This is a continuation of the WSB Crime Watch archives. For stories after the date below, go to the main WSBCW page. Also, the entirety of our “crime”-tagged archive, in reverse-chronological order as published, is here. Thanks!
6/28/2013: 2 stories from SPD Blotter – shooting victim waits to seek help; school-burglary arrests
6/27/2013: Arbor Heights burglary
6/26/2013: Lincoln Park police presence; charges in crash, Polevia cases
6/24/2013: Alan Polevia back in jail
6/23/2013: Alan Polevia out of jail, and 4 reader reports
6/18/2013: Alki hit-run, and three reader reports
6/18/2013: White Center burglary attempt might be linked to earlier kidnap attempt
6/17/2013: Stolen car; WSCPC meeting reminder
6/16/2013: Man hiding in couch; two reader reports
6/12/2013: Gunfire in Ocean View; nobody hurt
6/12/2013: West Seattle Baseball snack-shack break-in
6/11/2013: Arbor Heights search, arrest
6/8/2013: Woman hit with BB
6/8/2013: Injured woman found by roadside in Fairmount Ravine, apparent hit-run victim
6/6/2013: Runner stops theft suspect
6/6/2013: Burglary updates and reader reports
6/3/2013: Sex-offender notifications
5/29/2013: 35th/Thistle followup, and other reader reports
5/28/2013: 35th/Thistle police response
5/24/2013: Street robbery, helicopter searches, more
5/22/2013: Man hit/shot with “projectile” on 38th SW
5/20/2013: Crime Watch gets historic
5/17/2013: Police arrest two in Riverview, in connection with Georgetown shooting
5/16/2013: Ola burglarized; ironic package theft
5/15/2013: More car prowls, and police’s advice about them
5/14/2013: Followup on SW Athletic Complex search – stolen gun found
5/13/2013: Crime Watch roundup, including unusual burglary loot
5/10/2013: SWAT officers in 24th/Holden area
5/10/2013: Burglar alert
5/9/2013: Various reader reports – including rock thrown through car window
5/8/2013: Two people held up at gunpoint on Fauntleroy
5/8/2013: Bike-theft alert from SPD
5/6/2013: Bikes found, and more
5/4/2013: Reader-report roundup: Tires, loot, bicycles, more
5/2/2013: Playfield wiring theft – this time at SWAC
4/28/2013: Bike stolen, bike found, purse found
4/27/2013: Arbor Heights updates; Fauntleroy car prowl
4/25/2013: 2 stolen bikes returned, 1 with an arrest
4/24/2013: Arson at Longfellow Creek P-Patch in Westwood
4/21/2013: Stolen ‘dog’; dumped stroller; more
4/19/2013: 2 reader reports and a reunion
4/16/2013: Roundup – skateboard assault; door kick-ins; moped missing
4/15/2013: Copper-wire theft closes playfield
4/13/2013: Woman stabbed, police search for suspect
4/13/2013: Man stabbed, suspect in custody
4/10/2013: Home-invasion robbery and car theft in Highland Park
4/9/2013: Arson suspect jailed; car-theft try
4/6/2013: Reader reports including stolen Subaru (update: it’s been found)
4/5/2013: Admiral arrest – after ‘solicitor’ puts foot in door
4/4/2013: Police confirm Monday night shootings were a robbery attempt and self-defense
4/3/2013: Runner reports attack, writes warning on sidewalk
4/2/2013: Update: TWO gunfire investigations within a few blocks
4/1/2013: Two men shot
3/30/2013: Arson suspect sought; also wanted in West Seattle assaults
3/27/2013: Quiet day; one reader report – possible casing/prowling
3/26/2013: Missing a guitar? and 2 more reports
3/25/2013: Alan Polevia (subject of 3/5 manhunt) arrested
3/24/2013: Cars hit; cars prowled; more
3/23/2013: Break-in attempt at Genesee Hill campus
3/23/2013: Early-morning, late-night gunfire
3/19/2013: Police search in Highland Park; Admiral robbery suspects on video
3/18/2013: Police search in Arbor Heights, suspect arrested
3/16/2013: Gunfire hits house twice in one week
3/15/2013: Four reader reports
3/14/2013: Chopper search, suspect arrest in Shorewood
3/12/2013: Street robbery, possible shots heard, 3 reader reports
3/10/2013: Shots fired, second night in a row
3/10/2013: Car, house hit by bullets
3/8/2013: Man shot in Westwood
3/8/2013: Shooting suspect with West Seattle ties arrested after citywide search, lockdowns
3/6/2013: Roundup of reports
3/5/2013: Shorewood search for escapee with West Seattle record
3/5/2013: Is this your safe?
