Seen this bike? Reader’s red and white Trek 4300 stolen from Seahurst Condo

BTB Reader Anne Auguiste wants everyone to be on the lookout for her stolen bike (pictured above) – a red and white Trek 4300 – taken Friday, April 27 from her condo’s storage in Seahurst. “I’ve... [Read more]

Highline Area Vehicle Thefts Again on Increase; Police Offer Prevention Tips

by Ralph Nichols Highline-area cities, along with the rest of King County, are experiencing an increase in stolen vehicles since late last year. “This time of year,” said King County Sheriff’s Detective... [Read more]

Local Yellow VAN Handyman Roger Gee Victim of Crime; Tools Stolen

by Scott Schaefer My good friend Roger Gee – who I’ve known since grade school – was the victim of a crime in Burien Friday night, March 8. Roger works as a Yellow VAN Handyman, and his van... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Grinch’ Steals Christmas Lights from Bushes Near Home on 21st SW

I live on 21st Ave SW and thought I would put some lights out on the bushes near my home when to my dismay they were only up for 3 days and they were stolen. And I have noticed that some of my neighbors... [Read more]

Police Seeking Public’s Help Finding Over $2 Million in Stolen Wii Game Consoles

Over 7,000 Nintendo Wii game consoles – worth over $2 million dollars – were stolen from a distributing warehouse in SeaTac over the weekend, and detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating... [Read more]

LETTER: Reader Has Warning About Holiday Season Mail Thefts in Burien

I wanted to report that last Wednesday (12/5) we had mail and packages stolen from our Burien mailbox. I was home at the time of the theft and checked my mailbox within 30 minutes of the package’s... [Read more]

SEATAC BLOG: Vehicle Theft Leads to Arrest of Pilot in SeaTac Saturday Night

A 43-year old Oklahoma man, who police learned was a pilot who was supposed to fly a commercial plane from Seattle to Japan on Sunday morning, was arrested in SeaTac Saturday night (Nov. 3) after stealing... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Of All the Things to Steal…Flowers?’

Late Friday evening someone pulled into my driveway on 6th Ave S., and I didn’t think anything of it. Saturday morning when I picked up my paper off the lawn, I discovered that a hanging basket off... [Read more]

Good Samaritan Chases Thief, Gets Assaulted – as told by his 10-year old Son

A good Samaritan and his 10-year old son pursued a shoplifter outside Walgreen’s in Burien Wednesday night on their bikes, before the Father was assaulted numerous times on Ambaum Blvd. and SW 136th Street…

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]

CRIME: Robbers Invade Home, Assault Woman, Steal Car In Burien Wed. Night

by Scott Schaefer A home invasion robbery took place Wednesday night (Feb. 8th) around 10:19 p.m., where a group of three knocked on the door of a house in the 13500 block of 6th Ave SW in Burien (map... [Read more]

Boy Scout Troop #398 Burglarized Of At Least $3,000 Worth Of Camping Gear

Boy Scout Troop 398, which meets at Normandy Park Congregational Church, has been the victim of two recent break-ins, with losses totaling at least $3.000. “Someone cut the locks off of our storage... [Read more]

Some Recent B-Town Crime Reports & Tips To Keep Your Home Safer

Several BTB Readers have been contacting us recently with their own personal crime reports, ranging from break-ins to prowlings to apparent drive by shootings and more. Here are two recent reports: BTB... [Read more]

Burien Police: Don’t Get Scammed In Parking Lots

by Ralph Nichols Burien Police are warning South King County residents to be on guard against a “pigeon-drop” scam that originates in parking lots. Detective Andy Skarr told The B-Town Blog that at... [Read more]

MISSING: Burien Parks & B-Town Blog Banners From Lake Burien School Park

Sometime around the middle of August, the two vinyl banners pictured above went missing from the fence of the tennis courts at Lake Burien School Park – Burien Parks’ “Music In The Park”... [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]

Cops Seeking Public’s Help Tracking Down Copper Thieves

The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday (June 9) that it is seeking the public’s help in tracking down thieves, who have lately become so brazen that they’re now climbing... [Read more]

UPDATE: Good News: Stolen Acura Integra Found; Bad News: Engine Missing

UPDATE 6/4/11 7:30 p.m.: Patte Kion emailed us Friday to let us know that her 1995 teal green Acura Integra, which she reported as stolen on Wednesday morning (June 1) has been found. That’s the... [Read more]

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]

Exasperated Burien Widow Victim Of Mexico-Based Telephone Scam

by Scott Schaefer Just days after her husband passed away, a 75-year old Burien widow was the victim of a telephone scam, and she wants our Readers to know how she was recently duped into sending money... [Read more]

Keep Up With The Latest Burien Crimes On The City’s New Crime Map

Screen grab of the new Burien CrimeReports page. Check out the functioning version at http://www.b-townblog.com/crime. The City of Burien recently signed on with a service called CrimeReports.com, and... [Read more]

Purse Snatcher Hits Tin Theater Again, Gets Around $200; Reward Offered

Olde Burien’s Tin Theater (BTB Advertiser), located next to the Tin Room Bar, was the victim of theft again on Thursday (Oct. 28th) apparently by the same purse snatcher who struck Oct. 14th, this... [Read more]

Know This Purse Snatcher? He Stole Chirlee’s Purse From The Tin Theater

On Thursday (Oct. 14th) at approximately 11:51am, a purse belonging to Chirlee House, Mother of Dan “The Sausageman” House, was stolen from inside the Tin Theater lobby in Olde Burien. Inside... [Read more]

LETTER: Did Highline Historical Society Steal “Night Of 1,000 Pumpkins” Idea?

The Burien/ Interim Art Space was close to two years of Kathy and my life and we closed with one of the most successful events of its kind to ever happen in Burien, The Night of 1000 Pumpkins. This event... [Read more]