Reader report from Gabi on 63rd SW just south of Alki Avenue:

At 3 AM last night, we were awokened by a crash outside our window on the north end of 63rd Ave SW. It turned out to be teens who stole a car, lost control, and crashed it into our car and our neighbor’s, photos attached. Our neighbor was out smoking and saw it happen, two teens getting out of the car and running off.

Minutes later before we got outside to assess the damage, our neighbor that was outside saw a car come speeding back, a teen got out and grabbed stuff from the stolen crashed car, got back in and sped away, flipping off our watching neighbor and yelling an expletive at him.

SPD confirmed the car was stolen. We’re hoping someone on 63rd has camera footage!

We’re sad to say that this is the 3rd time within a year that out-of-control cars have crashed into vehicles parked on the west side of 63rd.

The SPD incident # is 25-59663.

Two more West Seattle Crime Watch reports, both involving drivers:

HARBOR AVENUE ASSAULT: This was dispatched as a crash (“motor vehicle incident” as logged by SFD) shortly before 11 pm last night, but a summary released by police says it turned out to be more:

At 2248 hours, the suspect randomly confronted the victims at the 1000 BLK of Harbor Ave SW. The suspect got in a disturbance with two unknown victims. The suspect made a threat to the victims. The victims drove away from the suspect to prevent further confrontation. The suspect was inside his vehicle and accelerated toward the victims’ vehicle. The suspect’s vehicle struck the back of the victims’ vehicle. The victims had injuries, and SFD responded to the scene. AMR transported the victim to the hospital. The suspect was placed in custody for Assault 2, DUI, and Obstructing. The suspect will be booked for Assault 2, and charges will be requested for the DUI and Obstructing.

The SPD case # is 25-56778. (Monday night update: Bail was set at $20,000 for the suspect. We haven’t seen case documents yet, though, so we don’t know if there’s more to the story, yet.)

DOUBLE-IMPACT HIT-RUN: The report and images were sent tonight by Tom:

On Sunday 3/2/2025 at 9:25 am, a white Cadillac Escalade driven by what appears to be a white male pulled out into the street from where he was parked and drove into my Subaru Crosstrek parked in front of my house on the 7500 blk of 15th Ave SW.

He hit it twice with enough force to move my car 6 inches until it hit the curb. The white Cadillac Escalade is a 2002-2006 model year with scrape marks on the front bumper driver side and probably damage to the right front bumper area. Front license plate appears to be missing and the rear license plate is covered or blacked out. Any additional information on this character would be greatly appreciated. SPD report # 25-57165.

2 PM: Sent by Katie:

Our 5-year-old’s bike was stolen this morning from outside our church at 39th and Thistle, in case anyone happens to see it around. It’s a bronze-colored Woom bike (20” OFF 4 mountain bike).

6:34 PM: Katie’s family has the bicycle back. Here’s how it happened (as partly explained in a comment below, and fully explained to us in email):

I spotted a woman riding the bike while leaving the Roxbury Safeway around 4:30 p.m.. I followed her until she reached a small homeless encampment near Westwood Village, at 22nd Ave SW and Barton. She parked the bike and walked away from it at that point. I was on the phone with police throughout all this. I then drove home, thinking the bike would be there until the police arrived, but even though they arrived quite quickly, the bike was gone. The officers, Sean and Sean, continued to be in touch with me and look for the bike, and they found it after about an hour. My son is very happy to have it back home. We’re really thankful to the SPD officers for going the extra mile to track it down.

10:43 AM: Reader report from a resident on 26th SW north of Roxbury who called this in to 911 around 4 pm Friday:

I was not feeling well and was asleep when I was awakened by a woman with a flashlight coming into my room. I chased her down stairs and caught her as she was fleeing out my front door. This is when a male accomplice came back and pushed me while demanding I let her go.

The police did not see a point of entry. Since, the doors were open and undamaged I decided to check my back yard and discovered they had removed a glass panel from a bedroom window as a point of entry. The person that installed my security doors told me that they would never get through one of their doors and it would be more likely that an intruder would come through a window instead.

I immediately noticed that all my keys were gone. This has resulted in my spending a considerable amount of money trying to remedy the situation.

The case number is 25-55434.

