West Seattle crime/safety updates are here. If something happens and you want to get the word out (AFTER you’ve reported it to police), please e-mail us (call/text 206-293-6302 if it’s breaking news). Note this is NOT a real-time page – if we’re covering a crime story right now, find it here.
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4/30/2022: Repeat catalytic-converter theft
4/30/2022: Stolen silver CR-V (found)
4/29/2022: Carjacking reported
4/28/2022: High Point gunfire
4/28/2022: Sunrise Heights gunfire
4/27/2022: Stolen Ranger pickup (found)
4/27/2022: Stolen Ram pickup (found)
4/26/2022: Store targeted again; stolen pickup found
4/25/2022: Vandalism, theft put two nonprofits’ vans out of service
4/25/2022: Black Cannondale bicycle found
4/24/2022: Travel trailer stolen
4/22/2022: Catalytic-converter theft; officer injured
4/21/2022: Business burglars
4/21/2022: Stolen 1992 white Nissan pickup (update: found); hit-and-run driver damages apartment building
4/20/2022: Stolen silver Trailblazer (found)
4/19/2022: South Delridge arrest; stolen-van sightings
4/19/2022: Parking-lot robbery attempt
4/17/2022: Classic van stolen (update – found!); early-morning gunfire; prowler/burglar alert
4/16/2022: Driver crashes stolen car on Sylvan Way after Westwood Village incident
4/16/2022: Stolen silver Celica
4/15/2022: Stolen black Escalade
4/14/2022: Gunfire investigation
4/13/2022: Two DUI suspects arrested; break-in attempt; package taken
4/11/2022: 2 victims show up at hospitals after gunfire
4/11/2022: Stolen red Blazer (update: found); car prowlers; window broken
4/7/2022: Puget Ridge gunfire
4/6/2022: Bellevue Rare Coins robbed in The Junction
4/5/2022: Catalytic-converter, bike thefts
4/4/2022: Bottle, then bullets
4/3/2022: ‘Odd’ burglary attempt
4/2/2022: Alki search; package taken
4/1/2022: Business burglar
3/31/2022: Stolen 4Runner (found)
3/31/2022: Tank taken; suspected catalytic-converter theft
3/30/2022: Charges filed in Andover shooting
3/29/2022: Another cc theft; cursive tagger
3/28/2022: Another cc theft; house, car vandalism
3/27/2022: Stolen work van; 3 catalytic converters taken
3/26/2022: Stolen Civic (found)
3/25/2022: Shooting suspect in court; bus assault; cara break-in
3/25/2022: Child hit by pellet; car prowl
3/24/2022: Car theft/burglary followup; recognize this lost wheel?
3/24/2022: Shooting suspect arrested
3/23/2022: Another stolen pickup (found)
3/23/2022: Water Taxi dock theft; gun seized
3/22/2022: Two more truck thefts; business burglary
3/22/2022: Another classic van stolen (found)
3/21/2022: First the catalytic converter, then the entire truck
3/21/2022: Attacker found guilty; weekend gunfire
3/20/2022: Stolen delivery van recovered
3/18/2022: Stolen business vehicle (found)
3/17/2022: Stolen red Lincoln (found)
3/17/2022: Another ‘distinctive van’ to watch for; 2 gunfire-on-the-road incidents; window-smashing followup
3/16/2022: 3 notes
3/15/2022: Stolen black Harley
3/15/2022: Gym theft leads to car theft
3/14/2022: 6 reports, from robberies to catalytic-converter theft to found/dumped items
3/14/2022: Stolen pickup
3/12/2022: Unsolved murder’s 10th anniversary
3/12/2022: Garage burglary
3/11/2022: Stolen business pickup (found)
3/10/2022: Stolen van (found)
3/8/2022: Former doctor sentenced for pandemic-loan fraud
3/8/2022: Road-rage arrest, business vandalism
3/7/2022: Harbor Avenue shootout
3/5/2022: Alki shooter sentenced
3/4/2022: Jail time in trench-death case
3/3/2022: Late-night gunfire
3/3/2022: Stolen red Nissan
3/2/2022: Stolen black Jetta
3/2/2022: Car window smashed
3/1/2022: Assault arrest; apparently abandoned white car
2/27/2022: Cigarettes-forgetting car-theft suspect charged
2/27/2022: Alki double shooter pleads guilty
2/25/2022: More road gunfire
2/24/2022: SSC shelter-in-place
