FREE: Seattle Police to offer two more steering-wheel lock giveaways

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(WSB photo, June)

In hopes that fewer Hyundais and Kias will wind up like that one – stolen and pushed down a slope at Westcrest Park – SPD is giving away more steering-wheel locks. After two giveaways in April, two more dates have just been announced for late August and early September. Sent today by Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator Jennifer Satterwhite:

In response to a rise in vehicle thefts involving certain Kia and Hyundai models, SPD’s Crime Prevention Coordinators will be giving away steering wheel locks at each of its five precincts this summer.

Dates & Times:

Tuesday August 29th : 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Saturday September 2nd : 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Locations:

East Precinct – 1519 12th Avenue
West Precinct – 810 Virginia Street
North Precinct – 10049 College Way N
South Precinct – 3001 S Myrtle Street
Southwest Precinct – 2300 SW Webster Street

The devices are available at no charge to people who live or work in the City of Seattle, with a focus on those who own or lease a Kia or Hyundai vehicle. Due to limited availability, locks cannot be set aside or held. Only one lock allowed per person. Please go to the pickup event scheduled for the precinct where you live or work.

Neighbor August 7, 2023 (1:29 am)

Speaking of car thefts, there was heavy license plate switching activity this evening in High Point behind the high point library and in residential townhouse driveway behind the library. There were at least four teenage boys (14-19 years), all speaking a Somali sounding language. The police were notified by two different residences but failed to follow through in time to catch them (1 hour+ response).

WSB August 7, 2023 (1:38 am)

I heard the dispatch, impossible of course to know from the radio how long it had been since the report. Staffing levels have been particularly brutal this weekend – on Saturday night SW Precinct officers were being dispatched all over the city to priority (life-safety) calls.
- Neighbor August 7, 2023 (8:43 am)
  
  Well I can tell you since I called it in and saw it happening.. took about and hour for one to show up.. and I received a text from 911 apologizing for the delay in responding. Missed a phone call from them about 90 minutes after I called.

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