WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 35th/Roxbury response (updated Monday); car console stolen from above

Two more West Seattle Crime Watch reports:

ABOUT THE 35TH/ROXBURY RESPONSE: If you noticed multiple police cars at the strip mall on the northeast corner of 35th/Roxbury this past hour, here’s what that was about: An officer’s Automated License Plate Reader detected what police call a “rolling stolen” – stolen car on the move, a red Acura. The officer first saw it southbound on 35th at Henderson just before 7 pm, briefly lost track of it, then saw it pulled into the strip mall, where the driver was reportedly seen going into the Global Smoke & Vape store. Backup arrived and officers took the driver into custody. According to dispatch, the car was reported stolen outside the city, somewhere in King County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. We’ll follow up on what happened from there. … MONDAY UPDATE: The driver, a 39-year-old man, was arrested, and is in the King County Jail. Police say they found him inside the store, keys to the stolen car in hand, plus a credit card belonging to the vehicle’s registered owner. He claimed the Acura TL was a rental car he’d only been driving for a few hours, though he had no explanation for the credit card, per the police report. We’ll check back later on the suspect’s bail, assuming he had a hearing this afternoon as would be standard for the day after an arrest.

CAR CONSOLE STOLEN FROM ABOVE: Reader report from Andrew:

Heads up to those living on Fauntleroy near Lincoln Park. We used to see on our cameras people coming by about 3 in the morning testing car doors to see if they were open (driving slowly and reaching out to test). We always lock our car and never keep anything of value in the cars. So far so good for 8 years… until yesterday, thieves pried up the hard top on my Jeep Wrangler (after 2 years of parking this newish vehicle here) and stole the “uConnect” infotainment / navigation / stereo system, and damaged the roof, the door, the center dash is gashed up.

It’s been reported to police; the permanent report number is pending, but the tracking # is T00032361.

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 35th/Roxbury response (updated Monday); car console stolen from above"

  • Alki resident June 15, 2025 (9:42 pm)

    Ok so is the ALPR the same as if a cop drives past a stolen car and gets alerted from like LoJack or something? I witnessed that years ago and watched six kids bail out of the suv in question. So crazy.

    • WSB June 15, 2025 (10:33 pm)

      Not LoJack. They read the plate and compare it to a database. Apparently car thieves don’t often remove/change the plates!

      • Alki resident June 15, 2025 (10:46 pm)

        Ok thanks. This was a good catch. 

  • Lincoln Park German Shepherd walker June 16, 2025 (9:08 am)

    Sorry about your jeep, Andrew.  Hopefully, someone saw something since this is such a busy street and they went to so much trouble.🤬

  • Westsidegirl June 17, 2025 (9:05 am)

    Thank you, SPD❤️ excellent job!!

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