WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Holy Rosary Church bus stolen (update: found)

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ORIGINAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON STORY: If you see Holy Rosary Catholic Church‘s bus sometime soon, it’s not on a church outing – it was stolen early today. Here’s the report and photo sent to us:

(Image from Google Maps)

Early this morning (Sunday, February 23), the Holy Rosary Church bus was stolen while parked on 42nd Ave SW. We do have surveillance video and have contacted the Seattle Police Department … The bus has been used for multiple activities – transporting parishioners who do not drive to Mass, senior outing events, some school activities, and for many years to transport homeless women to our shelter until that was closed during Covid.

Other info
– 2015 Ford E-350 Micro Bird bus
– WA license C52784N
– Color white with “Holy Rosary Catholic Church” lettering on sides and back of bus

We are hoping one of your readers has seen the bus since it was stolen and can provide information on its whereabouts.

Call 911 if you see it. (We’ll add the theft video if and when we receive it.)

ADDED MONDAY: As noted in comments, Holy Rosary got the bus back today. It was found in Burien and they were having it towed to a shop there, to repair damage including the torn-up steering column.

Amy T February 23, 2025 (4:25 pm)

Have you reported to PNW stolen cars they are awesome helped me get my stolen Jeep back

Burien neighbor February 23, 2025 (4:26 pm)

This bus is parked Near 15644-15516 2nd Ave S, Burien, WA 98148

Derp February 23, 2025 (5:07 pm)

Did you call the police
Alleged thief in your neighborhood February 23, 2025 (5:28 pm)

If it ain’t you, probably want to I don’t know… call the sheriffs and let them know?
Alki resident February 23, 2025 (6:09 pm)

By the school or apartments? Please call police asap.

OP February 23, 2025 (7:38 pm)

You have to be a real low-life, bottom-feeding scumbag to steal a church bus.

Chrissy D February 23, 2025 (8:40 pm)

Who would steal from a church (or from anywhere)? In this current state of our country, anything goes.

Watertowerjim February 24, 2025 (7:28 am)

Not defending the thugs, but people PLEASE use air tags. Catch these people on real-time.

dhg February 24, 2025 (10:54 am)

Yep. Airtags are a cheap and easy way to track things. Something this expensive is worth a tracking chip.

CarDriver February 24, 2025 (1:52 pm)

WSB. Did this bus get recovered? If so, any updates on suspect/condition.

WSB February 24, 2025 (4:23 pm)

I emailed the Holy Rosary contact who had reported it to us in the first place and did not hear back, so I just called her – yes, they JUST recovered it in Burien today, and it’s being towed to a shop in Burien. Not too badly damaged – the steering column, mostly. I don’t know if it was in the exact spot the commenter reported, but somewhere in that general vicinity, it sounds like. No arrests reported in connection with the recovery, which was made by deputies (as Burien Police are affiliated with KCSO) – TR