3/1/2013: Stolen car – and a look at the past week’s thefts
2/28/2013: Suspected serial burglar arrested twice, one week apart
2/27/2013: SPD West Seattle bust that might solve multiple burglaries
2/27/2013: Bellevue Police SWAT bust in West Seattle early today
2/26/2013: Car prowls, and other reader reports
2/23/2013: Two reader reports
2/22/2013: Alert neighbor’s tip helps nab burglary suspect near Camp Long
2/21/2013: Gunfire shatters car window in Delridge alley
2/20/2013: Car break-in; stolen car found
2/18/2013: Three car-crime reports
2/17/2013: Car theft, car prowl reports
2/15/2013: Armed street robbery in North Delridge
2/15/2013: Stolen car on cam; burglary attempt; more
2/13/2013: 35th/Roxbury store robbed for 2nd time in 3 weeks
2/13/2013: Five reader reports
2/12/2013: Carjacking arrest plus four reader reports
2/9/2013: Car prowlers hit Riverside
2/6/2013: For-sale house broken into
2/5/2013: Photos of jewelry, suspected getaway car in Belvidere heist
2/3/2013: Stolen bike reported, then found
1/31/2013: Armed robber targets estate sale in Belvidere
1/30/2013: Robbery reported at 30th/Roxbury gas station
1/29/2013: Carjacking; car theft
1/27/2013: Bullets hit house at 32nd/Othello
1/26/2013: Stolen car spotted in West Seattle crashes in White Center
1/25/2013: More of today’s reader reports
1/25/2013: ‘Suspicious car’ investigation at Roxhill Park
1/24/2013: Business vandalism; car stolen; car found
1/23/2013: Students robbed; car stolen; car found
1/21/2013: Armed robbery at 35th/Roxbury
1/20/2013: Man stabbed in Delridge
1/19/2013: Report roundup, including advice on handling “nuisance properties”
1/17/2013: One car stolen, one car found
1/16/2013: Mail theft and more
1/14/2013: Bizarre vandalism; burglary; more
1/11/2013: Robber caught; exposer alert
1/11/2013: Suspect jumps from bridge, survives, while fleeing
1/10/2013: Robbers on cam; hit-run; bike thefts
1/9/2013: Recognize these two, photographed using stolen cards? Also: Bike thefts
1/7/2013: Subaru stolen for a second time
1/7/2013: Papa John’s Pizza robbed
1/7/2013: Arbor Heights Elementary burglarized again
1/5/2013: Stolen car
1/3/2013: Threat leads to lockdown on SSCC campus
1/3/2013: Two followups, two new reader reports (catalytic-converter theft, car vandalism)
1/1/2013: Car stolen while being defrosted; two Lincoln Park thefts
12/28/2012: Three reader reports – hit-run, construction-site thefts, rack gone
12/28/2012: Highland Park store holdup
12/27/2012: Stolen car, laden with donations
12/24/2012: Chevy Tahoe stolen
12/23/2012: Roxhill Castle vandalized
12/23/2012: Reader reports thwarted bike theft
12/22/2012: Arbor Heights intruder
12/21/2012: Crime Watch roundup, including package theft and car prowls
12/19/2012: 4 reader reports
12/13/2012: Crime Watch roundup including stolen and formerly stolen cars
12/11/2012: Gunfire in Highland Park; no injuries reported, but casings found
12/11/2012: Stolen red Saturn
12/10/2012: Package-theft case update; hit-run driver sought
12/7/2012: Package/mail-theft suspects tracked down, arrested
12/6/2012: Three reader reports
12/3/2012: Suspicious person; prowler; package theft
12/2/2012: Admiral 7-11 holdup
11/30/2012: South Delridge bus-stop shooting
11/30/2012: $250,000 bail set for car-attack suspect
11/27/2012: Search for domestic-violence suspect – helicopter, K-9; suspect arrested
11/25/2012: Parking-lot car prowls
11/24/2012: 2 reports of suspected gunfire
11/20/2012: Crime trends at the WS Crime Prevention Council briefing, plus 5 reader reports
11/17/2012: Burglary report, including prevention advice from police
11/16/2012: 3 reader reports, including 2 home burglaries
11/13/2012: 2 officers, civilian attacked by suspect during traffic stop
11/13/2012: Five reader reports – theft, vandalism, car prowl
11/8/2012: Warning for bus riders and gratitude for bystander
11/7/2012: Search for assault suspect in upper Morgan/High Point
11/6/2012: Police add Jeremy Peck case to “unsolved murder” list
11/6/2012: Arbor Heights Elementary break-in; reader reports
11/5/2012: Alleged burglar busted
11/3/2012: Car-prowl suspects arrested
