WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Beach Drive burglary arrest

3:40 PM: Thanks for the tips and photo. Police converged on a house in the 4800 block of Beach Drive around 2:30 pm after a report of a suspected burglary in progress. They confirmed the house had been broken into – no one was home at the time – and arrested a man they found on the property. No other details so far. The 38-year-old suspect was reported by dispatch to have at least one warrant, for a misdemeanor case in Snohomish County.

6:53 PM: The suspect has been booked into the King County Jail, the roster shows.

Herongrrrl February 16, 2025 (5:53 pm)

Hm…I noticed a blue pickup skulking around the 4500 block about an hour earlier and wondered if the driver (who I could not see) was casing the area.

Shadowtripper February 16, 2025 (7:22 pm)

We were walking past the house on opposite side of street as alarm was sounding. There were 2 patrol cars there speaking to woman on sidewalk. Within 5-6 minutes another 4 patrol cars arrived. Response was quick!

WSB February 16, 2025 (7:33 pm)

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That’s because it was reported as an *in-progress* burglary … burglar inside when call was made.

Shadowtripper February 16, 2025 (7:27 pm)

5 star response by police. Thank you!

Seattlite February 16, 2025 (7:59 pm)

Great work SPD!

BDE February 17, 2025 (6:23 am)

It’s about time SPD does something right and make a arrest rather then an accusation. Give them a huge pat on the back for final being smarter then the bad guy.

brandon February 19, 2025 (9:39 am)

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Really? We can snark at them for doing a dangerous job? I am happy to pat them on the back, thank you,.

Candice February 17, 2025 (8:51 am)

Amazing work Seattle Police. Wonderful response and they got him! Thank you!!! ♥️

Alex February 17, 2025 (11:08 pm)

Any updates on charges? I tried looking up the police record number in the jail roster and didn’t find anything, I guess they use different IDs.

WSB February 18, 2025 (4:19 pm)

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The jail roster doesn’t cross reference anything except once charges are filed IF the defendant is still in custody. In this case he is – looks like he might be in the muni court system instead of superior court, I’ll look it up further in a bit.