2/24/2022: Stolen electric cargo bike
2/22/2022: ATM theft update; road-rage gunfire
2/21/2022: Cleaning supplies stolen
2/20/2022: Shops hit by grab-and-run thieves
2/18/2022: Carjacking; car prowler
2/17/2022: Stolen brown 4Runner; dumped bicycle
2/15/2022: Stolen climbing gear; package-theft aftermath
2/14/2022: Greenbelt stolen-car suspect charged
2/14/2022: Restaurant burglary
2/13/2022: Stolen white van; items dumped in street
2/12/2022: Stolen white pickup (found)
2/11/2022: Another 7-11 robbery; burglars steal car
2/10/2022: Followup on greenbelt suspect
2/9/2022: Helicopter-assisted search in Highland Park
2/9/2022: Restaurant robbery
2/7/2022: Store robbed
2/7/2022: Two attempted-burglary investigations
2/6/2022: Early-morning burglary
2/4/2022: Attempted luring; mystery stabbing
2/3/2022: Unusual dumped-likely-stolen item; mail mystery
2/2/2022: Stolen gray Sierra pickup
2/1/2022: Four thefts
2/1/2022: Yet another stolen green CR-V
1/31/2022: Another stolen green CR-V
1/31/2022: Car hit by gunfire, store robbed, stolen vehicle found
1/30/2022: Stolen pickup; catalytic-converter theft
1/29/2022: Recognize this thief? Plus, another interrupted catalytic-converter theft
1/28/2022: Road-rage gunfire, stolen silver Elantra, more
1/28/2022: Store robbed; package taken
1/26/2022: Stolen green CR-V
1/26/2022: Westwood Village Target standoff charge filed
1/25/2022: Another interrupted catalytic-converter theft, and legislation update
1/25/2022: Midday gunfire
1/24/2022: Store robbery; business burglary
1/23/2022: 4 miscellaneous reports
1/23/2022: Twice-burglarized building crowdfunds for more security
1/22/2022: Target takeover was 1 week after suspect’s previous time in jail
1/22/2022: 4 bicycles stolen, 1 bicycle found
1/20/2022: Mystery stabbing; catalytic-converter theft; 2 package thieves
1/19/2022: Two abandoned bicycles
1/19/2022: Driver crashes stolen pickup truck, sought by helicopter
1/19/2022: Shooting victim shows up at hospital
1/18/2022: Carjacking
1/18/2022: Incidents at Roxbury mini-mart, Admiral Safeway
1/17/2022: Gunfire investigation
1/17/2022: Stolen white Subaru Forester
1/17/2022: Car broken into in park lot
1/16/2022: Another catalytic-converter theft
1/15/2022: One-minute business burglary on video
1/14/2022: Building burglary; catalytic-converter theft; warrant arrest
1/13/2022: Food-delivery driver carjacked
1/12/2022: Armed-robbery investigation
1/11/2022: Brewery prowler; business-district vandalism; car with gunfire damage
1/10/2022: Package-theft alert
1/9/2022: Graffiti vandalism
1/8/2022: Stolen-car suspect charged
1/5/2022: ‘Halloween shooter’ not identified yet
1/4/2022: 1 arrested in stabbing near southeast West Seattle gas station
1/3/2022: Two potentially related school burglaries, and two other incidents
12/30/2021: Building-burglary attempt; shoplifter sprays store security guard
12/29/2021: Auto-theft arrest; another stolen car found crashed; abandoned bicycle
12/28/2021: Mountain to Sound Outfitters burglarized 3 times in 1 week
12/27/2021: Lafayette Elementary break-in leaves ‘a lot of vandalism’
12/25/2021: Pickup stolen (since found)
12/24/2021: Bicycle found
12/23/2021: Business, home burglaries
12/22/2021: Prime time for car prowling
12/22/2021: Burglary suspect charged here, plea-bargains in Nevada
12/21/2021: Stolen red Ford pickup
12/20/2021: Weekend robberies
12/18/2021: Seen this stolen company box truck?
12/18/2021: Burglary, arson, vandalism at church
12/17/2021: Quarter-million-dollar burglary
12/16/2021: Burglary attempt
12/15/2021: From the ‘dumped/likely stolen’ file: Nishiki bicycle
12/14/2021: Car prowler; building burglar; big police response
12/13/2021: Teacher reports threat call
12/13/2021: Stolen sports cards
12/12/2021: Man attacked in North Delridge
12/10/2021: Recognize this dumped/likely-stolen bicycle?
