WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 2 Hyundais – one stolen, one apparently abandoned

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Two cars in one last Crime Watch report tonight, both Hyundais:

STOLEN ELANTRA: Elizabeth‘s red 2017 Elantra sedan, license BBJ0776, was stolen Monday night (October 17th) from an apartment parking lot near Westwood Village.

If you see this car parked or being driven, contact police and please email Elizabeth at purrfull@aol.com as quickly as possible. (added) SPD report # is 2022-280221.

APPARENTLY ABANDONED SONATA: Julie sent the photo:

She reports, “This white Hyundai has been in front of our house for several days. Just noticed it has a window broken out and the ignition torn apart. It has a Zone 3 (Fauntleroy area) sticker. 46th & SW Trenton. I’ll report it to the city, but maybe someone will recognize it.” Plate # BXJ0011.

Trenton & Delridge October 21, 2022 (1:11 am)

The white Hyundai is a 2015 Sonata SE with a 2.4 liter, 4 cylinder engineIt is likely that these Hyundais have the “iPhone charger cable” ignition lock vulnerability. This affects Kia models from 2011 to 2021 and Hyundai models from 2015 to 2021 (with ignition keys; the ones equipped with push-button starting do not have the vulnerability).

John Smith October 21, 2022 (1:26 am)

Many relatively recent-model Kia and Hyundai cars are vulnerable to an old-fashioned physical attack on the ignition key lock. Do an Internet search.

Buzz October 21, 2022 (7:27 am)

Speaking of abandoned cars is the city still actually enforcing the 72 hour rule? I reported an abandoned car 3 weeks ago with no action.

HS October 21, 2022 (9:03 am)

I reported a stolen car on the Find It, Fix It app. Photo, days on street, vin#, etc. I wasn’t sure where else to report it and couldn’t find anything when I searched the vin online. The owner was notified almost immediately.

Jeepney October 21, 2022 (10:44 am)

Saw on the WSDOT social page that SPD arrested someone stealing wire out of light fixtures on the WSB bridge last Monday. No wonder that area is always so dark.

WSB October 21, 2022 (11:37 am)

Not on the bridge, on an I-5 ramp to the bridge, which is why it was a WSDOT matter and not SDOT,
https://twitter.com/wsdot/status/1583474032753926146
But yes, wire theft has been a problem. During one of our visits to the bridge before it reopened, crews were replacing stolen wire/cables.
- Echo October 21, 2022 (4:24 pm)
  
  WOW.Glad the WSP were able to apprehend the person.
- bolo October 21, 2022 (9:03 pm)
  
  That explains the sizeable mounds of wire insulation strips piled up between the dead end street (what is it? 17 Ave SW?) and the east approach to the low bridge cycle track. Been going on for a while. Conveniently located next to a scrapyard. Quite an operation.

krista October 22, 2022 (2:43 pm)

The white hyundai is mine! Got broken into and stolen on 10/16. Police said I can leave it parked outside my house until I get it towed on 10/25 to get it fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience to the neighbor!

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