11/1/2012: Helicopter search over Highland Park early today – burglary-related
10/31/2012: Reader reports, including three car prowls
10/29/2012: Repeat offender arrested in alleged hate-crime assault
10/26/2012: Water tower vandalized, and more
10/25/2012: Another roundup – read the comments, too
10/23/2012: 7 reader reports, including a stolen car, recovered
10/21/2012: Latest reader-report roundup
10/17/2012: Search in North Delridge, suspect arrested later
10/16/2012: New West Seattleites’ car stolen
10/14/2012: Man shot in leg; followup on previous weekend’s shooting
10/11/2012: Chase from White Center ends in Highland Park
10/10/2012: Car prowls, vandalism
10/6/2012: Man shot in Westwood
10/5/2012: Motorcycle, bicycle stolen
10/1/2012: Sunday arrest outside Holy Rosary
9/30/2012: Stolen truck; found mail
9/29/2012: Two break-in alerts, car and home
9/27/2012: Theft reports, shooting update, stolen car found
9/26/2012: Mail theft in Highland Park
9/23/2012: Hit-run “karma”; dog-park car prowl
9/22/2012: Man stabbed, woman arrested
9/21/2012: Bullet hits house
9/20/2012: Search for hit-run driver who ran
9/19/2012: Elderly woman robbed of rings while out for a walk
9/18/2012: ‘Who Killed Me? Don’t Stay Silent!’ billboard/bus-board campaign
9/16/2012: Four reader reports – bike theft, rollerblader attacked, car prowl, suspicious sighting
9/14/2012: Afternoon burglary
9/12/2012: Car prowl interrupted; two theft reports
9/10/2012: Daytime gunfire in North Delridge; car hit
9/9/2012: Toyota stolen in Delridge
9/8/2012: Subaru stolen in The Triangle
9/6/2012: 2 more bike-theft reports
9/5/2012: Vehicle theft – RAV-4
9/4/2012: Admiral pizza place robbed, suspect arrested
9/4/2012: Street robbery; scooter theft; indecent exposure; shots-fired reports
9/2/2012: Stolen-property arrest; hit-run search
9/1/2012: License plates stolen
8/31/2012: Bike, mail thefts, plus tale of an arrested-and-released car-prowl suspect
8/29/12: Crime Watch roundup including overnight yelling, bike theft, bike recovery, car prowls, and a guns-drawn arrest
8/29/12: FBI/SPD raids include 1 West Seattle arrest/search
8/26/12: Woman stabbed
8/23/12: More thefts – car, double stroller
8/22/22: Thefts
8/17/12: Stolen Blazer; car prowl
8/15/12: 2 burglaries, one interrupted
8/14/12: Stolen CRV in Gatewood
8/13/12: Bike, boat thefts, and the view from Hansen View (Block Watch)
8/13/12: Two bike thefts
8/10/12: Reader reports, plus, park vandalism
8/2/12: Burglary, car break-in reports
7/30/12: Three reports, including alarm-spooked burglar(s)
7/29/12: Four Crime Watch reports including hit-run and car prowls
7/27/12: Stolen SUV found
7/26/12: Police seek help finding stolen SUV linked to burglary, car prowl
7/24/12: Auto-theft suspect arrested after crash in Riverview area
7/23/12: Segway left near prowled cars
7/22/12: Early Sunday gunfire in White Center brings helicopter over Highland Park, too
7/19/12: Hate-crime arrest in High Point
7/18/12: More car-prowl reports
7/18/12: Shots fired, no one hurt
7/18/12: Photo of White Center bank robber
7/17/12: 8 reader reports, from hit-run damage at a school, to vandalism/car prowls
7/14/12: Six reader reports
7/13/11: Dog missing after break-in, now back home
7/11/12: Car prowls, including one on video
7/10/12: Car prowler/s eschew pennies
7/9/12: Bail set for police-car-ramming suspect
7/8/12: Man arrested after pursuit ends with four police cars hit
7/6/12: Gunfire, fighting at Whale Tail Park
7/6/12: Watchful citizen helps police catch suspected mail (and more) thief
7/5/12: Blast damages Sanislo slide
7/3/12: Three thefts
7/3/12: Fauntlee Hills woman’s 2011 death now classified as homicide
7/2/12: Suspected would-be package thief interrupted by package recipient
6/28/12: Car theft, 2 car prowls
6/24/12: Two-bike theft, hit-and-run
6/20/12: Band loses gear, cash in Arbor Heights car prowl
6/18/12: 2 prowling reports
6/14/12: Car stolen twice in five weeks
6/13/12: Burglary in Highland Park followed by gunfire
6/11/12: Produce market burglarized
6/10/12: New Block Watch sign, plus, bicycle thefts
6/9/12: Package theft
6/1/12: Four reader reports – with the theme, keep an eye out (or, thanks for keeping an eye out!)
