LOST OR STOLEN? 2 credit cards plus contact lenses
René found these in unusual-enough circumstances, we’re mentioning them here:
I found two credit cards for Garrett H——. A VISA and a Discover card.
Found at the northbound bus stop at California Ave SW and Hanford just outside of St. John the Baptist Church.
I also found a pair of contact lenses in a blue and white case. Those were found at California Ave SW and Spokane St.
Looking to return all to their owners.
If any might be yours, contact us and we’ll connect you.
P.S. For items likely simply lost, our Lost/Found/Non-pets board is a self-post area in the WSB Community Forums, and you can get a login here.
UPDATE: About the film crew at Fauntleroy Park
(Added: WSB photos)
11:15 AM: Several questions so far this morning about a film crew set up on the SW Barton side of Fauntleroy Park. We asked the Fauntleroy Watershed Council if they had any notification, since this is salmon-release season and they routinely have volunteers in the park as well as dozens of visiting students. They hadn’t been notified in advance but did some investigating for us and volunteer John learned, “They’re shooting stills for Kia car company that will be used in a variety of marketing material. They will be there all day.”
12:29 PM: Added photos. As volunteer John added in a followup email, “They’re taking shots of a new Kia vehicle nestled under a cedar.”
READER REPORT: Box of Christmas items found. Stolen/dumped?
The photo and report are from Laura:
A box of someone’s family Christmas ornaments / decorations was found in the alley behind my house near Admiral Safeway this morning. It looks like it was stolen and dumped. Could you post a photo of this box to see if I might connect it to the owner?
Recognize it? Contact us and we’ll connect you.
Seen at sea and in the sky: Vietnam Coast Guard vessel; fighter jet
Thanks to West Seattle photographer Steven Rice for these images of sightings today:
Above, he says, that’s “Vietnam’s CB-8022 (formerly USCGC Mellon) as viewed from the north end of West Seattle around 11:30 this morning.” (A smaller US Coast Guard vessel is in the photo too.) Mellon was decommissioned by the USCG five years ago; at the time, it was to be transferred to Bahrain. It is reported to have been acquired by Vietnam in 2023.
Steven also sent this montage of “four shots taken around 12:30 from the north end of West Seattle today. This is the third time I’ve heard and/or seen it since April 4th. Apparently it’s an F-15SA used for various types of training exercises.”
We’re still researching, but F-15SA is reported to be a Boeing-built fighter jet that flies for Saudi Arabia.
FLYOVER ALERT: For Mariners’ season opener Thursday
(Photo by James Tilley, from 2023 Seahawks-gameday flyover by Growlers from Whidbey)
The Mariners‘ season starts tomorrow, with an evening game vs. Oakland at T-Mobile Park. And the Mariners’ media memo for the homestand reveals the 7:10 pm game will be preceded by a flyover. Since that often means the participating aircraft are sighted over West Seattle in advance, we asked M’s spokesperson Adam Gersch for specifics:”U.S. Navy, flying a pair of EA-18G fighter jets in a south-to-north flight pattern.” Those are also known as Growlers, many of which are based at NAS Whidbey Island.
From ‘possibly stolen/dumped’ file: Backpack
Sent by Kersti Muul:
No hints at the owner’s ID, but she spotted this while passing by at 35th/Holden (see Station 37 in the background) and propped it up against a utility pole. She says the contents include medicine, sunscreen, personal-care items but “seems definitely stolen and dumped.” (When items seem just plain lost, this is our board for those.)
WEST SEATTLE SCENE: Sign of hope
We don’t cross the bridge often, so we hadn’t seen this sign until Lisa texted this photo today:
We have noticed this sign a few weeks ago. It’s so hopeful. We love West Seattle! It says “Your mistakes don’t define you.”
Love, Lisa, Ben, and Max The Third
Commentary on the crashes? The concrete? Or? Lisa says it’s on both sides of the southwest end of the bridge.
SIGHTINGS: Above Alki; across Elliott Bay
Thanks for the photos, both sent this afternoon:
ISS OVER ALKI: The photo is from Steven Rice, who explains, “This was around 6:15 pm. The International Space Station was visible for well over 5 minutes (moving from right to left) and reached a height of 48°. I also noticed the sandbags in place awaiting the coming tides.” If for some reason there’s a break in the clouds tonight or tomorrow, here are the next ISS-viewing opportunities over Seattle.
DUCK ACROSS THE BAY: That photo is from a texter who looked across Elliott Bay from West Seattle and spotted the giant “rubber duck” atop the Lumen Field Event Center, where the 61-foot-tall duck has been placed as a promotion for the upcoming Seattle Boat Show.
READER REPORT: Seeking ‘Costco Anne’
Sent by Justin:
I found this on SW Glenridge Way. I’m hoping to get Anne her bag back which has a freezer pack, a make-up kit, and some other stuff. I moved it to my house, so you can have her reach out to me if we can track her down.
