Someone broke the cable lock to gain entry into a secured construction site on S. Kenyon St. on July 5. Once inside the unknown suspect(s) apparently used the front bumper of a white 2007 Lexus ES to break through the doors of several storage boxes on site. Pipes and fittings were stolen and the Lexus’s front bumper, along with a license plate, was left as evidence. Police ran the license plate and records show the Lexus was an insurance owned “total loss” with a report of sale in April 2011.
The “Share the road” ethos between bicyclists and motor vehicles broke down on July 3 when two males in a truck traveling northbound on California Ave S.W. came upon two female cyclists traveling northbound as well. The driver honked his horn and tried to pass the cyclists when one of the cyclists reportedly started beating on his window and yelling, “Share the road with bikes!” while the other cyclist (according to an eyewitness) tried to grab onto the truck and fell as a result. The driver pulled over and hurled a profanity back at the cyclists, prompting the window-beater to go to the passenger’s window and spit in the passenger’s face. She then went to the driver’s side and started punching the driver in the face repeatedly. When police arrived the aggressive cyclist told police, “I was wronged and I did a wrong.” She told police she saw her riding partner get struck by the truck, prompting her attack. The driver had swelling and bruising on his face and was transported to Harborview for treatment. The bicyclist suspects were interviewed and released from the scene.
A woman living in a 36th Ave S.W. house since July of last year said she left her house for the day on June 29 and came home to find her computer and digital camera missing. Oddly, both her rear and front doors were locked with deadbolts and there were no other signs of forced entry. The woman told police she had not changed the locks since buying the house and figured a previous tenant with a key was the likely culprit. Officers were unable to find usable fingerprints and the woman said she planned to change her locks immediately.
Around 4:50 p.m. on July 2 a burglar entered the home of a couple living on 63rd Ave S.W. The husband was in the shower at the time while his wife, “in very poor health,” was resting in bed. The burglar went into the wife’s room and began going through drawers causing her to wake up. Police say she was barely able to sit up, but she did and screamed for help. Her husband heard the scream and rushed to their room, but by that time the burglar had ran away. The victims said nothing appeared to be stolen and police lifted prints from the window screen handled by the suspect.
Robberies by block: 3200 California Ave SW, corner of Delridge Way SW/SW Brandon St
Burglaries by block: 4700 25th Ave SW, 5600 Delridge Way SW, 4500 Fauntleroy Way SW, 6500 California Ave SW, 9400 14th Ave SW, 5900 21st Ave SW, 10800 Arroyo Beach Pl SW, 2600 SW Yancy St, 10200 California Ave SW, 5000 California Ave SW, 9000 14th Ave SW, 100 S Kenyon St, 500 S Cloverdale St
Car prowls by block: 5400 42nd Ave SW, 5200 42nd Ave SW, 6000 21st Ave SW, 8800 30th Ave SW, 4700 42nd Ave SW, 5400 40th Ave SW, 9000 25th Ave SW, 9200 32nd Ave SW, 7500 15th Ave SW
Vehicle theft by block: 5600 17th Ave SW, corner of 25th Ave SW/SW Thistle St, 8400 26th Ave SW, 5900 32nd Ave SW, 2400 SW Juneau St, 3200 61st Ave SW, 8300 Fauntleroy Way SW, 8800 32nd Ave SW (2), 8100 10th Ave SW, corner of 31st Ave SW/SW Barton St, 7700 31st Ave SW, 4400 52nd Ave SW, 8500 37th Ave SW, 3000 44th Ave SW, 5400 Fauntleroy Way SW, 7900 15th Ave SW, 7300 Dumar Way SW, 10000 33rd Ave SW
