West Seattle Crime Watch: Another egg attack

One week after our last report, here’s another one – Kate got hit:

Just wanted to let you know my car was hit with eggs last night – near the corner of 35th and Elmgrove [map]. Looks like I was the only one, but not sure if anyone else was targeted. It made a huge mess and after washing it all off, you can see where the egg shells exploded and scratched the paint. Fun!

This falls squarely in the corner of the type of incident police want to make sure you report, even if you think it’s “minor” … as “KBear” wrote in the 20-comment discussion that followed last Monday’s report, “Just because petty crime may be commonplace doesn’t mean we should put up with it in our community.” There’ve been some reports of items thrown at moving vehicles, for example, which can startle a driver and cause a crash. The non-emergency number (which would be appropriate unless you come across someone in the act of throwing something) is 206-625-5011.

5 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Another egg attack"

  • jon March 22, 2010 (2:10 pm)

    Kate, Turtle Wax (and a little elbow grease) takes the residue right off. My BMW got hit (right on the logo) last summer. I don’t drive every day so I didn’t notice for at least two weeks after it happened. Despite what I had been told about eggs and car paint, no damage was done to vehicle.

  • West Seattles Grimiest March 22, 2010 (3:17 pm)

    my car was egged over the weekend too. near the corner of roxbury and 26th. second time in the last few months.

  • KBear March 22, 2010 (3:32 pm)

    Will there be more of this when eggs go on sale soon? Or are these punks shoplifters, too?

  • marty March 22, 2010 (4:03 pm)

    My car got egged once, but no damage because they used “Egglands Best, the better egg”.

  • Lola March 24, 2010 (10:51 am)

    Hi all,

    Just thought I would chime in about what might work on cars. I use the magic eraser sponge on my car to get off the tough oil and small scratches on my car. I do have a white car so not sure what it does to colored one. Maybe test a small area. It might work on the egg splater as well. Sorry to hear that you were egged.

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