6/1/12: Possible gunshot sound investigated
6/1/12: Admiral search, with (briefly) helicopter
5/31/12: Multiple-murder investigation update
5/30/12: Man suspected in 5 murders kills himself in West Seattle
5/29/12: Mail theft, casing
5/28/12: Latest WSBeat roundup
5/28/12: Stolen jacket, stolen bike, other reader reports
5/26/12: Suspect search after possible robbery in South Delridge
5/25/12: Four reader reports – burglary, prowlers, car break-ins
5/22/12: Car prowls in North Admiral
5/18/12: Burglary attempt; car vandalized
5/18/12: Animal-abuse investigation
5/18/12: What the helicopter search last night was about
5/17/12: Car theft, troubling encounter, Genesee followup
5/15/12: Police say auto theft is way up
5/14/12: Two suspicious fires under investigation
5/11/12: Stolen motorcycle, bicycle left in its place
5/10/12: Stolen car/ car break-ins
5/5/12: Police search in North Delridge area near golf course
5/2/12: 2 commercial-burglary cases
5/1/12: Stolen car on “fishbone” bridge
5/1/12: Backpack theft; car prowl
4/28/12: Alki car break-in
4/27/12: Latest WSBeat police-report roundup
4/26/12: Intruder caught on surveillance video, says Seaview family
4/25/12: Murder victim’s family offers $10,000 reward
4/25/12: Car ransacking, theft
4/23/12: From SPD Blotter: Alki parking rage, with gun
4/22/12: John’s Corner Deli robbed
4/20/12: Attempted burglary, car break-in reports
4/17/12: Detectives pursuing ‘leads’ in Greggette Guy murder
4/17/12: Highland Park chase/crash
4/17/12: Vandals damage P-Patch shed
4/17/12 The latest WSBeat roundup
4/15/12: Woman attacked, robbed
4/15/12: Burglars hit two nonprofits at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4/11/12: Beach Drive murder, 1 month later
4/11/12: Car prowl
4/10/12: The latest WSBeat police roundup
4/9/12: Car broken into at Westcrest Park
4/5/12: Admiral Safeway shoplifting suspect; burglary interrupted
4/1/12: Pellet-gun shooting reported in Alki area, targeting homes/cars
3/31/12: The latest WSBeat police-report roundup
3/30/12: 2 incidents involving knives
3/28/12: Memorial-fund website in Beach Drive murder case
3/26/12: Alki gunfire suspect followup; playground vandalism; pastry pilfering
3/25/12: Gunfire on Alki; one man arrested
3/23/12: Car break-in; street fight
3/20/12: Beach Drive murder discussed at WS Crime Prevention Council
3/20/12: Bizarre vandalism; court update
3/18/12: Murder victim’s father speaks at vigil
3/17/12: Burglars seen, and police’s advice on how to stop them
3/16/12: Morgan Junction bank robbery
3/14/12: Police say the woman found dead in the water off Beach Drive was murdered
3/12/12: Court followups; reader reports
3/8/12: Charlestown 7-11 robbed
3/7/12: Another stolen Outback; warrant arrest nets extra discoveries
3/7/12: Followup on Westwood “shots fired” incident
3/7/12: Stolen Outback; powder vandalism
3/6/12: Shots fired at Westwood Village; 3 schools take precautionary steps
3/5/12: Shots fired in High Point Community Center parking lot, house and van hit
3/4/12: Hit-run; bizarre encounter
2/26/12: Stolen SUV, trailer both found
2/24/12: Stolen Suburban
2/23/12: Robbery arrests and three reader reports
2/22/12: Stolen truck found, and 4 more reports
2/21/12: Stolen truck
2/20/12: Stolen car – with a quarter-million miles on it
2/18/12: Hit-run; theft thwarted
2/15/12: Hit-run damages ‘very loved’ van
2/13/12: Five suspects in custody after neighbor tips police to Puget Ridge burglary
2/12/12: Jeep Cherokee stolen (then found!)
2/9/12: Armed robbery at South Delridge business
2/9/12: Car stolen; car-prowl case
2/7/12: Alert neighbor helps police catch burglary suspects
2/4/12: Hit-run search
2/3/12: Car prowling/vandalism
2/2/12: Message to “scumbags,” warning for neighbors
1/28/12: Car stolen
1/27/12: Fugitive arrested in West Seattle
1/26/12: Video of White Center armed robbery
1/26/12: Wood-filled trailer taken
1/23/12: Followup: Morgan Junction shooting victim dies
1/21/12: Man shot in Morgan Junction
1/21/12: Car break-ins at fire station
1/20/12: Sled stolen; mail theft
1/17/12: Updates including what the Sat. night helicopter was, and a car break-in
1/14/12: Vandal drivers tear up Hiawatha lawn
1/12/12: Three updates – including a stolen “sacred image,” and another hit-run
1/9/12: Another hit-and-run
1/6/12: Two robbery investigations
1/5/12: Hit-run in the Admiral District
1/3/12: Details of gunfire incident in Alki neighborhood early New Year’s Day
1/3/12: Burglars caught on Sanislo rooftop
1/2/12: Mail theft south of The Triangle
12/28: Man shot and killed during White Center robbery
12/28: Teenage girl shot in High Point, police call it ‘accidental’
12/26: Christmas Eve hit-and-run damages vehicles
12/25: Burglars steal presents and dog (who later returned home)
12/24: The latest WSBeat police-report roundup
12/23: “Burglary” that police say wasn’t what it seemed to be
12/22: Police report on the “chainsaw break-in”
