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Another Green Lake car prowl victim comes forward

What do you think? (24 Comments) September 15, 2009 at 5:12PM

Last night (Monday, September 14th), at N 63rd St and Corliss Avenue N, another car was broken into.  Once again, a window was smashed.  A GPS was stolen.

Know anything? Please call the North Precinct via the non-emergency line, (206) 625-5011, select 8 from the menu, and reference case number 2009-326549.

Car break-in at 63rd & Corliss | Used with permission

Car break-in at 63rd & Corliss | Used with permission

Let’s once again tabulate these break-ins:

Friday, August 28

A car window is smashed near the Green Lake Small Craft Center.  A purse is stolen. [read more]

Sunday, August 30

A car is broken into on Wallingford Ave N, just north of N 50th St.  A Garmin GPS unit and sunglasses are stolen. [twitter]

Tuesday, September 1

A car window is smashed on the 400 block of NE 60th St. A backpack is stolen. [read more]

Wednesday, September 2

A 5′8″-ish man in a lime green shirt attempts to steal a car parked on Ashworth Ave N between N 41st St and N 42nd St. The man walks away when the car’s alarm goes off. [via the GreenlakeMoms yahoo group]

A car window is broken near Woodlawn Ave N and N 53rd St.  An attempt is made to steal the car, but the car’s battery is dead. [via the GreenLakeMoms yahoo group]

Friday, September 11

A car window is smashed near 7450 East Green Lake Drive N.  A purse is stolen.  [read more]

A car window is smashed on East Green Lake Drive, a little north of the park entrance.  [read more]

September 14

A car window is smashed at N 63rd and Corliss Avenue N.  A GPS is stolen.

Please, Green Lakers, look out for your yourselves and your neighbors.  If you see anything suspicious, call 9-1-1 right away.

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What do you think? (24 Comments)
  • miketown

    I tried mapping where the car break-ins are happening… http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&ms…

  • mygreenlake

    Nice job, miketown!!!

  • http://twitter.com/plasticity Scott Lackey

    I'm starting to wonder what the police are up to. With that many crimes on consecutive days in a small area one would think that they might get caught.

  • grlkmom

    Correction – the latest break-in was at 63rd and Corliss, not 61st and Corliss.

  • mygreenlake

    Thanks for clarifying, grlkmom! The post has been updtated to read “N 63rd and Corliss Ave N.”

  • Computrav

    OK, don't get me wrong here. I think break-ins are lame and annoying. BUUUUT… Really folks, don't leave any valuables in sight sitting in your car!!!! I'm not saying you're asking for it, but in a way, if there are 10 cars on a block and one of them has a GPS on the dashboard, they're going to get broken into by the thief.

    The break-ins are a problem, and they need to be stopped, and people need to be accountable for their crimes — but leaving the valuables in plain sight is certainly not making the crime rate go down…

  • BK

    While I was out of town, my driver side window was smashed on Sunday, September 6 just south of 90th on Nesbit Ave. Nothing of value was in my car so nothing was stolen. The battery was dead too.
    Not on the south or east side of the lake, but might this be connected?

  • mygreenlake

    Sorry to hear that, BK! Glad nothing was stolen, but what a hassle (and expense) nonetheless …

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  • alittlebirdie

    Add one more to the tally. I had my caw prowled on Monday Sept. 14th in broad daylight at the Greenlake PCC parking lot during peak shopping hours, 5pm. There was no sign of forced entry but there was a dirty old screwdriver left in my car which I still have. I believe that whomever did this was watching me before I went into the store, maybe from inside another vehicle, and possibly working with another person who was the lookout because it happened very quickly with many shoppers around. Never leave anything valuable in your car, even if it's not visible. (I don't even want to keep my jumper cables or box of snow chains in the car anymore.)

  • grlkmom

    I was told by a friend today that there have been multiple incidents of car prowlings at Green Lake Preschool (6350 East Green Lake Way in the Greenlake Church). Valuables were taken from the cars when parents were walking their children in to school. Broad daylight.

  • alittlebirdie

    Add one more to the tally. I had my caw prowled on Monday Sept. 14th in broad daylight at the Greenlake PCC parking lot during peak shopping hours, 5pm. There was no sign of forced entry but there was a dirty old screwdriver left in my car which I still have. I believe that whomever did this was watching me before I went into the store, maybe from inside another vehicle, and possibly working with another person who was the lookout because it happened very quickly with many shoppers around. Never leave anything valuable in your car, even if it's not visible. (I don't even want to keep my jumper cables or box of snow chains in the car anymore.)

  • grlkmom

    I was told by a friend today that there have been multiple incidents of car prowlings at Green Lake Preschool (6350 East Green Lake Way in the Greenlake Church). Valuables were taken from the cars when parents were walking their children in to school. Broad daylight.

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