WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Business burglary; garage break-in on video

Two burglaries in this West Seattle Crime Watch report:

BUSINESS BURGLARY: Thanks for the tip about police at The Whittaker (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW) Sunday morning, The police narrative we obtained today confirms a business burglary at the mixed-use building. 911 was called by security reporting a live video feed showing two people trying to cut a safe door. Here’s what police say happened when they arrived and discovered the break-in was at the T-Mobile store:

… officers noticed that the lock on the front door appeared to be punched out, and the door was not secured. We made entry and cleared the store. There was an office in the back that had a keypad lock with pry marks on the door. The door was locked, and it is unknown if the suspects were able to gain access to the back room. On the desks where the employees work, there were multiple drawers opened, and we found two specialized keys that are used to unlock the cellphones that are on display. It appeared that approximately 10 cellphones were taken from the walls. It is unknown what makes or models of phones were taken. I dusted for fingerprints and was able to lift one print from a metal bracket used to secure one of the missing phones, which I submitted in the Southwest Precinct Evidence Room as evidence.

The report also says the store had interior video cameras, but police couldn’t access them at the time as they were unable to reach a manager.

GARAGE BREAK-IN ON VIDEO: Chris sent the clips of a garage burglary in Admiral this past Monday and believes it’s the same burglar shown in other reports:

Our garage was broken into on Monday morning in North Admiral. We noticed that others have posted at photo of the exact same guy. He’s wearing exactly the same sweater as one of the daylight photos someone has posted of him.

Police report is 2025-345038.

As shown in the video, the burglar stole a bicycle from Chris’s garage.

6 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Business burglary; garage break-in on video"

  • Chris December 1, 2025 (8:28 pm)

    Regarding the garage robbery, was the garage door again a glass panel door, or has this thief figured out other ways to get in.   Thanks.

  • KS December 2, 2025 (7:11 pm)

    Same exact guy broke into our garage last April (through a window panel). Stole a bike as well. We filled a police report and gave them photos/videos.

  • North Admiral Cyclist December 3, 2025 (9:38 am)

    Public Service Annoucement: These videos show why you do not want glass panels in your garage door, unless it is “laminated” glass.  Laminated glass has a plastic layer between sheets of glass and is tougher to beat your way through.  If the glass in this garage door is “tempered” glass, striking it with a sharp object will shatter it into small pieces that are not sharp.  Safe, but not secure.  The burglar was in and out quickly.

  • Neighbor December 6, 2025 (12:47 am)

    Is this your bike? https://www.facebook.com/share/1HSDGvE8eR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

  • DD December 8, 2025 (12:05 pm)

    That’s the stolen bike! And the other stolen items from garages.  Why is he not caught?

  • MR December 9, 2025 (12:33 pm)

    I would venture to say, he is at it again. 2.45am this morning, same MO.  Smashed two garage door panels. 

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