Southwest Precinct Public Safety Newsletter

SOUTHWEST PRECINCT the vehicles’ license numbers. Also, keep those PUBLIC SAFETY NEWSLETTER porch lights on.

April 10, 2008 Another Message From Concerned Neighbor Dear Community Friends, The next day at approx. 4 pm, a neighbor saw a woman, late thirties, and three boys 16 yrs + (all The Southwest appeared Caucasian) walking a mid size, black Precinct welcomes dog. As they walked, the boys were taking long our new Precinct looks at most of the houses on the block. A Commander, neighbor had pulled up in front of her house and Captain Joe Kessler sat in her car while she watched them walk down For complete story the street. None of them made eye contact with go to her. The neighbor thought that was strange. Neighbor had never seen them before.

Thanks to everyone for watching. Together neighbors can keep their neighborhood safe and http://www.cityofseattle.net/police/precincts/So crime free! Don't hesitate to call the police. They uthwest/captain.htm are here to serve us.

A concerned neighbor wrote the following: Immediately report anything suspicious to Friday, March 28th, in the mid-afternoon, a 911, such as would be prowlers in a neighbor’s homeowner walked across the street to talk to a yard, loitering, going door-to-door, the sound of neighbor and his children. As they stood in their breaking glass, or any appearance of a driveway chatting, they noticed an African suspected break-in. Place prominent "No American man, who appeared to be fairly young Solicitors" signs at your home to discourage (maybe 18-25?), dressed well, in slacks, shirt activity. and tie, going door to door on the east side of the street. They first observed him as he stopped at EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS a neighbor's home. Then he went over to The City of Seattle's Office of Emergency another neighbor’s house, and then headed over Preparedness will be holding a workshop in the to another neighbor’s home. It was then that he coming months for neighbors to learn to prepare glanced over at the concerned homeowners. for a natural disaster or other emergencies. They looked back but didn't say anything. Currently, there is one West Seattle workshops scheduled. About the same time, a long white van pulled up and he got in and drove off down the street, Seattle Neighbors Actively Prepare (SNAP) heading south. One homeowner commented Saturday, June 7th between 10:30 am-12:00 n that “he fit the description of the person who Delridge Library came to a neighbor's door a couple of weeks 5423 Delridge Way SW earlier, and yelled at her through the door when she didn't open it”. The concerned neighbor said Police Blotter, Megan Sheppard, West Seattle Herald that she didn't call the police, but in retrospect, http://www.westseattleherald.com/news/police%20blotter/ she probably should have. This web page is update every week on Wednesday. West Seattle Blog, Tracy Record, Editor http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?page_id=4988 The concerned neighbors regretted not noting This web page is update multi-times a week. the license plate number of the van. As far as Seattle Police Department main web page ideas about how to respond, neighbors all need http://www.seattle.gov/police/ to carefully observe any person who goes door to Southwest Precinct Web-page door in your neighborhood, especially anyone http://www.seattle.gov/police/Precincts/Southwest/default.htm who fits the above description. Neighbors need Seattle Police Crime Statistics http://www.cityofseattle.net/police/crime/stats.htm to call each other while a suspicious person is on the block and note the time. Also they need to For More Information Call: Benjamin Kinlow, carefully observe suspicious vehicles and record Crime Prevention Coordinator, (206) 684-7724 or email [email protected]. Check out www.seattle.gov/police/precincts/southwest/prevention. htm