We've completed an analysis of crime report data from our partners at SeattleCrime.com, showing a total of 22 burglaries in the neighborhood since December 1st, totaling up to $34,761 in loses.
The big lesson is that today's burglars are after valuable electronics that they can easily resell. Laptops are by far the the most popular item. A good prevention measure is to not leave your laptops laying out when you're gone. Hide them out of sight.
Here's a summary of those events:
- 17-Dec - 1300 Lakeside Ave S - $1,428.00 Waterfront home. Got perps on video
- 22-Dec - 1300 32nd Ave S - $2,870.00 Powerbook, laptop, apple monitor
- 19-Jan - 2700 S. Irving - $2,839.00 Laptops, cellphone, xbox, camera
- 23-Dec - 800 23rd Ave S - $10,100.00 Residents out of town, returned home to find they were missing several laptops, 50" TV, jewelery, playstation
- 28-Dec - 2000 S. Norman - $0.00 Back window broken out, alarm scared them off
- 13-Dec - 600 18th Ave S - $0.00 House ransacked, old video camera stolen
- 14-Dec - 2700 S. King - $0.00 Back door kicked in, couldn't find anything that was taken
- 12-Jan - 900 Lake Washington Blvd S - $5,552.00 Electronics, computer, and checks stolen. Burglars dropped a handwritten inventory of what they were taking. $475 check cashed
- 16-Dec - 2400 E. Yesler - Burglars entered through a window, tripped alarm, and ran off
- 15-Dec - 1100 E. Terrace - $3,221.00 Laptop, cell phone, mp3 player stolen
- 25-Dec - 1500 E. Alder - $300.00 Back sliding window broken, nothing else stolen
- 4-Jan - 2200 E. Alder Window broken with a rock. Handgun stolen from a drawer
- 14-Dec - 2100 E. Jefferson - $3,300.00 LCD TVs, Xbox, and lapttops stolen
- 12-Dec - 1100 36th Ave - $631.00 Occupied early morning burglary. Wallet stolen
- 27-Dec - 3300 E. Spring Apartment surveillance caught man breaking into building, stealing from cars in the garage
- 27-Dec - 2300 E. Union - $171.00 Liquor and a cd player stolen from restaurant
- 4-Jan - 2314 E. Union - $0.00 Cop saw a man trying to break into Thompson's, but he got away
- 12-Jan - 2500 E. Pine - $849.00 Laptop and Xbox stolen
- 12-Jan - 2300 E. Olive - $1,000.00 Tablesaw stolen from a garage
- 1-Jan - 300 Dewey Place E - $2,500.00 Laptop stolen