WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Auto-shop burglars on video

Todd at Swedish Automotive (35th/Kenyon; WSB sponsor) reports his shop was broken into early today, and it’s on video:

We had a break-in this morning at the shop around 4 am. Ring camera captured some of it and the alarm went off, but not before they broke the front door, 4 windows in the back, cut the latch off the back gate and made off with our safe. SPD case 2025-29750 if anyone has any information.

That includes if you happen to find a dumped safe.

4 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Auto-shop burglars on video"

  • Jim February 1, 2025 (8:30 pm)

    Suggestion:  I worked for a company that  set its safe in a BIG block of reinforced of concrete – total weight about 1500 pounds or have it set into the floor.  Either way it’s not going to get moved.   Might stop more such problems.

  • timothydurkan@gmail.com February 1, 2025 (8:51 pm)

    This may or may not be related but there was another burglary involving a safe on Friday I believe – might be a coincidence but safes are kind of specialty field  you’d think…how would you know there’s a safe to begin with? Sorry for your troubles, Swedish Automotive…I was just going to bring the Subaru by for some work…Tim D. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9555518881145580&set=gm.28321381084174588&idorvanity=402908343115237

    • Suzanne February 2, 2025 (12:15 am)

      Swedish Automotive is terrific, and Todd and his employees are the best. It’s awful that this happened to them but don’t let this stop you from taking your Subaru there. It won’t affect the quality of their work. 

    • Anna shipley February 7, 2025 (9:01 am)

      My husband has been at Swedish for over ten years, business remains the same! 

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