The victim did not include descriptive information, so we’re asking on followup.

2:46 PM: Here’s their reply regarding descriptions:

Both of them were in their late 20s to 30 with dark complexions; he was about 5’10” with short black hair and a medium build, dressed in all-black clothing, and he was carrying a paper bag with unknown items.

She was also in her late 20s to 30, about 5’8″ with a dark complexion and black shoulder-length hair and had a medium build and spoke with a slight accent. She was also dressed in all-black clothing. She dropped her flashlight and pair of tin snips while I was chasing her out. The items were turned over to SPD.

A WSB reader found the last stolen car posted here. Maybe you’ll find this one, just reported to us via email:

I am writing to report a stolen vehicle last night (2/27) sometime after 7:00 pm in the Diamond Parking Lot on 42nd Ave SW (behind Row House). 2006 white Chevy Silverado pickup truck. License plate #C50905U.

We’ll add the police-report number when we get it. (ADDED: It’s 25-55216.)

Three reader reports:

STOLEN RED CR-V: Sent by Kerry:

My car was stolen last night between midnight and 7 am from the alley off California SW and SW Findlay to the west. Red Honda CR-V with back quarter panel on passenger side dented and held up with a zip tie. License plate AOZ7418

(Update) Police report # 25-53976. Meantime, call 911 if you find it. UPDATE: Found where commenter (see below) spotted it,

PACKAGE TAKEN: Sent by Peter – the image is a screengrab from video of his package being taken:

Want to give a heads-up on a package thief north of Holy Rosary, by 42nd and Dakota. 5:03 pm Wednesday.

The temporary report number on this case is T00024941.

DUMPED, POSSIBLY STOLEN: John discovered this while out for a walk in Sunrise Heights:

… I came across an item which I think is likely stolen and dumped on a parking strip. It’s a black clothes carrier that was folded over; when I unfolded it and looked inside there were two tiers of clothes inside.

Possibly yours? Email us at westseattleblog@gmail.com and we’ll connect you.

It’s been a while since the last 7-11 holdup report, but one happened early today, according to Seattle Police. They were called to the Highland Park 7-11 (16th/Holden) shortly after 1:30 am. According to the police-report summary, an “employee was emptying trash outside when he saw a car parked at the east side of the building, occupied by at least 3. One suspect male brandished a gun and ordered the employee back into the store, where he had the employee open and empty the registers. The suspect and vehicle fled northbound on 16 Ave SW.” Police say they have fingerprints and surveillance video. Their summary didn’t include a description but the archived audio had this descriptio: Black, male, 20s, 5’6″, blue or black pants, black shoes, a black hoodie; the vehicle was described as a black or blue sedan.

Two reader reports in West Seattle Crime Watch:

STOLEN CAR: The report is from Jennifer:

Our car was stolen sometime between yesterday evening and noon today:

2015 red Hyundai Sonata
License # AVJ9617

Police report #: 25-48424

We’re off 34th and Morgan in High Point.

If you find it, call 911.

‘WEIRD’ THEFT: The video and report are from Kristy:

My front garden is inches from the sidewalk on California/Charlestown so I’ve grown kinda used to kids and weirdos messing with my stuff, but I had a weird visitor at 5:20 this morning. He took a trash can full of garden waste, so nothing really worth anything to me, but I have not seen someone on our cameras who looked this ready to burglarize. Just wanted to send this over in case anyone else is reporting seeing this dude.

Reader report from Amanda:

My Jeep truck was drilled right in my driveway next to my back door. Near 45th and Edmunds. $1,450 repair for $25 worth of gas. Approx. Feb 11. Sad.

(Reader photo, Sunday)

Back on Sunday, we reported on the arrest of an 38-year-old man after a reported burglary in the 4800 block of Beach Drive SW. The City Attorney’s Office subsequently charged the suspect, Christopher D. Montano, with a misdemeanor, 1st-degree criminal trespass. At Montano’s arraignment hearing today, according to court documents, the CAO asked that bail be set at $2500, but Judge Faye Chess ordered him released on personal recognizance. According to the police-report narrative in the case file, officers found him outside the house; he told them he had only gone inside for a few minutes and hadn’t taken anything. Officers say he told them he had burglarized that house before, so he was familiar with it, and that he was homeless, staying at a shelter, but looking for someplace “quiet.” He told officers he had gotten inside just by opening a door, but the housesitter, who had left an hour earlier, told them she had locked all the doors. Montano is due back in court in four weeks.

