Thieves leave someone else’s CD’s behind in car prowl

September 6th, 2010 · 15 Comments

We received this note this morning about a car break-in:

We live on NW 73 (between 1st and 3rd). My husband accidentally left his car unlocked last night and, as usual, someone rifled through the glove box and console. This has happened to us 3-4 of times since we moved to the neighborhood 8.5 years ago – always due to our own forgetfulness. Usually all that gets taken is some spare change as neither of us leave anything particularly valuable in our cars. What was unusual and a little more scary about this event was that they stole our garage door opener as well as the car’s “owners manual.” Also, very oddly, they left behind a couple music CD’s (Talking Heads, World Party) that aren’t ours. Wierd. We are going to notify the non-emergency police line, but we were just wondering if anyone else experienced any similar activity, or if anyone is missing some CD’s!

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15 responses so far ↓

1 Evan // Sep 6, 2010 at 2:13 pm

We know where they left your owners manual. It was left on our bench just a few blocks away. We haven’t moved it so do you think the police could get any info out of it? We saw it there this morning. Contact phinneywood for our email and we can tell you where we live.
2 safetyguyneighbor // Sep 6, 2010 at 3:32 pm

thanks Evan – my husband took a walk around the block and found almost everything.
3 dlanding // Sep 6, 2010 at 4:00 pm

Friday night, someone broke the driver’s side window of my Honda around 110th and Phinney but didn’t take anything. (there wasn’t anything to take). I heard from a neighbor another person down the street also had their window broken. Not such a fun way to start a long weekend.
4 John Fearing // Sep 6, 2010 at 4:47 pm

We live just West of 3rd on 73rd. Our2003 Mini Cooper was stolen last night from our driveway. They left a stolen Honda Accord by our driveway. Not sure how they stole a Mini. It’s dark blue with white stripes and we miss it.
5 KrisP // Sep 6, 2010 at 6:02 pm

I have seen several cars on Phinney (around 110th) broken into. I’m can’t say for sure if it’s related but the dilapidated car wash on Greenwood and 107th is especially concerning. There appears to be someone living in it and it’s beyond an eyesore. It needs to go.

Neighbors…let’s start some action to get rid of it!
6 dorothy // Sep 6, 2010 at 7:20 pm

On Friday night,there were two cars that had the windows broken out on 61st and Phinney….Nothing was taken from those cars either, just a pile of broken glass.
7 Sasha Lucas // Sep 6, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Someone broke into my car last year and took only a few chargers and the owner’s manual, it might be the same guy, seriously who takes the owner’s manual!!
8 Whopper // Sep 7, 2010 at 7:39 am

Maybe some Green’hoodies think every car in Phinney is a Zipcar?
9 dlanding // Sep 7, 2010 at 8:42 am

@KrisP

Yeah that car wash is pretty crummy and I too have noticed someone might be living there.

I did a bit of digging and saw that luxury condos were planned in 2008:
http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/northern_exposure

But it looks like the developer ran out of money:
http://web1.seattle.gov/DPD/permitstatus/Project.aspx?id=3007237&t=4

Now it sits in limbo.
10 Jamps // Sep 7, 2010 at 9:27 am

We live on NW 81st near Greenwood Elementary. Our car was broken into a week ago. They took, (no joke) 3 pennies. That’s it!!
11 SPG // Sep 7, 2010 at 10:53 am

If only we had police…
12 Evan // Sep 7, 2010 at 3:24 pm

Ok, well we have your owners manual (I think) for a 2008 Nissan. Let us know if you want it.
13 nettieboop // Sep 8, 2010 at 12:27 pm

THIS JUST HAPPENED TO US!!! The garage door opener was stolen and that’s about it. (100th & Dayton) We changed our opener, luckily we needed a new one. I’m still missing my yellow leather jacket from the previous break in. (yes people, I should never have left anything in my car even though it was completely hidden, I don’t want to get the third degree for this again.) Apparently it’s what they do, they steal your opener and come back when you’re not home and steal valuables from your garage/house.
14 KrisP // Sep 8, 2010 at 2:16 pm

@dlanding

Thank you for those links. I had done some initial research too and found this (same place but listed under a different address):

http://info.kingcounty.gov/Assessor/eRealProperty/Detail.aspx?ParcelNbr=8911000330

Did a little research on the current owners and who the city planner was at the time, etc. I’m going to be contacting the police about the woman I saw coming out of the middle part of the car wash building. She was not well.

The lot used to be fenced off but now it’s a complete hazard to anyone who might not know better and take a short cut through there.
15 Johnny // Sep 8, 2010 at 9:23 pm

We on 73rd and 3rd. Our car was rifled through as well. Sounds like they made their way up the street. If any one has seen a pink ipod or a pair of nice sunglasses they belong to my wife!