Vandals Damage Tree at Cedarhurst Elementary School; District Removing It

A large Sycamore tree, nearly three-feet in diameter at the trunk, was being removed from Cedarhurst Elementary (611 S 132nd Street) Monday afternoon (April 8) after vandals cut into it over the weekend. “I... [Read more]

LETTER: Reader Concerned About Vandalism in Gregory Heights

Hi – I’m a B-Town Blog fan and thought this might be the forum to find out if any others have experienced recent acts of vandalism near our neighborhood. I live in Gregory Heights on 11th Ave SW... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Why? The Criminals Have Now Resorted to Complete Vandalism…’

Why? After car robberies on our own property this past summer the criminals have now resorted to complete vandalism. It’s so unnecessary and cruel. And although we have some helpful evidence; the... [Read more]

LETTER: Vandals Damage Three Cars Near Lake Burien School Park

I wanted to let you know about a string of vandalism from last week (photos below). Sometime very early last Wednesday (June 27) there were a group of teens out skateboarding, being loud and disorderly... [Read more]

VIDEO: Recognize This Guy? He Smashed A Burien Resident’s Car Early Friday

Early Friday morning (Dec. 2), a crime was committed in Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood – what appears to be a young man smashed up a parked car in the 16500 block of Maplewild, causing... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Seems Like Burien Is Rapidly Changing…’

Hi Scott, Just thought you might want to know it seems like Burien is rapidly changing. In the four years that we have had Bistro Baffi, there have been no incidents. However, in the last six months we... [Read more]

Security Increased After Threatening Note Found At Sylvester Middle School

Over Memorial Day weekend, some vandalism was done to Burien’s Sylvester Middle School, which included a “threatening note,” according to a statement released by Highline Public Schools. Burien... [Read more]

B-Town Burgers Victim Of Crime Again; This Time Back Door Smashed

Hit once before on July 15th, B-Town Burgers and Shakes, located in Olde Burien, was the victim of another crime, this time having their back door smashed late Sunday night, Aug. 1st. No money was taken... [Read more]

If You Want Something Done In Burien, Just Email Us – Here’s Proof…

Sunday morning (Oct. 11th) we posted a Guest Editorial by Jim Branson that scolded the City of Burien for not following its own anti-graffiti ordinance on the “Welcome to Burien” sign in Olde... [Read more]

GUEST EDITORIAL: City Of Burien Has Ordinance On Graffiti Removal, Yet Still Has Grafitti On Its Own Sign

by Jim Branson Despite the city’s own ordinance against graffiti, the graffiti on this “Welcome to Burien” sign located in Olde Burien has been there for nearly three months. Here’s... [Read more]

Vandals Hit Olde Burien With Graffiti & Broken Trees

Previously we reported on vandalism at the new Town Square, and before that at Seahurst Park Beach’s new picnic area, and now BTB Contributor Jim Branson sent us these photos of some recent vandalism... [Read more]

Vandals Damage Sculptures At Burien Town Square Park; Reward Offered For Information

Michael Lafreniere, Director of Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services reported Tuesday (July 14th) that three out of four of the “plinth” sculptures installed in Burien’s new... [Read more]

Seahurst Park’s New Picnic Shelter Severely Vandalized; $1,000 Reward Offered

Michael Lafreniere, Director of Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services, reports that Seahurst Park’s brand new picnic shelter and other areas were severely vandalized by alleged gang members... [Read more]

Comcast Graffiti Problems Continue Until TV Station Steps In

According to a story on KOMO News, a Burien woman got so frustrated with Comcast’s lack of response to their graffiti-covered fence that they called the TV station’s “problem solver”... [Read more]

Three Tree Point Graffiti Removal Almost Complete

Recently, some graffiti tagging took place in the usually-pristine Three Tree Point neighborhood. Two taggings were found in the 16500 block of Maplewild Ave SW – one on the recently-completed retaining... [Read more]