WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two bikes stolen, one bike left behind

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Sent by Christine in Gatewood:

This Trek bike was found locked to our neighbors’ fence in the alley of the 6700 block of 38th & 39th Ave SW.

The same night, Sunday 10/26, our garage door was accidentally left open and our two Ride 1 Up Portola folding e-bikes were stolen out of our garage. Both were a blue gray color with one hard and one soft packs on the back.

Would love to reunite the owner of the Trek bike since it has a pack with tools and some personal items in it. Strange that it was locked unless the thief was planning on returning to get it.

Our alley neighbor sent us his Ring security camera footage and you can see the thief take the bikes & head northbound toward Morgan St.

We filed a police report (no case # yet) and are checking sale sites like Craigslist & OfferUp to see if they’re turn up. Thankful he didn’t take more, I guess.

If the Trek bike might be yours – or if you happen to find the stolen ebikes – contact us and we’ll connect you.

Eric1 October 28, 2025 (9:31 pm)

Pretty sad that people will just take things knowing it isn’t theirs. Assuming that he had a helmet before the theft, that is pretty low that the thief was a fellow bicycle rider. For the case of forgetting to close the garage door, you can install an automated (smart) garage door opener that closes the garage door after a set time. Genie makes an “Aladdin” adapter, which is what I have. It has online features and I don’t know if they are mandatory (I find them convenient) so if you don’t like those, do check on that. I am assuming that other manufacturers makes them if you don’t have a Genie door opener.

Wes October 29, 2025 (3:31 pm)

Chamberlain makes one of these that I think is universal. I have it set to make sure my garage is closed every night, and I can keep tabs on it and have it send me an alert when opened. It is a pretty great tool, and is inexpensive (Smart Garage Control, about $30). Works with your existing garage door opener and an iPhone/Android app.

1994 October 28, 2025 (9:48 pm)

The bike thief seems organized…. with a head lamp and a giant back pack that looks full of…..?

George October 29, 2025 (7:21 am)

What time was this?

Christine October 29, 2025 (9:03 am)

1am

Wendell October 29, 2025 (2:25 pm)

Just a theory, but I think locking a stolen bike to a fence doesn’t attract as much attention as a stolen/abandoned bike. Most of us are conditioned not to suspect a locked bike is stolen. I’m sure the miserable villain had some sort of reason to re-lock and leave it behind.

Christine October 29, 2025 (9:09 pm)

UPDATE: the owner of the Trek bike has been found and he was a 38th Ave SW neighbor who said the bike was stolen from their garage. Clearly the thief left behind his bike when he had the chance to steal our two e-bikes!