A neighbor of a homeowner on the 9000 block of 38th Ave s.w., near s.w. Barton heard his dog barking and initially thought it was a response to construction noise in the area on April 29 around 1:45 p.m.

He went outside and saw a flatscreen television lying in his neighbor’s driveway. He initially called his neighbor to ask if she knew what was happening and the burglary victim asked him call 911.

Eight Seattle police squad cars raced to the scene but the suspect was gone by the time they arrived.

Shortly before 2 p.m. the homeowner returned home from work and was working with police to investigate what (if anything) was missing, according to police on the scene.

Yet another example of watchful neighbors helping to thwart household burglaries in West Seattle. If suspect information becomes available we will update the story.

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