West Seattle - Police Blotter

A friend turned enemy

I don’t do puddles On May 17 a construction crew was doing work on the 6000 block of Beach Drive S.W. The work required closure of one lane and a flagger was on duty safely guiding traffic. As a woman in a yellow Chevy Camaro approached, the…MORE

Weekend burglary foiled These days, attempted burglaries tend to occur on weekdays while victims (and their neighbors) are more likely away at work. On Sunday, May 13, a juvenile male bucked the trend and broke into a 1400 S.W. Cambridge St.…MORE

Baby monitor saves the night Around 3 a.m. on May 4 a mother on the 5200 block of 21st Ave S.W. woke up to a strange sound emitting from the baby monitor in the room where her two children slept. She went to check on the kids and realized their…MORE

Poor dog … poor house On April 30th a woman returned to her 35th Ave S.W. home after work to disastrous circumstances. The main floor was flooded with water and it was quickly drowning out the basement. On the main floor she noticed her…MORE

Not getting the hint It was 4:15 a.m. on April 24 when a couple living on the 9000 block of 29th Ave S.W. awoke abruptly to their dogs madly barking and someone knocking and ringing the bell at their front door. The male victim peeked out his…MORE

Incognito fail It was 9 p.m. on April 17 when a man described as white, likely in his forties, brown hair with weathered skin and a denim jacket walked into a store on the 6300 block of 35th Ave S.W. He walked up to the counter, said he had a gun…MORE

Killing time On April 8 at 9 a.m. a patrol officer received the call of someone trespassing on an industrial block of S.W. Andover. A security guard led the officer through a locked gate and as he walked towards the train tracks he heard noise…MORE

Make yourself at home On April 1 a man living on S.W. Kenyon St. called police to report someone had broken into a trailer he parks in the driveway. Someone had pried away the hasp to gain entry. Once inside, the victim realized nothing was…MORE

Something in particular On March 19 a man who rents a basement apartment on the 5700 block of S.W. Spokane St. came home in the early afternoon to find his place in disarray. Someone broke in through a basement bathroom window and, as the…MORE