Heavy-duty door no match for ravenous thief with lust for chandeliers
On March 7, Seattle Police responded to a burglary at a home located on the 8500 block of 15th Avenue Northwest. The complainant checked on his property that morning and found the deadbolt to a storage door cut. A 40-year-old crystal chandelier, a toolbox full of tools and tools were taken from the storage unit. The complainant had reported a theft at the same property on Feb. 2. He installed a heavy-duty door and deadbolt after the incident, but found the door had failed. No fingerprints were recovered.
Housecleaner finds home ransacked
On March 6, officers were dispatched to a home on the 7000 block of Jones Avenue Northwest were a burglary occurred. The complainant told officers that a housecleaner had entered the home and thought it had been burglarized. She noticed things were “messier than usual.” She said closets and drawers were rifled through. The housecleaner immediately exited the home and called police and the homeowner. A Macbook Pro, iPad, two iPods and a pair of Beats Headphones were stolen. No fingerprints were recovered.
Man misses speakers, suspicious of construction crew
On March 15, officers responded to a burglary at the 600 block of Northwest 89th Street. The complainant told officers that he noticed his garage door open and found the lock pried off. The suspect took a pair of speakers from the garage. The complainant told officers that there was recent construction-work done at his home. But, he said the garage was secured while the construction crew was there. No fingerprints were recovered.