WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Supermarket robbed; tires/wheels stolen; bicycle taken

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Three more West Seattle Crime Watch reports tonight:

GROCERY-STORE ROBBERY: According to a preliminary police summary, the Junction QFC was robbed just before 4 pm. Police say someone robbed a checker by implying he had a gun, then fled on foot. No description or other details available.

TIRES/WHEELS STOLEN: This happened to Tyler‘s pickup truck overnight in Seaview:

Tyler says the pickup was parked on SW Findlay west of California and adds, “I had locking wheel nuts on every wheel and they were still able to get away with them.” Here is what they looked like:

Police report # is 2021-908820.

BICYCLE TAKEN: Our inbox has had an uptick in bicycle reports these past few days – either stolen-and-missing or dumped-and-likely-stolen (scroll through this archive to see them). This is in the former category, from Renee:

Our son’s blue 24″ wheel REI Co-Op bike was taken from our garage some time in the past 3-5 days, while our garage was left open. We noticed it missing on Sunday 5/23. There is no identification on the bike, and it’s not registered on the Bike Index (now I know!). Ok to email myred5@yahoo.com with info.

StopCuttingDownTrees May 24, 2021 (9:44 pm)

Did a QFC checker get personally robbed in the store or did the checker get robbed at his/her checkstand? (cash drawer money handed over).

WSB May 24, 2021 (10:14 pm)

Don’t know what they got away with. The exact wording in the report was “a male suspect entered [the store] and robbed a check stand. The suspect implied that he had a gun.” Given that you can’t rob an inanimate object, I wrote “robbed a checker.”

Bicycles May 24, 2021 (9:49 pm)

Someone tell me more about what the Bike Index is…?

Alex S. May 26, 2021 (1:04 pm)

Bike Index is a free service where you can both register your bike without it being stolen (in case it’s taken and you didn’t notice) – and where you can register it and mark it stolen AFTER it is stolen. That way, folks in the cycling community can keep an eye out on the street and on sketchy websites like OfferUp and Craigslist (some clowns even use Facebook Marketplace to sell stolen stuff using their real names) If somebody spots your stolen bike, they can contact you through the website’s messaging function. Bike repair shops and responsible bike buyers will also take notice if a bike appears to be stolen. Another good source is the Seattle Area Stolen Bikes Facebook group page, as well as SABRE which focuses on bike retrieval. Having the bike’s serial number is helpful but not required (if you don’t have the serial number, call the shop where you bought it and oftentimes they can look it up – places like REI should have it)

1994 May 25, 2021 (11:03 pm)

Must have been a thief with the right equipment and know how to steal those wheels – they knew what they were after. Sorry this happened to you and now having the pain and expense to replace 4 wheels and tires. And more creepers at the grocery store! Yikes!

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