WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two business break-ins and one attempt, in one morning
Going over the SPD data map late last night, we noticed burglaries at two West Seattle businesses early Tuesday and an attempt at a third. After confirming via radio recordings, we requested and obtained police-report narratives this morning. The first two were reported within blocks and minutes of each other in the 5 am hour: LULA COFFEE (4451 California SW): A business manager or owner got “an alarm alert” and went to the shop. The report says: When she arrived to the business, she observed the front door lock was punched out and the register was rifled through. An electronic tablet was taken from the register area. A small side window was also forced open where the suspect probably tried to gain initial entry. XXXX had surveillance footage of the incident as well. The video shows one suspect enter the front door, quickly walk to the register, rifle through the register, and exit the back door. The suspect had a large coat on with the hood up and a face covering. He did not have ...