WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen blue sea kayak (Update: Found, thanks to reader!)

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ORIGINAL SUNDAY STORY: Sebastian is hoping for help recovering his stolen kayak:

I’m really upset I had my very lovely sea kayak stolen out of my driveway last night and it’s quite alarming – I live at the Tracy Ann Apartments right by Lowman Beach, 6790 Murray Avenue SW. It was an 18 ft Wilderness Concepts sea kayak, Polar Star model, quite expensive, and I believe that it might have been taken after 5:00 a.m. (when) I let my very sick dog out. It was blue, it has a rudder on it, tandem as well – two seater. It was in my parking spot in my driveway.

Sebastian is working on filing a police report; meantime, if you happen to find it, we can connect you with him.

MONDAY UPDATE: As you can see via comments below, a reader spotted it, and Sebastian says that as a result he has his kayak back.

Blue Kayak April 28, 2025 (3:10 pm)

I am almost certain that I just saw this kayak (2:50pm) poking out of the back of a white box truck with faded decals in the east parking lot next to chelan cafe. I saw it from the bike path and it seemed out of place.

Jason April 28, 2025 (5:27 pm)

I am going to second that, I was cycling back earlier today and happened to notice the oddity. It wasn’t until later this afternoon it dawned on me of the connection. This box truck appeared to have other content in the back but most distinct was the blue kayak. If the owner can confirm I did notice the kayak had a rudder and what could be a similar hatch at the stern of the boat.
- WSB April 28, 2025 (6:42 pm)
  
  Sebastian says that was it and he has it back!
spooled April 30, 2025 (7:21 am)

Did this white box truck with faded decals happen to say “Puget Bindery – Kent” on the sides? (Seen routinely casing the North Delridge area.)

kayak April 28, 2025 (8:18 pm)

I’m glad it was found. Now as a neighbor I would recommend not leaving anything of value unattended in a driveway in Seattle, or this will only happen again.

A local April 29, 2025 (7:06 pm)

Dont leave anything worth money out anywhere in this city. It is pretty safe compared to other US cities as far as violent crime. But theft, car prowl, porch pirate and other property crimes are through the roof as usual. My next door neighbor just a few days ago chased a porch pirate who tried to steal a just delivered box off my porch in broad daylight while my neighbor was out gardening. My neighbor is a big burly dude from eastern europe and the package contained a case of seltzer water so the pirate gave up trying to run with it and dropped it after about 20 feet down the road. I got my slightly dented and shaken seltzer back and wish I coulda seen some pirate trying to haul end with an unmarked box full of seltzer being chased by a huge guy shouting in a heavy eastern european accent…