WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen gold Toyota; car break-in interrupted

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Two reader reports in West Seattle Crime Watch:

STOLEN GOLD TOYOTA: Maybe you’ll find Sarah‘s car:

Our car was stolen today at 3:45 pm from in front of our carport located in the alley between 40th Ave SW and 41st Ave SW off SW Bradford,

2007 gold Toyota RAV-4
WA license plate BLN5548

(Stock photo)

Please report to police or contact me if you see it. Thank you. 206-486-2718

SPD incident # is 2022-331103.

CAR BREAK-IN INTERRUPTED: Richard reports that a neighbor stopped what was either going to be a break-in or a car-theft attempt:

My 2011 Hyundai Elantra had an attempted break-in tonight at about 8:30 pm. My driver rear window was busted out in an attempt to either steal the car or rummage around for anything valuable inside. One of my neighbors was outside and saw the suspects against the car and thought it was suspicious. As he walked up to get closer, a getaway car (Honda Civic or similar) drove up to pick them up and they all drove off together. I live in the Fauntleroy neighborhood near Wildwood Market. Was fortunate to have neighbors on alert that were able to spook the burglars away before they were able to do anything more than break my window.

ADDED MONDAY: The SPD incident # is 2022-926217.

MyThruppence December 12, 2022 (6:18 am)

When is the State DOT going to evict the huge automobile chop shop going on underneath the 1st Ave. S. Bridge? We have been patient for long enough. Maybe if we each contact them individually via telephone and email they will understand more fully exactly how fed up our community is with their inaction. If they cannot properly administer the land under their control, then perhaps we need to reapportion that land to another state agency? Maybe the hwy patrol can keep the lawlessness under proper control?

Pdavis December 12, 2022 (12:48 pm)

If you will go ahead and post the contact information – specifically- of who to contact but will actually do something about it? Who do we contact specifically?
- MyThruppence December 12, 2022 (2:51 pm)
  
  https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/contacts/send-us-your-feedback
  - East Coast Cynic December 12, 2022 (7:22 pm)
    
    Just emailed them about the chop shop.

DRW December 12, 2022 (12:55 pm)

I second that MYTHRUPPENCE. It has been way to long. I believe that if they sweep that chop shop there would be a decrease in car thefts.

1994 December 12, 2022 (9:43 pm)

Be sure to include language to the effect that environmental damage is happening, pollutants and contaminants are being released into the soil, maybe into the water drainage nearby ….that may grab someone’s attention to take action.

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