West Seattle Crime Watch updates: Tire-slashing rampage followup; Alan Polevia back in jail

Two West Seattle Crime Watch updates:

(One of nine photos published in our original report last Saturday)
TIRE-SLASHING SPREE UPDATE: We finally obtained the police report written after officers talked to many of the people whose vehicles’ tires were slashed late July 4th or early July 5th in Seaview – here’s our original story. The report includes 22 cases totaling 30 tires; neighbors cited up to 40, so if it happened to you and you haven’t reported it, be sure to contact police. We also were reminded by SPD that if anyone with a surveillance camera anywhere nearby hasn’t checked it yet – maybe you were away for an extended holiday weekend? – please do, before the recording is lost. Meantime, neighbors’ reward fund is up to $750 and they are still accepting contributions – go here. And the neighbor who organized the fund has posted in the WSB Forums looking for help in putting up posters touting the reward for tips (follow that link – her contact info is there too).

ALAN POLEVIA IN JAIL AGAIN: Last fall, we covered the sentencing of 33-year-old repeat offender Alan Polevia, who had made news both regionally – for escaping from Harborview while handcuffed – and locally, for various property-crime cases. He was sentenced to six months, and got out this spring. This week, a reader tip brought the news that he was booked into King County Jail again Tuesday morning. Charges have since been filed against him; it’s not a West Seattle case, but because of his history in this area, it seemed noteworthy. According to court documents, Polevia is charged with second-degree burglary and firearm theft for a late-April break-in at Boulevard Park Pawn and Loan (11848 Des Moines Memorial Drive). 13 guns were stolen, in addition to other items; two safes containing at least some of those guns had been pried open. The King County Sheriff’s Office report says deputies came into contact with Polevia that day about a mile away and noticed him both “highly under the influence of narcotics” and wearing an empty holster that he couldn’t explain. It had a price tag from the pawn shop; prints on one of the pried-open safes matched his. His bail is set at $50,000, plus $500 for an unrelated failure-to-appear case.

4 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch updates: Tire-slashing rampage followup; Alan Polevia back in jail"

  • Eric July 10, 2014 (2:44 pm)

    This Alan guy from all his history, seems like he is just going to be a career criminal. The courts need to sentence him for a good amount of time because it seems quite obvious this guy is not going to change his ways

  • rob July 11, 2014 (11:30 am)

    At what point do they finally decide the guy probably needs some sort of treatment beyond jail? If he’s in and out and right back to the same shenanigans so quickly, seems pretty clear just putting him in jail isn’t doing any good.

  • gia July 11, 2014 (4:26 pm)

    I would want to see some type of court ordered inpatient treatment along with the jail time. It seems not only is Mr. Polevia branching out in the community area, but i dont recall any of his crimes including firearms. Maybe i am wrong?…..i hope that a judge compels him to some type of treatment and that the addiction can get treated, which may in turn reduce the crimes.

  • Ms. Sparkles July 11, 2014 (5:37 pm)

    Just what we need, another mentally ill person (M.r Polevia) with a stash of guns. WTH?

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