(Reader photo)

3:40 PM: Thanks for the tips and photo. Police converged on a house in the 4800 block of Beach Drive around 2:30 pm after a report of a suspected burglary in progress. They confirmed the house had been broken into – no one was home at the time – and arrested a man they found on the property. No other details so far. The 38-year-old suspect was reported by dispatch to have at least one warrant, for a misdemeanor case in Snohomish County.

6:53 PM: The suspect has been booked into the King County Jail, the roster shows.

5:03 PM: Thanks for the tip. The door is boarded up at Classic Cut Barbershop on the northwest corner of 35th/Roxbury because of a burglary. We went over to follow up on the tip, and they told us it happened around 2 am today, but the burglar left without getting anything; an alarm went off in the building, and the owners of a neighboring business let them know. If you have any information, the SPD incident # is 25-042352.

ADDED 5:31 PM: Classic Cut Barbershop proprietor Feras just sent us the photo above, showing the mess before the door was boarded up, and two short clips below showing the burglar:

Three more West Seattle Crime Watch notes:

‘PROLIFIC SHOPLIFTER’ CHARGED: The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed charges this week against 28-year-old Christopher K. Takata, described as a “prolific shoplifter who has routinely targeted businesses in North Seattle, Downtown Seattle, and West Seattle.” He also frequently alters his appearance – above are some of the photos from the charging documents.In the case of the two counts of organized retail theft just filed against Takata, they involved an investigation into nine thefts over 77 days from Ulta Beauty stores including the one in Westwood Village, in 2023 and 2024, with a loss totaling more than $8,000. Investigators say Takata usually steals fragrances, and has an arrest/conviction record with more than 30 incidents – not just theft – going back to 2011, when he was 15. What we don’t know is where Takata is now; his most recent local booking was at the SCORE misdemeanor jail, booked January 31 and released the next day. Store employees and managers are quoted in the charging documents as saying they know him on sight; a manager at the North Seattle Ulta store estimated he’d taken a cumulative total of $42,000+ from that store alone.

ROBBERY SUSPECT RELEASED: The man arrested in an incident that caught attention at a busy intersection last Sunday has been released without charges being filed, though they are still a future possibility. The arrest happened on Sunday afternoon at the Fauntleroy/Alaska intersection; the police-report narrative says the incident started a few blocks east, in the 3600 block of SW Alaska, as a dispute over a cell phone. One man took it from the other and allegedly threatened to shoot the other one, which is what made it a robbery. The victim chased him to the intersection, which is where police got involved; they found the 65-year-old suspect inside the T-Mobile store. He was found to have a pocket knife, but not a gun. He spent three days in jail before being released; the narrative says the victim did not want to press charges.

GARAGE BURGLARY: Reader report, received tonight from Sara:

I wanted to alert my Seaview neighbors to a garage break-in. They took all my power tools, batteries and made a mess. This happened sometime Thursday night or Friday morning ( 2/13-2/14). I wanted to give special thanks to my neighbor(s) who reported it to SPD. I was working all night and didn’t know about the break in until I got home in the morning. Thank you, neighbors, for looking out for me! I’m so grateful.

P.S. Your next chance to talk with police at a local community meeting is likely Thursday (February 20), the monthly Alki Community Council meeting, 7 pm at Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds).

