WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Business burglary; home break-in attempt; mailbox prowling

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Three reports in West Seattle Crime Watch:

BUSINESS BURGLARY: Hotwire Coffee in The Junction has been burglarized again. The break-in happened on Tuesday and was reported to police on Wednesday, according to the narrative we obtained from SPD today. The police report says it happened around 4:42 am Tuesday, when “three suspects were caught on video surveillance breaking into (the) business. The suspects gained entry to the property by ramming and damaging a large metal gate on the north side of the property … The suspects damaged another gate within the property in order to access the front door of the business. Next, the suspects kicked in the front door of the business … Once inside, the suspects located a small safe underneath the counter/register.” The narrative says they then took the safe and “two containers of donuts.” Hotwire posted images on social media, noting that this was Hotwire’s third burglary in one year. If you have any information, the SPD case # is 23-119912.

HOME BREAK-IN ATTEMPT: From a reader in the Admiral area:

Between 3 and 4 am (Wednesday) while I was away, this person went to both front and back doors, smashed my front Ring doorbell camera, pried off my back-door camera, cut my front screen door and also removed the batteries from my mole repeller stakes in the back yard (maybe he thought they were surveilling him?) He did not gain entry but seemed to lurk for around 30 minutes. Please be on the lookout for this guy, I got some great pictures of him and will be filing a police report.

MAILBOX PROWLING: Sent by Kevin:

At about 2 am (Wednesday) morning a 4-door SUV was driving slowly down our street and (checking) out mailboxes; you can see them go up to ours but video ends right before they opened it. 34th and Morgan.

Derek May 4, 2023 (1:18 pm)

So where was the Admiral break in. Can we have an address?

WSB May 4, 2023 (4:50 pm)

That’s as specific as the victim wanted to get.

Jaclyn May 4, 2023 (2:38 pm)

Mail thief hit us in high point too…

Sue May 4, 2023 (2:59 pm)

The attempted burglar in Admiral has no fear or shame by the way he brazenly looks into the camera. Is it because they aren’t worried about penalty?

Bill May 4, 2023 (3:35 pm)

He may be drunk or substance abusing?. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Seattlite May 5, 2023 (12:59 pm)

BINGO!

Ted May 4, 2023 (6:23 pm)

Another day, another brazen break in , another brazen lurker looking for something to break or steal or hurtThe difference between an organized society and a chaotic society is in the populace allowing it to happen. Showing up at town halls and local government meeting and demanding change. Don’t be put off. Demand action. Dont stop meeting and organizing until it happens. If the vocal minority of misguided do gooders who watch as your quality of life degrades- then talk louder. Don’t allow them to shame you into doing what you know us right. They are wrong and we all know it. They just like making you feel bad about your expectations because they have given up on theirs.Please save west Seattle and the northwest as a whole. It was a beautiful city that took a wrong turn. It will take years but what else you going to do?We fled after fighting it for years but I hope the fight is still in some of you.