With so many new readers finding WSB this past year – readership was up almost 50 percent in 2020 over a recordsetting 2019 – we’re thinking we should re-introduce some of the site’s features now and then. So here’s the first installment: Lost + Found, pets and non-pets, and how to use the two features … plus an added option.
LOST & FOUND PETS: This page has been a WSB staple since 2008, the only peninsula-wide place to post a lost or found pet. The page is here. If you lose or find a pet in West Seattle (we’ll include White Center or South Park on request), please email us at
overhead December 22, 2020 (8:18 pm)
the chopper is audible on pigeon point/north delridge right now.
Susan December 22, 2020 (8:36 pm)
Who is benefiting right now from this effort? How much does it cost to pay for the gas, staffing & upkeep of this helicopter? What are the odds of finding someone with a knife? What has s/he done that the payoff is worth the stress this creates for our neighborhood for who knows how long? Is this just happening because there is unspent money in the 2020 budget that needs to get used up?
Pete December 22, 2020 (8:44 pm)
The odds are pretty good if they spot the person.
UNDER-THE-CAR THEFT #1: From
Heads up to folks in North Delridge:
Sometime between 2 am and 4 am on 12/19/2020, someone in a dark colored SUV was pulled up close to my Prius in front of my residence near the Dragonfly Pavilion. A friend woke up to the sound of some sort of pneumatic tool and yelled at them out the window. They crouched down, got back in their car and took off. Unfortunately, my friend wasn’t able to see anything identifiable about the person or vehicle. By the sound of my car when I turn it on, I assume they got away with my catalytic converter and/or muffler but I have to have it looked at to know for sure.
STOLEN PICKUP:
Jon reports the theft of a white 2004 Ford Ranger in Fauntlee Hills this morning. The only photo is this one from a security camera, before the pickup was taken:
We do not have the plate # yet but the police-report # is
20-347214. Call
PACKAGE THEFT: From
Shelby:
I live in the Roxhill neighborhood, on 30th Ave SW. We had someone steal the package off our doorstep at 12:04 am today. The person’s face was fully covered with a bandana and they had gloves on. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a good photo.
Reminder to consider staying up a little later if a package hasn’t yet arrived on its scheduled time. Hope this person likes a nice pepper grinder and food scale.
Ashley December 16, 2020 (3:47 pm)
This is what my husband’s gym bag looks like. It’s a really small duffle bag so it’s pretty distinctive and it’s a limited edition so it’s not a very common item. We don’t expect to find it but would really make this bad situation slightly better.
leeloo December 16, 2020 (4:07 pm)
Mellow Kitty December 16, 2020 (5:14 pm)
It almost looks like the guy is carrying a food delivery bag. It could be a way to not look as suspicious walking to and from numerous porches quickly.
Anna December 19, 2020 (6:19 am)
In the middle of the day on Dec 17, I was parked just up from Sun Fish on 62nd avenue (on same side of street), waiting for a friend (I do not live in West Seattle.) This guy walks up and casually starts taking photos directly into the relatively-street-level apartment (or condo) across the street (that has wood shake siding). He audaciously stood right in front of it. No one apparently was in the a