WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two business burglaries – Meeples Games; Westwood Village health clinic, with arrest

Two business burglaries to report – one today that we have confirmed with the business owner, one late Thursday that we confirmed today by obtaining the police narrative:

MEEPLES GAMES: The photos were sent by Meeples proprietor Laura Schneider after we contacted her to ask about this morning’s burglary.

She told WSB:

Two people, black Ram truck with a broken headlight.

It happened at 2:00 am. They broke the glass on the door. The big things they got were Magic Commander decks and Warhammer models. We lock up the valuable stuff at night.

No one was hurt, we cleaned up the glass, and we’re all boarded up now, so forward we go.

If you have any information, the SPD incident number is 26-003730.

CLINIC BURGLARY, 1 ARRESTED: Just before midnight on New Year’s Day (Thursday night), police responded to the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health clinic on the north side of Westwood Village after getting word that it had been broken into and the burglar was believed to still be inside. They arrested a 29-year-old man who is still in jail in lieu of $30,000 bail. The police-report narrative says he broke in, tore the alarm system out of the wall, then ransacked desks and cabinets. Once officers went in – after loudspeaker warnings that he was under arrest – they found him hiding in a closet. The report also says:

(The suspect) had numerous items on his person and in a bag adjacent to him. Those items included a XXXX ID card and XXXX, numerous credit/debit cards belonging to other persons, mail items belonging to other persons, hundreds of Pokemon cards, and other miscellaneous items.

8 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two business burglaries - Meeples Games; Westwood Village health clinic, with arrest"

  • Bradley January 5, 2026 (4:17 pm)

    I wonder if this was a truck we saw last night night with a loud exhaust trolling on 45th, 44th and Charlestown around 11:00. They just kept wandering the neighborhood and the truck was very loud, hard to miss. There was 2 people in it and they were seen checking what appeared to be the front of the truck at one point. 

  • J January 5, 2026 (7:58 pm)

    Noooo!! Meeples is an absolute gem of West Seattle, providing a wonderful, inclusive third space in our community. If you haven’t had a chance to hang out in their café and rent a game, please consider doing so in the coming months and support this great business (and enjoy some quality screen-free time with friends or family!) 

  • Westsidegirl January 5, 2026 (8:56 pm)

    Meeples is such a fabulous place!  Not only the business itself, but it creates a sense of community and friendship of people that play games there. It’s disgusting that people would harm such a small business.  Obviously one of the two is a woman.. hope they get caught!!

  • 1994 January 5, 2026 (11:04 pm)

    Clearly the VMFH burglar is where he now belongs, in jail. Description is concerning that he had the following items : numerous credit/debit cards belonging to other persons, mail items belonging to other persons, hundreds of Pokemon cards, and other miscellaneous items. 

  • Todd January 6, 2026 (6:51 am)

    I could swear the two in the photo look like another recent one that was posted here in the last couple of weeks and also look very similar to 2 of the 3 that broke into our shop 11 months ago. Same M.O. – smashing the front door glass….if so, I hope they slip up soon!

  • Steve January 6, 2026 (9:19 am)

    They both have the Hunch. Drug addict. They’ll be hitting Offer Up or FB market place. 

  • L January 6, 2026 (5:36 pm)

    These are the same people who stole my pickup truck and destroyed it last summer.  The police are very aware of them.  They live sometimes in Roxhill Park, other times in an RV often parked around South Delridge.   Many of us in the Westwood and South Delridge area are aware of this truck and the group of people related to it.  

  • florida January 7, 2026 (9:13 am)

    I really appreciate the coverage of this story using the phrase “the police report narrative says”. In the old days, news reports would cite the police as the definitive, fact of what happened. Its  a paradigm change to see police as having a point of view and self interest to protect. Such as when the police  laughed and mocked the woman they ran down and killed crossing the street

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