(Seattle Police photo, early Thursday)

We just checked on the status of the 28-year-old woman jailed for suspected drunk driving after hitting a townhouse on the east end of SW Roxbury early Thursday morning. The City Attorney’s Office charged 28-year-old Crystal Romo-Rivasof Renton today with DUI, and she’s still at the King County Jail, in lieu of $2,500 bail. The case was spotlighted on SPD Blotter; we’ve also read the police report via the Seattle Municipal Court files. Romo-Rivas went off the road and crashed her 2006 Honda Element – of which she’s the registered owner – in the 200 block of SW Roxbury around 12:15 am Thursday. No one was hurt. But she claimed to officers that she wasn’t driving, that the real driver was a man she’d met at a bar, though she didn’t know his name, nor the name of the bar. Officers say she also gave conflicting responses to other questions about where she’d been and where she was going, and that she was displaying various signs of intoxication, but wouldn’t cooperate with the field sobriety test, so an officer certified as a phlebotomist took a blood draw at the Southwest Precinct after they obtained a warrant to do that. Police say various evidence indicated she had indeed been driving, including a witness who saw her get out of the driver’s seat after the crash, alone. Whenever Romo-Rivas gets out of jail, Judge Andrea Chin ordered an ignition interlock device be installed on any vehicles she might drive, and that she only drive in connection with work.

(WSB photos)

1:38 PM: SPD and KCSO are investigating gunfire at the 30th/Roxbury 76 station. More info to come.

30th is blocked off on the south side of the intersection.

2:11 PM: SPD has turned the scene over to KCSO, whose jurisdiction it’s in. KCSO tells us that their first call was around 12:40 pm for “reckless shooting”; no one was hurt. KCSO says Explorer West Middle School, several blocks away, has lifted its lockdown; we are waiting to hear back from Seattle Public Schools about its multi-program building across the street.

2:42 PM: SPS says the gunfire went into the school building as well – here’s the statement we just received in response to our inquiry:

Students and staff at the SPS Roxhill building (9430 30th Ave SW) went into a lockdown today after shots were fired from a car into the campus. The campus quickly moved to a lockdown. All staff and teachers are safe. The campus was not the intended target of the incident. During a lockdown, classroom and exterior doors are locked. Students remain indoors and in their classroom until the lockdown has been lifted. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) was quick to respond and is currently investigating this incident. No students or staff were harmed, and the lockdown was lifted after SPD indicated it was safe to do so.

The only description we’ve heard so far is “silver/black sedan with loud exhaust.”

3:02 PM: We asked SPS about damage at the school: “There is damage near the cafeteria/the SW Roxbury St & 30th Ave SW side of campus.”

7:19 PM: We’ve obtained more information from SPD. Their report narrative says officers “located over a dozen shell casings on 30th AV SW at the southwest corner of the lot occupied by the 76 gas station.” One of our photos captured markers for those too (and our picture above shows some of the markers by the pumps):

They also “confirmed several round strikes on the gas pumps of the 76 station” and found “damaged glass on classroom windows” at the school building (again, this is the FORMER Roxhill building at 30th/Roxbury, not the current one at 34th/Holden). This report says a witness saw “a white sedan and black sedan flee the area eastbound on SW Roxbury” right after they heard the shots.

7:59 PM: A commenter identifying themselves as an employee says the SPD report is “inaccurate” – that no classroom windows were hit.

SPD released a sheaf of summaries late Sunday, covering the past several days. Here are four incidents we hadn’t previously reported:

NORTH DELRIDGE GUNFIRE: Around 5:30 pm Friday, after callers reported suspected gunfire near 26th/Brandon, police found unspecified “evidence in a nearby park,” and bullet damage to a tree.

SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK GUNFIRE: Around 4:30 am Wednesday, after callers reported suspected gunfire and three people on the run, police found unspecified “evidence” at 16th/Kenyon – though the ground was covered in snow.

GUN ARREST: Police checking out an “illegally parked” car in the 2600 block of Alki Avenue SW at 11:19 pm Thursday found two people insiede and one gun in the console. The vehicle’s occupants did not have a concealed-pistol license for the gun, described as a “Glock 19 loaded with 10 rounds.” One occupant, 19, was booked into jail for unlawfully carrying a pistol (a misdemeanor).

FAILED ROBBERY ATTEMPTS: SPD believes two incidents early Friday are related. At 12:17 am, two people went into the Chevron station/minimart at Admiral/41st; one ran behind the counter, demanded money, then hit the clerk, who police say “squared up” against him, at which time both robbers left. Their car is described as a black or dark gray Hyundai Tucson. Police think the would-be robber who hit that clerk went into the 35th/Avalon 7-11 with a mask, gloves, and gun, but saw the clerk hit the holdup-alarm button, and bolted. Fingerprint evidence was obtained.