West Seattle - Police Blotter

The Gift That Keeps on Giving A Christmas gift sparked multiple assaults in the middle of the day on December 26th at the 700 block of S Elmgrove St. Police responded to an open phone line where they could hear a violent commotion on the other…MORE

by Tim Clifford

Too Much to Chew At a mental health facility on the 2600 block of SW Holden St on December 21st police responded to an assault case involving a nose being bitten off. By accounts given from the victim and facility staff…MORE

By Tim Clifford

Home Alone At a residence on 14th Ave SW on December 14th a burglar encountered the worst surprise a burglar can find: the victim still being in the house. The victim was taking a nap during the day in the basement of his…MORE

By Tim Clifford

Skipping the Checkout Line At a store on SW Alaska St. on December 5th a robbery was attempted by two suspects for two bottles of Maker’s Mark Whiskey. Just before 9 o’clock the two suspects, described as two black males…MORE

By Tim Clifford

“Thanks-Taking” The holiday weekend was not so nice for the victims of a home burglary on the 8400 block of 35 Ave SW. The victims left for a vacation during the Thanksgiving on Nov. 28th and returned to on Dec.1 to find…MORE

From Victims to Heroes As reported on our website, an attempted bus robbery was thwarted by brave passengers around 6 p.m. on Nov. 25 at the 6000 block of California Ave. S.W. The suspect, a 19 year old black male, boarded the metro bus at 3rd…MORE

Assault on SW Alaska Sage advice from childhood on how to deal with a bully always went “just walk away”. There are times in life when this maxim just doesn’t help.

The victim of an assault on s.w. Alaskan St. early in the morning on Nov…MORE

Car sale turns robbery Anyone who has gone through the process of selling a vehicle privately has probably had those moments of worry about meeting and exchanging large amounts of cash for significant goods with a total stranger. In an incident…MORE

Cameras don’t lie The owner of a restaurant on the 4700 block of California Ave. S.W. was dealing with a longstanding pattern of money disappearing from his crew’s collective tip jar and purses, so he decided to set up a surveillance camera to…MORE

One dangerous home It was early afternoon on Oct. 17 when a man living on 12th Ave. S.W. saw two people snooping around a neighbor’s dilapidated home that had been vacant for a year after the owner passed away. Knowing the deceased owner’s…MORE