West Seattle - Police Blotter

Did you mean anarchist state? It was just before 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 when an employee at a grocery store on the 4200 block of S.W. Morgan St. was taking a break and eating some food. He watched two young males (they looked to be under 21)…MORE

What do we do with these? On Oct. 12, sometime after midnight, unknown burglars broke into Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on Delridge Way S.W. and stole four computer servers from the boiler/mechanical room. Possibly confused by the technology…MORE

Time for a new tenant On Sept. 29 police responded to a call on the 9000 block of 3rd Ave S.W. The landlord had just called to report a tenant stole his cell phone and walked away. The victim was in the backyard with his cell phone/camera…MORE

Prowling leads to pinning On Sept. 20 around 9:30 p.m. a woman entered a parking garage on the 4700 block of 42nd Ave S.W. and started breaking out vehicle windows and rummaging through cars for items to steal. Soon after, police received…MORE

Crime is not landlocked A fisherman from West Seattle called the Fish and Game office on Sept. 13 after watching a male illegally shrimping in Elliot Bay (the shrimping season ended on May 1st). Not only was he putting out pots outside of the…MORE

The unwelcome volunteer

Slow motion getaway Four juveniles, the youngest only 11, were nabbed by police for the burglary of a 5600 30th Ave S.W. home around 7 p.m. on Sept. 3. Police were called after a neighbor watched the four youngsters stand in front of the house…MORE

Scissors don’t crack safes A private security guard left town for a weeklong vacation earlier in August. He returned to find his Fauntleroy Way S.W. home ransacked. His 32 inch TV, surround sound speakers and two large canisters of pepper spray…MORE

Home invasion robbery escape On Aug. 16 police arrested a home invasion robbery suspect in parking lot at the corner of 35th Ave S.W. and S.W. Morgan St. Shortly after 5 p.m. that evening a man was inside his girlfriend’s apartment on the 2400…MORE

Craigslist sale goes bad On August 9th a man selling four concert tickets worth $85 each on Craigslist agreed to meet with his “buyers” at a parking lot on the 6400 block of California Ave S.W. He approached the two men in their car and walked…MORE