WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Police arrest Westwood Village burglary suspect

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(WSB photo added 1:35 pm. Damage at left is from earlier burglary)

11:02 AM: Three weeks after the crash-and-grab burglary at Big 5 Sporting Goods in Westwood Village, the store was burglarized again early today – but this time police arrested a suspect. They say the man broke in by using a shopping cart to break a window around 4:15 am. The burglar was still inside when officers arrived; he pointed what appeared to be a rifle – but turned out to be a pellet gun – at them and fled. They caught the suspect nearby, in the 2500 block of SW Barton, and recovered the pellet rifle plus bullets, boots, two coats, and a baseball bat. The 37-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail, where the roster says this is his fourth booking this year.

1:02 PM: One added detail from listening to the radio exchanges recorded during the police response – the original call to 911 came from shopping-center security.

WS_Steve December 27, 2022 (11:20 am)

It’s heartwarming that West Seattle’s criminals are so determined to stay in good shape.

WS Resident December 28, 2022 (8:40 am)

Easy to stay in good shape when they’re always back out the streets and allowed to continue to exercise!

Admyrl Byrd December 27, 2022 (12:17 pm)

SPD showing remarkable patience with having a firearm pointed at them. Kids have died in other cities for less.

Rhonda December 27, 2022 (1:16 pm)

Patience or foolishness? That could been a fatal decision on any officers’ part, but my guess is they knew it wasn’t a real rifle.

OneTimeCharley December 27, 2022 (12:27 pm)

Great job SPD on the successful apprehension!

WS Resident December 28, 2022 (8:43 am)

Is there a point to it though? It’s the guy’s 4th apprehension… He might be back out doing the same again in 3 weeks from now.
- OneTimeCharley December 28, 2022 (2:45 pm)
  
  You would rather he/she not be apprehended? That’s weird.

Cogburn December 27, 2022 (12:30 pm)

SPD does a great job. Too bad they have to deal with the same criminals over and over

ALKId December 27, 2022 (1:42 pm)

The 37-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail, where the roster says this is his fourth booking this year.

Off Course December 27, 2022 (4:08 pm)

the roster says this is his fourth booking this year.

Of course it is.

Alki resident December 27, 2022 (1:54 pm)

Maybe this time the judge can keep the village idiot locked up.

Zipda December 27, 2022 (1:55 pm)

Failed career choice.

Seattlite December 27, 2022 (2:24 pm)

Excellent work SPD!!!! SPD needs more police officers to keep up with the criminal activity in Seattle.

Ray December 27, 2022 (3:01 pm)

and when Big 5 closes that location next year, all the regulars in this city will lament another business going out of business and refuse to do anything to address the underlying reasons.

bolo December 27, 2022 (5:50 pm)

“…pellet rifle plus bullets, boots, two coats, and a baseball bat.”
Wonder what his plans were?

Rhonda December 27, 2022 (7:39 pm)

A fun, cold day hiking the woods, shooting tin cans and batting small rocks?
- Rick December 28, 2022 (8:06 am)
  
  Planning for the next insurrection.

1994 December 27, 2022 (9:52 pm)

Waiting to hear that the SPD apprehends the idiots using the car that smashed the store. The shopping cart guy probably needed a warm place to stay so hope the judge keeps him in jail for a while.

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