12/9/2021: Mace-attack suspect charged; theft victim hit again]
12/8/2021: Burglary arrests; business-incidents suspect followup
12/6/2021: Maced by car prowler; another vehicle break-in; two West Marginal business burglaries
12/4/2021: Stolen hardtop; package theft
12/3/2021: Another window broken at Floors Plus NW; inflatable decorations stolen
12/2/2021: Charges filed in business incidents
12/2/2021: Robberies, mail theft, warrant arrest
11/30/2021: Threat suspect arrested again
11/28/2021: Break-in attempts
11/25/2021: White-nationalist group vandalizes mural
11/24/2021: Stolen blue Chevy Silverado pickup; tent theft
11/24/2021: Garage, car break-ins
11/24/2021: Gunfire
11/23/2021: Burglar steals customized three-wheel hand-operated bike
11/22/2021: Highland Park Way crash car-theft/kidnapping suspect charged, and has high-profile West Seattle history
11/22/2021: Another business window broken
11/21/2021: From the ‘dumped and possibly stolen’ file: Shoulder bag, with PlayStation
11/20/2021: Suspect in post-car-theft burglary arrested, two states away
11/19/2021: West Seattle doctor convicted of pandemic-loan fraud
11/19/2021: Home-invasion robbery; building burglary
11/18/2021: Crash following theft of car with toddler inside
11/18/2021: Gunfire investigation
11/17/2021: Child-molesting suspect charged with two felonies
11/15/2021: Bail set for child-molesting suspect
11/13/2021: Gas theft, broken windows
11/12/2021: Store robbery
11/12/2021: Stolen (then found) Chevy pickup
11/10/2021: Still seeking suspect in post-car-theft burglary
11/9/2021: Suspect arrested for Junction incidents
11/8/2021: Catalytic converters stolen in garage
11/7/2021: Safety petition after garage attack
11/6/2021: From the dumped-likely-stolen file: Jewelry and bicycles
11/6/2021: Car-theft victim burglarized hours later (Sunday update added)
11/5/2021: Why the helicopter was over West Seattle
11/5/2021: Can you help catch suspects in 2 violent incidents?
11/5/2021: Stolen black Audi
11/5/2021: Station 36 firefighters ask for security improvements after attacks from above
11/3/2021: Halloween shooter sought; catalytic-converter thieves’ car; keepsakes stolen in storage break-in
11/2/2021: Stolen F-150 pickup truck; catalytic-converter theft on video
11/2/2021: Bike thief leaves another behind – again; catalytic-converter theft
11/1/2021:Stolen F-250 pickup truck
11/1/2021: 2 store robberies; fire-station damage
10/30/2021: Stolen yellow Nissan Juke
10/28/2021: Armed shoplifter; broken-glass mystery; more
10/26/2021: Police hope mask description will help solve robbery
10/25/2021: One bike stolen, one left behind; car prowler; suspected intruder arrested
10/24/2021: 2 early-morning shootings
10/22/2021: Shed break-in attempt; car prowl; bullet damage
10/21/2021: Fairmount Park-area gunfire; car prowl; dumped-likely-stolen bicycle
10/20/2021: Porch prowler; south stats
10/16/2021: Robbery investigation
10/14/2021: Hit-run, catalytic-converter theft
10/13/2021: 2 stolen vehicles (1 found), car prowl
10/12/2021: Police standoff at 35th/Avalon
10/11/2021: Tool Library burglary
10/11/2021: Warrant served by SWAT team; window-smashing arrest
10/9/2021: Stolen bicycles; store robbery
10/8/2021: Stolen Crown Victoria (update: found)
10/8/2021: More gunfire on SW Charlestown
10/7/2021: Construction-site burglary arrests
10/6/2021: Charges filed in two cases
10/6/2021: Stolen Kia Soul
10/5/2021: Residence hit by gunfire; hit-run
10/4/2021: Would-be catalytic-converter thief gets the boot
10/3/2021: Parking-lot vandalism
10/3/2021: Driver of stolen car arrested for ramming police cars, building
10/3/2021: Dumped-and-likely-stolen – vintage water skis
10/2/2021: Stolen pickup
10/2/2021: Playground assault
10/1/2021: Restaurant burglary
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT UPDATES FROM SPDBLOTTER.SEATTLE.GOV
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CRIME WATCH RESOURCES:
How to contact SWP Crime Prevention coordinator Jennifer Danner
Does a registered sex offender live near you? Search here to find out
SPD advice for preventing “car prowls”
SPD advice for preventing burglaries
SPD advice on preventing mail/package theft
City rules for door-to-door solicitors
Handy phone numbers – from graffiti to parking enforcement, and way beyond