12/22: More package thefts
12/21: Held up on the street
12/21: 3 bicycles stolen
12/20: Burglary suspects arrested in Highland Park – and word of other recent arrests
12/20: Decorations stolen from grieving family
12/19: Package theft
12/18: Car-tab theft, found mail, suspicious person seen
12/17: Car-tab theft – victim shares info on deterring it, and reporting it (WSB Forums link)
12/17: Anybody missing a bike? (From Twitter, with photo)
12/16: The latest WSBeat
12/13: Decoration thefts; stolen mail found
12/9: Burglaries followed up on, and more
12/7: Crime Watch reports including ‘odd’ theft
12/6: Casing/package-prowling alert
12/5: The latest WSBeat roundup
12/4: Saturday night vandalism reports
12/2: Store owner robbed at gunpoint
12/2: Suspected case of casing
11/30: Stolen car; burglary; car prowl
11/28: Burglaries rise in West Seattle
11/28: From the WSB Forums: Seeking hit-run witness(es)
11/28: Burglary, attempted burglary, interrupted siphoning
11/26: Car prowler spotted
11/23: Burglar alert; stolen car found
11/20: Megan Sheppard’s latest WSBeat report
11/19: Four reader reports – interrupted burglary, car thieves caught on video, hit-run crash, car prowlers spotted
11/18: 2 car arsons
11/14: Graffiti vandalism; stolen tools
11/14: Car break-in; siphoning attempt
11/9: Stolen car
11/7: Stolen package and three car break-ins
11/6: Stolen puppy; garage break-ins
11/5: Car prowlers reported in 2 neighborhoods
11/3: Police search; car prowl
10/30: Purses stolen at church; cars targeted
10/30: Vandalized van; freeway hit-run
10/28: Thief hits Cafe Osita
10/27: Burglar/s hit Eco Beauty salon
10/26: Suspected serial robbers arrested; cases include Washington Federal robbery
10/22: *Those Junction ‘booms’
10/20: Armed robbery at Washington Federal in Morgan Junction
10/19: Alki home-invasion robbery reported
10/18: Police search for burglary suspects in North Delridge
10/18: Suspected “serial exposer” arrested
10/16: Vandals strike at least twice
10/14: Businesses broken into at Westwood Village
10/11: Serial exposer sought, incidents include the Whale Tail Park “flasher” case
10/11: USPS mailbox stolen despite theft-resistant features
10/10: Car stolen despite “club”
10/8: Latest WSBeat roundup
10/5: Break-in attempt with “unique” getaway car
10/3: Police nab two burglary suspects
10/1: Burglary, vandalism sprees
9/29: Flasher near Whale Tail Park
9/28: Daytime car theft
9/27: ‘Teamwork’ nabs suspect fleeing stolen car
9/27: Hate-crime followup
9/26: Stolen car; burglary report
9/26: Jogger-attacks suspect Duane Starkenburg back in jail
9/24: Hate-crime vandalism, threat in Genesee
9/24: Car stolen; burglars take jewelry
9/23: 2 stolen cars to watch for
9/22: Big police response explained
9/21: Stolen car found fast; pickpocket victim fights back
9/20: Crime trends and identity-theft advice at West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting
9/20: Genesee Hill police explained; burglary reported
9/18: The latest WSBeat roundup
9/11: Restaurant hit by vandals
9/11: Man in pickup approaches walkers, behaves lewdly
9/10: Anybody missing a safe?
9/10: Case of the boosted blooms
9/7: Man shot in Highland Park
9/7: Latest newsletter from Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon
8/30: Attempted burglary; burglary; car theft
8/27: Hit-run crash, car vs. house/garage
8/26: Five reports
8/24: Stolen vehicle to watch for
8/22: Cabbie attacked with stun gun
8/20: Latest edition of WSBeat
8/19: Drive-by pellet-shooting arrests
8/18: Teens robbed at gunpoint; home burglarized
8/18: Aerial equipment belonging to the Cabiri stolen in Highland Park car break-in
8/18: Stolen purple motorcycle
8/17: Surveillance video of White Center murder suspects
8/16: White Center shooting death
8/15: Baskin-Robbins holdup
8/14: Stolen Camry
8/13: Pellet-gun attack
8/12: 4 Crime Watch reports
8/9: Preschoolers’ backpacks stolen
8/9: Serial-burglary suspect nabbed
8/9: 2 Crime Watch notes, including P-Patch hit again
8/3: 3 Crime Watch reports, plus a “creepy” encounter
8/1: 3 car-crime reports, including 2 arrests
8/1: Alki police response = condo intruder
7/31: Latest edition of the WSBeat
7/29: Gone in a flash, plus car break-in turns into a garage break-in
7/28: Burglarized twice; driver scammed
7/27: Admiral, Arbor Heights followups, plus a car theft
7/26: Another door-kick burglary
7/24: Burglary alert
7/23: Stabbing in Highland Park
7/23: Car stolen
7/20: What police were doing on 31st SW
7/19: Police report on Admiral stabbings
7/19: Road-rage case ends with arrest at Super 24
7/16: Two men stabbed in Hamilton Viewpoint Park area
7/16: Arbor Heights shooting
7/16: Car stolen, found, but minus car seat for about-to-arrive baby
7/16: Laundromat robbery; Gatewood search
7/15: Delridge SWAT standoff
7/14: P-Patch vandalism, taggers’ rampage
7/14: Newest WSBeat
7/13: Suspicious stranger; bike theft; more
