West Seattle Crime Watch: Bus incident; stolen cars; package-theft alert

The latest West Seattle Crime Watch reports:

BUS INCIDENT: One man was arrested after an incident that moved from the street to this RapidRide bus at California/Findlay this afternoon:

Police and fire had left the scene before we got there but we followed up with SPD, SFD, and Metro, to add to what we had heard via police radio: It started with two men reported fighting in the area. One then tried to board a northbound RapidRide bus. The driver tried to keep him from doing that. Some sort of substance was sprayed. This left some passengers coughing. A 31-year-old man was treated by SFD medics but didn’t need to go to the hospital. Another man was arrested and taken to King County Jail. The bus was taken out of service to be cleaned.

(Thursday night update: 34-year-old Yonas T. Berhane spent one day in jail. He has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge.)

STOLEN HONDAS: Two auto-theft reports – Nicole e-mailed to say, “My car was stolen from my home (5000 block California Ave SW), 2012 black Honda Accord. License AHB7813.” And Deedee reports that her son’s girlfriend, a Chief Sealth International High School student, was the victim of auto theft at her home in Burien and hoping for help in finding her car, a 2000 silver Honda Civic, plates AAV1769. She needs it for getting to school and to work. If you see either car, please call 911.

PACKAGE-THEFT ALERT: Joanie in Gatewood wants to warn you that package thieves have struck again:

We’ve had several packages stolen off our doorstep (37th at Elmgrove) including one this past Saturday. It was a box of children’s Christmas gifts from their grandparents. There is a special place in hell for anyone that would steal a kid’s gift.

Pending a permanent incident #, this one is under SPD #T18015276.

2 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Bus incident; stolen cars; package-theft alert"

  • Marge E. December 5, 2018 (8:02 am)

    wow! bus incident. Monday  on 120 picked up the entire passengers on  120 before our bus because two men got into a fight and the police were called.

  • Nicole December 5, 2018 (9:32 pm)

    this is Nicole with the 2012 Honda. It was found! Thanks for sharing 

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