WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: SPD seeks help in solving possible kidnapping

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Tonight SPD published a request for help in solving a possible kidnapping reported along SW Roxbury two weeks ago. From SPD Blotter:

Seattle Police are seeking the public’s assistance for any information about a woman that was forced into a truck in a West Seattle neighborhood.

On April 10th, the Seattle Police Department received 911 calls regarding a woman being forced into a truck. The location of the incident was Southwest Roxbury Street near White Center.

Police responded to the scene, and quickly located the suspected vehicle. Officers stopped the truck at 14th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Roxbury Street. When officers went to contact the occupants of the truck, it fled the scene.

Officers pursued and lost sight of the truck as it traveled southbound onto Highway 509.

The attached photos are from the SPD traffic stop and Metro Transit buses that were in the area at the time of incident.

If you have any information about this case, please call SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Brandon April 24, 2024 (9:32 pm)

I’d contact SPD and tell them the license plate of the vehicle from the image, but they already have that and blacked it out. Imagine asking the public for more info when you have a registered vehicle address at hand. And it was a stolen vehicle, and you can’t connect the dots, why isn’t that noted with the notice to have the public aide you even more? If nobody has been reported missing over the last two weeks, why is there a request here now? If it’s been two weeks and there is still suspicion, why is the request only now coming out – person could be anywhere in the county.

My biggest question is if it’s still such a big deal to SPD why they let them get away in the first place? Trying to signal you care about crime two weeks after the fact? So many questions, where is the press conference?

Marina April 24, 2024 (10:05 pm)

Why do they wait so long to ask the public for info?

Amd April 24, 2024 (10:18 pm)

The narrative says 14th and Roxbury but the photo from the traffic stop is on 16th. Were they in both locations? Not trying to be pedantic, but it’s useful to know where they were and weren’t seen before poring through hours of security video to see if you have anything helpful.

Witness April 25, 2024 (8:04 am)

From my point of view the incident was initially observed there, as reported. Victim exited the truck at least twice in that general area and was brought back to the vehicle by the suspect. The truck then went south towards the Popeyes restaurant, west a few blocks, north towards Oreillys Auto, left on Delridge and right onto 18th Ave SW. and the right onto SW Henderson. While on 18th Ave SW the suspect aggressively/threateningly backed the truck up towards me, stuck his head out the window and yelled something at me (I assume he was upset I was following him that entire time) and the went right onto SW Henderson, where the Police made visual contact and I left the area.

Erik April 24, 2024 (10:45 pm)

Can you ask SPD to provide the plate number so we can better identify?

Witness April 24, 2024 (11:02 pm)

I was one of the 911 callers/witnesses. I was speaking to the SPD dispatch while I followed the truck until SPD officers made contact with the truck. They are aware of the license plate number. I only learned last week that the truck was able to elude the police pursuit, which involved multiple law enforcement agencies. So sad (and surprising) to hear that suspect got away

BDJ April 24, 2024 (11:04 pm)

Asking for help 2 weeks after a reported kidnapping sure seems very odd. That gives them a very long time to drive far away, if that’s what they did. WSB any idea why they are releasing this info so much later than the incident?

WSB April 25, 2024 (12:44 am)

It appeared on SPD Blotter unannounced this evening, too late to ask anyone until tomorrow, but it seems to fit with a trend lately where the public-affairs team is posting stories with visuals a couple weeks (or longer) after they happened. Another example also posted on SPD Blotter today: A story we covered when it happened almost three weeks ago, a teenager arrested after allegedly robbing and punching a woman at the Westwood Rite-Aid. They’ve posted store and bodycam video. Since the suspect was arrested shortly thereafter, there’s no “help us find” angle in that one. I’m just now going into court files for the latest on the case before writing something noting that they released video – TR

Pauline April 25, 2024 (2:36 am)

odd SPD lost a “truck” in pursuit…aren’t the older ones slower.

Mike April 25, 2024 (4:19 am)

My guess would be that SPD and a other agencies have more details already and are building a stronger case to connect people already in custody along with track down more people involved to go after them. This also could be to see if the person abducted is connected to any other cases (unsolved homicides, people in comas, human trafficking victims that aren’t from the area and aren’t reported missing here, etc). The abduction is pretty brazen and since we haven’t heard anything about a recent missing persons case locally, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is related to international criminal organizations. Maybe it’s a local thing, but this smells like cases the feds have been busting people for lately around here and Eastern Washington that are connected to cartels. Who knows, hopefully the authorities will find the people involved and judges will do their jobs.

Where is the kidnap victim? April 25, 2024 (8:27 am)

The blotter does not mention the status of the kidnapped victim. Did they get released? Why were they targeted? Anyone know?

Justathought April 25, 2024 (10:11 am)

I’ve seen that truck at shrees(Detroit Ave. Sw.) getting gas. Looked like tweakers, I recognize the half faded paint. Can’t remember when I saw it there last tho.

RF April 25, 2024 (11:27 pm)

The black truck reminds me of this story https://westseattleblog.com/2023/12/reader-reports-indecent-exposure-sexual-harassment-incidents/

Burner Acct April 26, 2024 (9:42 am)

Those trucks aren’t very similar. In your link, it appears to be a full-sized Chevy truck. In this one, a Dodge Ram

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