7/11: VW Beetle stolen; Junction QFC melee
7/8: “Palpable increase” in car thefts
7/7: Burglary – and looks like a busy week for auto thieves
7/5: Shot fired into house, weapons found nearby
7/4: Car stolen on its owner’s “favorite holiday”
7/1: Stolen pickup; car-prowl arrests
7/1: Latest edition of the WSBeat
6/29: Stolen car; suspicious encounter
6/28: Burglary with distinctive loot
6/27: Flasher reported in South Admiral
6/27: Egging incidents reported (see the comments, too)
6/23: Stolen car in Arbor Heights
6/23: 2 recent hit-runs
6/22: Junction vandalism
6/20: Another Alki robbery
6/18: The WSBeat
6/17: Man arrested after Junction gun-pulling incident
6/16: Car, package thefts reported
6/16: Window in the crosshairs
6/14: Child-luring attempt reported
6/13: From SPD Blotter: South Seattle assault suspect arrested in Delridge
6/12: Five updates, from a hit-and-run to a stolen tandem bicycle
6/11: The latest WSBeat police-report roundup by Megan Sheppard
6/10: Overnight trouble in two neighborhoods
6/10: Stolen Honda Civic
6/7: 3 notes, including 2 car crimes
6/5: Police arrest 13-year-old after school burglary, vandalism
6/3: Stolen car
6/2: Police search in Highland Park
6/1: Gas-line slashing; prowler spooked
5/29: Car broken into (with photo)
5/29: Two more cars hit
5/27: Stolen car; interrupted car prowl
5/27: Latest edition of the WSBeat
5/26: Early-morning SWAT action
5/24: Car prowler(s) steal irreplaceable memories of fallen soldier
5/23: Witness helps police solve burglary
5/21: Arbor Heights stabbing
5/20: Viking Bank robbery photos from the FBI
5/20: 3 car-prowl reports plus a suspicious-person sighting
5/19: Cell-phone-theft spree arrests
5/19: Three robbers hold up Viking Bank in The Junction
5/19: Alleged car prowler interrupted, arrested
5/17: Burglaries down, police say
5/17: Two trucks stolen from one home
5/16: 2 burglaries, 1 attempted burglary in Arbor Heights
5/13: Car casing house?
5/12: Police brief Fairmount Springs neighbors on attack
5/9: Fairmount Springs woman in hospital after reported break-in
5/7: Seen this briefcase?
5/7: Latest police reports in the WSBeat
5/1: Bizarre theft case
4/30: 3 Crime Watch reports
4/29: 2 big police responses – burglary at 38th/Barton, dispute at 47th/Lander
4/28: Warrant, theft thwarted, car found
4/26: Highland Park arrest; Joel Lund update
4/23: Delridge fight sends 2 to hospital (KIRO-TV link)
4/22: Burglary suspect out of jail
4/22: More details on burglary arrest; plus, another break-in
4/19: Police report “huge spike” in local burglaries
4/19: 2 burglaries, one with a puzzling “clue”
4/14: Burglary suspect nabbed near Lincoln Park
4/12: Plea bargain for man shot by police after aiming an assault rifle at officers
4/11: Man robbed at gunpoint while walking in South Admiral
4/11: Assault arrest; bike theft
4/10: Defiant attack victim, and more
4/8: Crime Watch roundup
4/7: The WSBeat – “amateur urban explorers” stopped, and more
4/6: Two stolen vehicles found
4/4: “Felony stop” briefly closes Delridge at Findlay
4/4: Car theft, car prowlers, and robbery pleas
4/1: Package theft; SWAT aftermath
3/31: Latest WSBeat
3/30: SWAT standoff at Seattle West Suites motel
3/29: Court appearance for Lincoln Park attacks suspect Starkenburg
3/26: Stolen car, house break-in, flower theft
3/26: The latest WSBeat
3/24: Another “one car stolen, a stolen car found” roundup
3/22: One car stolen, another car found
3/19: Business robbed, three arrested
3/17: Latest edition of The WSBeat
3/16: Subaru stolen on Pigeon Point
3/14: Stroller stolen in car break-in (from WSB Forums)
3/11: The WSBeat – pre-emptive crime reporting? And 9 more summaries
3/11: Another afternoon break-in
3/9: Genesee afternoon burglary (and the latest from the citywide map)
3/9: 2010 Seattle crime stats/trends in review, including some West Seattle breakouts
3/8: Another stolen car to watch for
3/3: The latest WSBeat
3/2: Another stolen vehicle, another vandalism report
2/27: Car stolen, cars damaged
2/26: Fauntleroy car-prowl-suspect search, arrest
2/26: Megan Sheppard’s latest WSBeat roundup
2/25: 2 break-ins
2/23/2011: 4 reports including an “open letter” to a thief
2/20/2011: Another reader-report roundup – mystery find, vandalism, stolen bicycle
2/19/2011: One car stolen, one car found
2/17/2011: Arbor Heights car-prowl interruption; another Admiral speeder crackdown
2/16/2011: Man stabbed to death at Fauntleroy home
2/15/2011: West Seattle Crime Prevention Council told property crimes down 39%
2/14/2011: Police arrest ‘active’ car-prowl suspect
2/14/2011: Cancer patient’s car stolen again – this time with trailer
2/13/2011: 7 reports from the WSB inbox – including photos of loot to look for
2/10/2011: Latest WSBeat roundup
2/10/2011: Morgan Junction home searched
2/9/2011: Checking on the helicopter
2/8/2011: SWAT team makes arrests at 41st/Edmunds
2/7/2011: Religious items stolen; car theft attempt
