West Seattle Crime Watch: Casing thwarted; Beach Drive break-in
West Seattle Blog (blog)
Another apparent case of crime prevention via vigilant residents/neighbors. We just heard from one who doesn't want to be identified but does want to tell the tale of what just happened in his North Admiral neighborhood about an hour ago – read on for …

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Stolen car in Seaview; prowler patrol
West Seattle Blog (blog)
If you see it or have any information, please call the Seattle Police Dept. (SPD suggests 911 if you see a stolen car.) Meantime, Jenni – who is a Block Watch captain in Highland Park – says they're not taking car prowlers lightly in her neighborhood.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Police search for robbers
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WSB covers West Seattle 24/7, with your help. Got a tip or question about news happening now? 206-293-6302, or e-mail editor@westseattleblog.com Orcas apparently closer to north Vashon, per Donna from The Whale Trail. You can look from Lincoln etc., …

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Fauntleroy Community Association: Crime, grants, plants…
West Seattle Blog (blog)
Susan Lantz-Dey and David Dey attended last month's West Seattle BlockWatch Captains' Network meeting and briefed the board last night about what they heard from police regarding some recent break-ins blamed on an organized group working in multiple …

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Alert neighbor helps nab burglary suspects
West Seattle Blog (blog)
Earlier today we got a call from a woman who said she had tipped police off to burglars in her neighborhood, after seeing people running through her neighbors' yard with what seemed to be loot – even dropping an XBOX game console at one point.

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Crips, Bloods, and Commuters: Seattle Gang Territory Mapped on Google
Seattle Weekly (blog)
Proving once and for all that the Internet really does know everything, there is a Google map of Seattle gang territory. The map was produced by Northwest Gangs, a website that documents gang graffiti across the region and tracks gang-related crime.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Hit-run witness search
West Seattle Blog (blog)
I'm hoping because West Seattle is such a tight community that someone will have witnessed this event. I was driving west from downtown Seattle via Spokane Street at approximately 6:30 pm last night. Where the two lanes on Spokane street merge into one …

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Seen this stolen car?
West Seattle Blog (blog)
Thank you very much for your time. kris.hopkins@live.com Seattle Police still tweet plates/descriptions of stolen vehicles, but since this is just outside the city limits, you won't find us there. We're happy to publish stolen-vehicle reports in Crime …

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WS Crime Watch: Message to 'scumbags'; warning for neighbors
West Seattle Blog (blog)
West Seattle just keeps getting bigger and “better”. Seriously? A neighbor's house is broken into, all valuables were taken, their world was turned upside down…and you choose to respond by criticizing their dog? Thank God they didn't lose their family …

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Why Seattle escaped Forbes miserable cities list
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Misery that comes from bankruptcy and massive foreclosure epidemics and crime rates that are off the charts. (On other words, maybe a little dampness isn't the end of the world after all.) Forbes isn't saying that Seattle is without it's share of …

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