topacio and fellow CPT Officer Brian Ballew also had updates on some of the investigations we’ve followed in previous West Seattle Crime Watch coverage:

Regarding the search for the man who is reported to have exposed himself to a girl walking home from school in the 16th/Henderson vicinity (part of our 2/11 WS Crime Watch report), Officer Topacio said no arrest yet, and no reports of any more incidents since that last report, but police are watching the area closely in case the flasher comes back. Officer Ballew offered a postscript on the coffee-shop laptop thefts (previous WSB coverage here) — he says all suspects in the case are now “identified and facing charges,” but neither of the stolen laptops has been recovered.

Another Southwest Precinct CPT Officer at the meeting, Kevin McDaniel, said recent tagging at a High Point park had been traced to a suspect with “gang affiliation” who is also linked to other recent problems, including a hit-and-run crash, so now that suspect is facing eviction, with action expected soon.

Among the concerned citizens in attendance at the meeting was a 39th SW resident who recently became the victim of burglars, for the first time in more than 30 years living at the same house. As noted in this WS Crime Watch report, she’d been out of the house less than an hour when it happened; she said tonight, “It’s an awful feeling … really scary.” Asked if her neighborhood had a Block Watch, she said yes — and she’s the Block Watch captain.

One other case discussed tonight: the dog-poisoning concerns at Fauntleroy and Westcrest Parks. We’ll write up that followup separately. Meantime, mark your calendar for the next West Seattle Community Safety Partnership meeting on March 18, 7 pm, Southwest Precinct; it’s your chance to ask police officers and community crimefighting volunteers in person about anything that’s concerning you and your neighbors — new president Dot Beard offered plenty of Q/A opportunities during tonight’s meeting and will be doing so again in the future.