Topping this afternoon’s West Seattle Crime Watch roundup – police confirm that a house at 17th/Barton [map] was shot at, describing it as “random vandalism,” not a case of someone being targeted. We got a text about shots heard in that area early yesterday but had no confirmation until we checked with police following a note from Adrienne, who says her neighbor’s townhome was shot at. Police say no one was hurt. Ahead, several more reports, starting with the case of the huge, now-missing tire:
First: Since our last Crime Watch roundup yesterday, the reports we’ve received include a few in which the stolen items seemed puzzling to those reporting the crimes, starting with Alan‘s note via Facebook reporting that a 300-pound tire was stolen from outside CrossFit West Seattle (42nd/Admiral) overnight. We subsequently received e-mail directly from CF’s owner Eric:
Between the hours of 8:30pm last night and 5:30am this morning, our tractor tire was stolen from the front of our business on the corner of SW Admiral Way and 42 Ave SW. The tire is about 5 feet tall and weighs 300+ lbs. I’m sure someone thought it would be funny to roll our tire away as a prank, so I’m guessing we will find it close by as it is too heavy to lift, unless there was a group of several people. We use this tire during our workouts and need it ASAP. Please send out a request to your readers asking them to help locate the tire. We will pick it up from wherever it is found.
Diane reports a smaller but also-puzzling theft:
A weird occurrence last Wed night sometime between midnight and 7AM or so. Someone took 2 plastic chairs from my front deck and 2 from my neighbor’s. We live in the Alaska Junction area on a hillside-so someone had to walk up a bunch of stairs for not very obvious “inexpensive chairs”. While not a real monetary loss, it was very annoying. Anyone know anything about this or had it happen to them?
And yet another small-but-puzzling theft, reported by a West Seattleite who wants to be anonymous:
Within a 1.5 hour timeframe, 6pm-7:30pm, on Wednesday evening, (in a) house at North end of 56th Ave SW, very close to Alki Beach – Someone walked at least 30ft from the alley into the backyard patio and removed the front tire from a mountain bike. The bike is tough to see from the alley, and there were some other items in the area that were not taken…probably because they were bulky/heavy.
Kind of worrisome that someone would be that bold during daylight hours. Not sure if they were specifically looking for a bike tire, or if they were just casing yards to see what was easily accessible. The bike is a cheap one, and the tire was very basic.
Now one burglary reported by two of the victim’s neighbors; first, from Elisabeth:
I want to report on a house robbery (Wednesday). The house is next door to mine on 40th SW off Dakota [map]. The owner, who just left after coming to tell me about it, said anything of possible value was taken, including electronics, medications, perfume, apparel, a bicycle, and a jar of loose change. It happened sometime before 4:30 p.m. Of course the police were called.
Gary also reported the break-in, saying there was “no sign of forced entry” and advising people to “just be alert.” One other Crime Watch note: Erin posted today in the WSB Forums, looking for witnesses to what she says was a hit-run crash a month ago.
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