If yours, email westseattleblog@gmail.com and we’ll connect you. Glenridge is a secluded side road, so it’s more likely to have been dumped there rather than simply lost.
READER REPORT: Recognize these glasses?
Last time we published a photo of prescription eyeglasses found by a reader, it turned out they had been stolen in a car prowl … on Lake Union. Somewhere out there, whether via car prowl or simple misplacement or some other unforeseen circumstances, somebody is missing these glasses, and the finder is hoping to return them:
A nice pair of glasses was found on Sunday afternoon 9/22. They were in the middle of the road at SW Charlestown and 53rd SW, but luckily they were not run over. They are gold-rim prescription glasses in a hard black rectangle case.
The finder has posted myriad other places, including the Lost/Found/non-pets board in our Community Forums, so this is one last try. Email westseattleblog@gmail.com if yours & we’ll connect you.
Avalon gets trashed
That’s one of several reader photos we’ve received of an unceremoniously strewn pile of stuff on the sidewalk and street in front of the Westside Flats apartment building at 3233 SW Avalon Way. The first reader to mention it said the pile showed up sometime last night. Police logs indicate it’s been reported, but it’s still there as of a short time ago. We advised one concerned reader that sidewalk/street obstructions can be reported to SDOT‘s 24/7 dispatch line at 206-386-1218; they called but got stuck on longterm hold. The city of course has mechanisms for reporting illegal dumping, but this seems more urgent than Find It Fix It. What led to it, we don’t (yet) know.
WEST SEATTLE SCENE: ‘Recreational aircraft’ in flight off Alki
(First two photos by Steven Director)
Thanks for the photos! This turned some heads in the Alki area this afternoon, particularly once it was airborne:
Information in the top photo points to two websites, neither Seattle-based – the Airtime Aircraft site (Florida) says this is a “Light Sport Amphibious Trike,” calling it “The Perfect Recreational Aircraft.”
(Photo by Javier Fosado)
This one is registered in Florida, too, to Amphibian Air, whose social media page mentions a road trip – with a photo taken here today – but no details (we’re sending a message to ask).
ADDED: Dave responded to our message with this comment below, saying he’s in the area offering “introductory flights.”
WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Parade on the way to the parade
Thanks to Eddie for the photos! In today’s highlight list, we mentioned the annual sighting of “no-parking” signs on Harbor Avenue because Seafair Torchlight Parade floats would be parking in a port lot. Eddie caught some of the floats crossing the low bridge this morning:
The parade starts at 3 pm near the Space Needle and heads southbound on 4th Avenue to Seneca.
Some of the parade entries travel hundreds of miles to participate.
Stolen? Lost? Stroller, laptop found on West Seattle streets
Two readers found two items on local streets and are hoping to get them back to their owners:
STROLLER: Beth sent the photo and says, “We noticed that part of a stroller bassinet was dumped in our yard today (likely last night). I just noticed another part of it appears to be in my neighbor’s yard. I believe this is an UppaBaby Vista stroller, which retails for about $1000. Wondering if anyone is missing theirs.”
LAPTOP: Will found this “in the middle of the northbound lane of Fauntleroy at the intersection of SW Juneau. Cars were trying actively to avoid it, and it does power on. It could have possibly fallen out of a cyclist’s backpack. The login page says ‘John T.’”
(That one could have been lost, rather than stolen/dumped, so it’s also posted in the Lost/Found/Non-Pets board in the WSB Community Forums.) Either of these items yours? Email us – westseattleblog@gmail.com – and we’ll connect you.
FOLLOWUP: The re-return of Rolf
Two and a half weeks after the rogue statue of Rolf Neslund was found toppled and headless – again – it’s been restored – again. We received this emailed communiqué, photo included, from Lars Fujikawa, in whose name most previous communications have arrived since the original installation in 2020:
Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge, has returned to his semi-rightful place on the West Seattle Bike Path, near the Delridge onramp, below the Pigeon Point Obelisk. ‘
Described as “West Seattle’s Quirkiest Memorial,” this lowest-common-denominator statuary depicts Captain Rolf Neslund, a well-known Duwamish River pilot, who rammed the old West Seattle bridge in June of 1978, retired and went on to an unfair grisly end. Rolf’s likeness was recently knocked down again, and his head stolen by unknown ruffians.
The Delridge Maritime Historical Society, in conjunction with the Center for General Annoyance is proud to once again prop the old fella up. Part Golem, part J.P. Patches, part weird historical footnote, this is Rolf’s third incarnation and sad to say it will likely be his last. The mold broke and there shall be no further grimacing visages of the old pirate. Please visit the Rolf Neslund Plaza and take in its graffitied vistas and stripped wire insulation ambience while you can! Now on a somewhat more secure plinth, he will boldly face his future, where he is likely to be mowed over by Sound Transit’s one-mile theme park mini-train to the Alaska Junction. It just doesn’t work out for Rolf.
We’re just two weeks away from what will be the 46th anniversary of the bridge collision for which Neslund gained infamy, two years before he was murdered by his wife.
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