WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Package thief; drive-up car prowlers

Two reader reports in West Seattle Crime Watch:

PACKAGE THIEF: Christina says her porch on SW Orchard in Gatewood has been hit by package theft twice in the past week. They don’t have visuals of the first theft, but this is from the second one, at 4:38 am Saturday:

Christina says this car was used by the thief:

Christina adds, “Seems like there’s been an uptick in package theft in our area so sharing for awareness.” The initial placeholder number for the police report is T00049379.

DRIVE-UP CAR PROWLERS: Janna sent this video from Alki:

We had a well-coordinated attempted theft and car break-in, 59th Ave SW. Two cars:No plates. White Toyota Corolla. White Prius.

Two males, one white and one black, drove directly to our house (wrong way, SouthBound up the one way 59th ave sw). Parked, checked phone, pulled up to our SUV,

White male in Corolla walked down street to ping/alert other car (white Prius – unknown driver) to come assist. Walked our car specifically and then proceeded to beak window to gain access to car. Alarm spooked them and both cars fled up to Spokane Street.

Placeholder police report in this case is T00049226.

4 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Package thief; drive-up car prowlers"

  • Concern citizen January 18, 2026 (8:38 pm)

    How do we get the city to enforce mandatory license plates? I see lots of cars without them regularly around my house in the Alki area or they have the very dark cover covers over the license plate is making it impossible to see the plates. 

    • Westy January 19, 2026 (11:55 am)

      I agree with you that we need to start having much more intervention on no license plates and dark and license plate covers. Are you willing to get together with other people and get signatures and submit submitted to the city council?  That would help a lot, and I would think you have a lot of support.

  • HS January 18, 2026 (11:00 pm)

    Pretty sure that is the same woman who robbed businesses on Alki and along CA (Cherrys) with a male not too long ago.

  • Wallflower January 19, 2026 (9:14 am)

    That looks like a Hyundai, not a Toyota Corolla

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