2/6/2011: Apologetic Roxbury Shell robber caught on video
2/4/2011: Stolen car, hit-run sightings sought
2/4/2011: Latest edition of The WSBeat
1/30/2011: Car vandalized; garage break-ins; possible stolen car
1/30/2011: The latest WSBeat
1/28/2011: ‘Well-known’ car-prowl suspects arrested
1/27/2011: Three reports from readers
1/27/2011: Police laud neighbors for helping burglary suspect get caught
1/27/2011: Mistakenly released suspect now in jail
1/27/2011: 2 more potential charges against Lincoln Park suspect
1/26/2011: 2 arrested in weapon, robbery investigation near Admiral-area schools
1/25/2011: Woman attacked in Lincoln Park, man arrested and jailed
1/24/2011: Car windows broken/shot out
1/23/2011: Admiral Theater burglarized
1/20/2011: Latest edition of The WSBeat
1/17/2011: “Drop that package”; break-in attempt
1/14/2011: Car break-ins, and a game-time prowler
1/13/2011: The latest WSBeat roundup
1/10/2011: 2 hurt in home-invasion break-in/attack
1/8/2011: 2 cases of crooks vs. cars
1/6/2011: Beach Drive search followup
1/5/2011: 2 late-night searches
1/5/2011: Alki shooting suspect back in court
1/3/2011: Hate-crime guilty plea
1/1/2011: Papa John’s robbed again
12/28/2010: Latest edition of The WSBeat
12/28/2010: Station scare; fast-acting thief
12/27/2010: Junction hit-run crash
12/24/2010: Car vandalism in south Admiral area
12/24/2010: Package-theft alert
12/23/2010: Latest edition of the WSBeat
12/21/2010: Pharmacy-robbery suspect jailed
12/21/2010: Tree vandalism outside Madison
12/20/2010: Car theft, catalytic converter theft
12/20/2010: Fauntleroy prowler on the run
12/17/2010: Car prowling in Arbor Heights, reported in WSB Forums
12/16/2010: Latest “WS Beat”
12/15/2010: Car break-in
12/13/2010: 2 thefts – pickup truck with trailer; Christmas decorations
12/12/2010: Vandals hit cars in senior-housing apartments’ parking area
12/12/10: Car stolen and stripped; catalytic converter stolen
12/10/10: Car break-in
12/9/10: Burglary attempt
12/7/10: Holiday-season crime-prevention tips from the Southwest Precinct
12/6/10: From the WSB Forums – Morgan Junction mail theft
12/6/2010: FBI arrests Arkansas explosives suspect in West Seattle
12/1/2010: SPD launches Twitter account to get the word out about stolen cars
11/30/2010: The latest WSBeat (from Southwest Precinct reports)
11/29/2010: SPD to fight car theft with Twitter
11/28/2010: Car prowl/egging combined
11/27/2010: Car prowls in Highland Park
11/27/2010: Genesee Hill break-in
11/24/2010: Latest edition of The WSBeat
11/19/2010: Police search in The Triangle
11/17/2010: WSBeat: Megan Sheppard’s latest roundup
11/16/2010: Only one burglary in all of West Seattle last week (WS Crime Prevention Council meeting report)
11/15/2010: Armed robbery in Highland Park
11/11/2010: Seen this hit-and-run driver?
11/9/2010: The WSBeat by Megan Sheppard: Telltale tire, and more
11/8/2010: BBs shot into Fairmount Springs home
11/7/2010: 5 Crime Watch reports
11/3/2010: Coffee-shop-heist arrest
11/3/2010: From the police files (latest weekly installment)
10/30/2010: Telltale loot
10/27/2010: 2 stolen vehicles to watch for, plus a car prowl
10/27/2010: More from the police-report files (Megan Sheppard’s weekly roundup)
10/26/2010: What the law-enforcement helicopter was doing over north West Seattle
10/20/2010: Serial burglary suspect arrested; groper sought
10/20/2010: More from the police-report files (weekly roundup by Megan Sheppard)
10/19/2010: 8-year-old boy beaten, father jailed
10/14/2010: More details on the 49th/Stevens (amended address) arrest
10/13/2010: Police at 50th/Stevens; truck theft at 50th/Genesee
10/12/2010: More from the police-report files, installment #2 (by Megan Sheppard)
10/11/2010: One car found, another one gone
10/10/2010: 2 reports – credit-card fraud; car theft
10/9/2010: Bartell Drugs pharmacy in Jefferson Square robbed
10/6/2010: Robbery suspects on cam
10/5/2010: Papa John’s armed robbery
10/5/2010: Crime Watch roundup: Package-theft video; business burglaries; home break-in attempt
10/4/2010: More from the police-report files (by Megan Sheppard)
10/4/2010: Arrest in Genesee Hill starts with carjacking in Tukwila
10/4/2010: Stolen car; possibly stolen metal
10/1/2010: Pharmacy robber sentenced
9/30/2010: Crash, helicopter search
9/28/2010: 2 burglary reports, including a message for one home’s burglars
9/28/2010: What the 28th/Cloverdale police response was about
9/28/2010: Arrest in Roxhill Park murder
9/27/2010: Possible burglars sighted; car found, with a warning
9/26/2010: Three reader reports – car theft, car prowl, condo break-ins
9/23/2010: Murder-suicide takes four lives in 1 West Seattle home
9/21/2010: Charges filed in Highland Park attack
9/21/2010: Three neighborhoods hit by car crimes; Highland Park home-invasion victim tells her story on TV
9/20/2010: 2 burglary arrests, neighbor gets the thanks
9/19/2010: Multiple car prowls?
