Be vigilant: West Seattle has been experiencing a rash of daytime forced-entry burglaries recently, along with an increase in reports of teenaged door-to-door (alleged) salespeople who might be canvassing the area to see if residents are home, particularly in the late morning and early afternoon. Ben Kinlow is the Crime Prevention Coordinator at the Southwest Precinct, and he has several suggestions that might help put a stop to these incidents: 1) Place prominent "No Solicitors" signs at your home to discourage activity. 2) Do not open the door to strangers. If an unexpected person arrives, communicate through the closed door to tell them you are not interested. 3) Then call and e-mail your neighbors immediately to let them know that someone is going door-to-door so that all on the block can look out for each other. And if you haven't yet started a Block Watch in your area, give Ben a call. He'll be happy to help you: 206-684-7724.

On Delridge, four black males were seen kicking in the door of a residence. They carried out electronic equipment, loaded it into a blue Buick Regal and drove off.

In South Park, a surveillance camera was rolling as a grocery employee was kicked and kneed in the face, stomach and back after confronting shoplifters in his store. Though the suspects escaped, one 17-year-old was caught later after he tried to kick in the door of a nearby house so that he could hide. He was booked into the Youth Service Center.

After recovering from a stroke, a woman checked her bank accounts and discovered that during her illness someone had fraudulently taken out a second mortgage on her house for about $50,000.

A man thought his pregnant girlfriend was being unfaithful. So he threw her dog across the room twice, threw an ottoman, knocked over a table, grabbed the phone as she was calling 911 and ripped out some of her hair. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.

In Westwood, a man punched his girlfriend in the head several times and then threw her to the floor. Medics recommended she go to the hospital-especially after she told them she had gone through several brain surgeries to remove tumors-but she declined. While officers were at the scene, the suspect called from a First Hill pay phone and blamed the victim for "provoking him" into the assault. Patrol units searched that area and found the suspect, who was also wanted on two domestic violence warrants and on a warrant for assault. He was booked into King County Jail for the warrants and for investigation of assault and harassment.

Burglaries by block: 9900 39th SW, 1700 45th SW, 11600 35th SW, 3400 60th SW, 9200 46th SW, 4700 SW Graham, 3200 56th SW, 7400 California Ave. SW, 7100 Woodside Pl. SW, 3700 SW 97th, 5000 California Ave. SW, 8400 41st Ave. SW, 7900 Delridge Way