WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Car arson; stolen gun found

Two West Seattle incident reports just sent by the Southwest Precinct:

CAR ARSON: The Seattle Fire log shows a car fire at 3:30 am today. According to the precinct, this is an arson investigation, and the car turned out to have been stolen from Bellevue. “A male suspect was seen running away from the vehicle,” the precinct reports.

STOLEN GUN FOUND: An officer assigned to patrol Alki on Labor Day “noticed two vehicles illegally parked in a trailer-only parking stall of the Don Armeni Boat Ramp.” The first, with four people, was told to leave, and did. The second had no one inside; when an officer looked through its open windows, he “observed a handgun with an extended magazine on the driver side floorboard.” The report says he “discovered the serial number of the firearm, which returned stolen out of Utah. The SW Precinct Sergeant instructed the Officer to photograph the vehicle and location of the handgun.” The vehicle subsequently was impounded and remains under investigation.

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Car arson; stolen gun found"

  • Joseph September 9, 2020 (12:09 pm)

    Sounds like the owner of the car at Alki with the stolen handgun decided to go for a VERY long walk when he saw his vehicle being impounded.

    • Fishfood September 9, 2020 (4:23 pm)

      Hopefully the long walk was off a short pier.

  • Leah September 9, 2020 (7:21 pm)

    South end of EC Hughes Park:Very large boom last night, resulting in a silver BMW engulfed in flames (mostly towards the back of the car). Fire team responded swiftly.

    • WSB September 9, 2020 (8:17 pm)

      Thanks, by the time we heard about it this morning, nothing left but a burned spot on the pavement. Though I usually work long into the night, there’s a couple hours when we’re reliant on tips, and 3:30 usually falls in that time.

  • Eagle Eye September 9, 2020 (10:07 pm)

    How good are this cop’s eyes?  He read the *serial number* of a gun on the floorboard of a car, through the window?  Is there part of the story missing where he gained access?  This seems impossible.

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