9/16/2010: Car theft arrest
9/16/2010: Explosive vandalism damages duck display
9/16/2010: Case of the stolen trapeze boots
9/15/2010: From the WSB Forums: Car break-in near 47th/Genesee
9/13/2010: 2 West Seattle charges added for smash-and-grab suspect
9/12/2010: Vandalism spree reported
9/11/2010: Music gear stolen; Shane Carlson sentenced
9/9/2010: Charges in Alki shooting
9/9/2010: 2 reports from the inbox – car vandalism & car theft
9/8/2010: Gun photos from Alki shooting
9/8/2010: “Mrs. Doubtfire Bandit” blamed for three bank robberies in West Seattle
9/7/2010: Car-theft wave in southeastern West Seattle
9/7/2010: Charges in Highland Park home-invasion case
9/7/2010: Perfume shop’s A-board stolen
9/4/2010: Alki shooting followup
9/3/2010: Alki man shot by police
9/3/2010: Firsthand account of why you SHOULD call police if you THINK you should
9/3/2010: Police search near Alki
9/2/2010: Arrests/bookings in Highland Park home invasion case
8/31/2010: Bank robbery at Alaska USA in Westwood Village
8/29/2010: Stolen car recovered at 19th/Brandon, major police callout
8/27/2010: Request for help solving cold case murder in White Center
8/26/2010: Robbers tie up 3, steal guns, cars from 4th SW home
8/23/2010: Verdict in pharmacy-robbery case
8/23/2010: Auto theft on the rise
8/21/2010: Stolen Honda Passport reported in WSB Forums
8/20/2010: Burglary reported in WSB Forums
8/20/2010: From the WSB Forums – happy ending to stolen-car report
8/16/2010: Crime Watch roundup – kayaks stolen, hungry burglar(s), more
8/16/2010: Followup – “PIT maneuver” stops chase, but 6 vehicles damaged
8/15/2010: Shots reported on Alki, casings reportedly found
8/14/2010: Attempted burglary in Westwood – seen this car?
8/13/2010: Charges filed against smash-grab suspect
8/11/2010: Man exposes himself to teen at school track; park search; 2 vehicle thefts
8/11/2010: Suspect arrested in smash-and-grab burglaries
8/10/2010: Stolen car hit-run; two car-prowl/car-break-in reports
8/9/2010: Second day in a row, Admiral District business break-in
8/8/2010: Another business break-in
8/6/2010: Five reader reports – all thefts
8/5/2010: Man stabbed, not seriously hurt
8/4/2010: Three Crime Watch reports – burglary, car break-in, bike theft
8/4/2010: Early morning West Seattle fire was arson
8/2/2010: Police confirm that smash-and-grab burglaries are official “pattern”
7/31/2010: Junction liquor store burglarized
7/29/2010: Junction robbery, burglary reported
7/29/2010: Arbor Heights search explained
7/28/2010: Hit-and-run driver sought
7/26/2010: Search for suspect in “domestic-violence threats” case
7/25/2010: North Admiral car break-in
7/23/2010: Robbery arrests update; plus, hit/run, car-prowl reports
7/23/2010: Armed robbery reportedly solved fast; more catalytic-converter thefts
7/22/2010: Tagging trouble
7/20/2010: VW “getaway camper,” plus, tagged poles
7/20/2010: What the big Delridge/Brandon response was about
7/19/2010: Two more business burglaries with smashed windows
7/16/2010: Smash-grab theft at The Swinery
7/13/2010: Search, car theft, car prowl
7/13/2010: Catalytic converter theft
7/9/2010: Latest reader reports
7/8/2010: Car prowls way down, police tell Southwest District Council
7/7/2010: ‘Bones’ is back
7/6/2010: “Bones” stolen from Delridge driveway
7/5/2010: Burglary/van theft, plus two car-prowl reports
7/1/2010: Lincoln Park shooting/fight sends 2 to hospital
For Crime Watch stories before July 2010, go to this archive page