February 13

Car crimes continue to top crime list here

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Alison emails overnight:

Just wanted to let the neighborhood know that my window was smashed in and things stolen while eating dinner at the Roosevelt Ale House tonight. I let the restaurant know and they weren’t surprised. Was parked close to the entrance and  in for less than an hour. Had a nice bag on the font seat with clothing in it which was stolen, along with the contents of my center console.

Was definitely just a smash and grab as I had things in the back which were overlooked. It’s trivia night and the place is packed so whoever did it is especially bold.

Would love to remind people not to leave anything in view!

The map shows stolen or prowled cars here beginning New Year’s day. Our last reports are here and here.

Car crimes are by far the most common crimes in Maple Leaf and in Seattle generally.

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  1. Tim, sometimes they break in, just for a look see – not bc something valuable is seen.

    My car was broken into overnight (smashed window), and not a single item was taken. Not even the baggie of change ($2, on a good day).

    Do you troll this site to simply rag on your neighbors, or what? Are you the guy peeking out your blinds at all your neighbors & yelling at the kids to get off your lawn?

  2. I suggest we blame the criminals for the crimes, not the victims. Can we agree on that? Whenever one of my neighbors gets car prowled or burglarized, I sympathize with them and promise to call police if I see anything. They’re not “just property crimes” to the victims.

  3. I mistakenly left my tablet in plain view in the front seat of my car Thursday evening. Found it still sitting there Saturday morning.

  4. Yet another update on the Subaru SW- just mentioned above: SPD called and it said it was parked near 23rd and Yesler. I picked it up; only an obsolete gps was stolen; tools, registration all were there and it ran ok. Only a few miles were on the trip meter; it was probably used for a one time “mission”. I would say that we certainly do live in a auto theft hot spot. It is a good idea to report any suspect activity or non-resident cars that appear abandoned – not reporting because “SPD will do nothing” is counterproductive. Note that Seattle has an active neighborhood watch program, if you want to start one on your street, check out:
    http://www.seattle.gov/Police/blockwatch/default.htm

  5. I agree with keeping an eye out for over time parked cars. NE 103rd near 8th seems to be popular for “dropped” off cars.
    Eye contact and hello seems to help as an “I see you message” or just a friendly acknowledgement depending on recipient.

  6. A clip is a metal strip that holds ammo and is most commonly used in rifles. A magazine is a box like device that pushes into the reciever of the firearm. The firearm the officer found had a loaded magazine in it.

    My neighbor saw someone in his car and split his eye open. He ran off and the neighbor didnt report it for fear of being arrested for assault.

    Theres a bit of drug buying and what looks to be young men meeting older men for some partying in the front seat in exchange for money along 5th ave. Passenger dissapears for a while and then bobs back up and leaves with cash.

    The police put ML down as low priority because its just nonviolent crime.

  7. Very good comment Sue. Several stolen cars have been abandoned on our street. I was present when an officer showed up to check one of them, the car was unlocked and the officer recovered a 9mm pistol with full clip from under the driver’s seat.

  8. Something else to bring up is if you see a car that hasn’t moved in several days don’t hesitate to report it. My husband used to think I was mean spirited to do that but there was more than one occasion that the car was stolen and just dumped on our street. You will be doing someone a service.

  9. I’m with John on this one.

    An acquaintance recently found her stolen car at the park & ride lot under the freeway, which isn’t far from where it was stolen (w/drug supplies left in the car).

    @Tim – I don’t think your comment adds to the conversation. There’s no need to shake your finger at anybody.

  10. An update on my stolen Subaru taken 30 Dec near NE 89th and 15th: – the responding SPD officer informed me the chances were “95%” that it would be found abandoned in the in the greater SEattle area within 3 weeks… I am the 5%… not a sign of it for 6 weeks. My replacement has a alarm system and will soon have a pedal lock. The SPD officer’s opinion was that the “Club” steering wheel lock is next to useless and that a well-made pedal lock is more effective. IMHO: our car theft rates would drop drastically if we treated drug addiction as a medical problem and not as a crime.

  11. It’s trivia night and the place is packed so whoever did it is especially bold.

    Doesn’t seem that bold to me. If the place is packed, everyone is focused on the trivia, not the cars in the parking lot.
    Sounds like an unfortunate way to learn to never leave valuables in plain sight. Hopefully the bag and clothes don’t cost too much to replace.

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