CRIME: Two bikes stolen from Gregory Heights home Monday

BTB Reader Sig Ratkoviak wants everyone to be on the lookout for two stolen bikes, taken from his Gregory Heights home’s garage (near 12th SW and SW 160th) early Monday morning, May 13. “This... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Burien Woman Suspected in Seattle Shooting Had Guns Stolen in 2012

Carolyn Piksa, the Burien woman suspected of shooting a City of Seattle employee last Friday (March 8; read our previous coverage here) had filed a residential burglary report with the Burien Police last... [Read more]

Here’s what all the Police Activity was around Moshier Field Wednesday Night

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting what all the police activity was around Moshier Field in Burien Wednesday night (Jan. 23) – they were searching for a burglary suspect after a residence... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Victim of Recent Break-Ins Says ‘Lock Your Cars!’

Hello, I thought your Readers might like to know we’ve had three car/home break-ins on my street at SW 146th and 22 Ave SW (map below). Police have been reported to. All three of the break-ins have... [Read more]

LETTER: Burien Good Samaritan Gets Robbed After Helping Scooter Owner

Last night (Sunday, Oct. 28) a red scooter covered in duct tape broke down in from of my neighbor’s house on 112th Street and 18th in Burien (map below). My neighbor, David, is the nicest person I have... [Read more]

Thieves Steal Urn Containing Remains of Family Member from Burien Home

On Wednesday of this week (March 21), thieves broke into the Burien home of the Amador family, and among items stolen was a box containing the remains of their older son Efrain, who passed away 13 years... [Read more]

Sylvester Middle School Briefly Put Into Lockdown Wednesday Morning

Wednesday morning (Feb. 22) around 11 a.m., Burien’s Sylvester Middle School was put into lockdown mode due to a burglary in progress near the school. Police apprehended the suspect, all students... [Read more]

King County Council Candidate Diana Toledo Victim Of Burglary, Loses Puppy

King County Council Candidate Diana Toledo is asking our Readers for help – her West Seattle home was broken into Sunday morning (Nov. 6) sometime between 11 a.m. – Noon, with the only thing taken... [Read more]

CRIME: Germaine’s Country Kitchen Broken Into, Cash Register Stolen

Germaine’s Country Kitchen, located at 14901 Ambaum Blvd. SW, was broken into sometime Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, with the front door window broken and cash register stolen. According to Owner... [Read more]

Ripped Off Lately? Normandy Park Police Release Photos Of Stolen Property

Our sister site The Normandy Park Blog is reporting that the Normandy Park Police Department has released documents showing recently recovered, possibly stolen property that they’re trying to return... [Read more]

CRIME: Burien Press Coffee Shop Burglarized Overnight

BTB Reader Jeff McCullough first tipped us to the fact that Burien Press, located at 423 152nd Street SW (across from the City Hall/Library) was burglarized overnight. “It’s important that... [Read more]

Four Plead ‘Not Guilty’ To Burglary/Theft Charges At Dead Man’s Home

Four defendants were arraigned Thursday (July 14) for an alleged burglary and theft at the home a deceased man last month in Boulevard Park (read our previous coverage here). Kasey L. Guthrie, Dylan M.... [Read more]

UPDATE: Break-In At Tin Room Bar Sunday – Surveillance Photo Added

Olde Burien landmark The Tin Room Bar, located at 923 SW 152nd, suffered an attempted break-in Sunday morning (March 27th) around 2:20am. The attempted burglary happened in the rear part of the building, in a storage area..

Emerald City Smoothie Owners Victims Of Smooth Burglar Monday Night

Our good friend Janel Stoneback (pictured, left) of Emerald City Smoothie tells us that she and her partner Dan were victims of a major, yet smooth theft last night – someone entered through their garage... [Read more]

Burien Burglary Victim Just Wants Her Irreplaceable Family Videotapes Back

Last Thursday morning (Jan. 27th), a burglary took place in a home in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood, and the victim has approached us about getting something irreplaceable back – a box... [Read more]

Bo’s Produce Stand Burgled; Culprit “At Least Eating Healthy” – Police

Story & Photos by Nicholas Johnson Bo Colello spent Thursday evening (Sept. 2nd) playing trivia at his son’s bar and grill in Des Moines. A little after 10 a.m. Friday morning he was forced to spend... [Read more]

Another Burien Business Burglarized – And This Time, A Puppy Is Stolen

According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, a 10-week old puppy was stolen in a burglary of a Burien pet store early Thursday morning (July 29). The break-in occurred just after 4am at A... [Read more]

Burien Police Chief Kimerer Analyzes Burien’s Recent Burglary Reports

by Scott Schaefer UPDATE THURS. 6/3/10: Police Chief Scott Kimerer dropped by our booth at the Farmers Market today, and alerted us that the King County Sheriff’s interactive crime map referenced... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recent Rash Of Burglaries In Gregory Heights?

Hi there, I live in the Gregory Heights neighborhood. Recently, there have been a number of break-ins within the area that I have become aware of. Most recently (one on 5/24 and one on 5/25), two of... [Read more]

UPDATE/VIDEO: Three Arrested In Wild White Center Burglary Chase

[EDITOR'S NOTE: From our sister site The White Center Blog comes this on-the-scene report about a huge police event in White Center:] UPDATE 3/31/10: According to KING5 News (see video below), King County... [Read more]

UPDATE: Des Moines Police Identify Burglary Suspect(s)

UPDATE 3/31/10: According to Bob Collins, Professional Standards Sergeant of the Des Moines Police Department, the burglary suspect in the security cam photos we posted Tuesday has been identified. We’ll... [Read more]

Crime Report: B-Town Blogger’s House Burglarized

B-Town Blogger Diana Arney’s Burien house was burglarized on Monday (Feb. 1st), sometime between 9am and 1pm. Diana lives near Puget Sound Park, and the burglar forced their way into her home via... [Read more]

Four Aspiring B-Town Burglars Foiled By Homeowner Thursday

BURIEN – Four aspiring teenage B-Town burglars were foiled Thursday when the owner of the house they were robbing came home and chased them out at gunpoint. Two of the burglars were caught by police... [Read more]