West Seattle Crime Watch: Cold doesn’t deter car prowlers

The other day, we got word from Hansen View Blockwatch (the neighborhood west of the Camp Long entrance) about car prowls, and linked their report to the WSB Crime Watch page since the main page here was completely caught up in weather coverage. Tonight, since weather woes are in a lull, we’re posting here that HVB has sent word of another car-prowling incident, two cars in the 5000 block of 36th (here’s a map; full report is on the HVB website).

2 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Cold doesn't deter car prowlers"

  • Aim December 17, 2008 (9:55 pm)

    Somehow it’s easier to forget security when it’s extreme weather (in either direction). Heat = windows open. Cold = warm up the car, etc. We were burglarized a few years ago on a snow day. It was below freezing out, and quite a bit of snow was on the ground. Someone broke not one but TWO windows and completely ransacked our house, destroying half of our belongings, stomping apart the furniture and ripping apart books. Bad weather doesn’t stop people from doing really crappy things.

  • homedk December 18, 2008 (10:07 pm)

    Sorry to hear that, Aim. Destroying someone’s property is worse than stealing it, in my opinion.

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