Our Stolen Car – Bra-less in Seattle
Comments (0) Our 2001 silver Honda CRV with 108,600 miles on it was stolen from 115 West Olympic Place in Seattle on Thursday, December 17th at about 5:00 PM. Seattle Police recovered it at 109 University Street in downtown Seattle on Saturday the 19th at 10:42 AM. Seattle Police incident reports are 09-433575 for the theft and 09-435675 for the recovery.
Amazing, the car appears to have almost no damage. The only damage I’ve seen so far is a new small crack in the front right black plastic bumper. The car was not hotwired – it started right up with my key and I drove it home. It was looted and trashed – they took all our CD’s and probably some other things from the car, but we didn’t have much valuable in it to start. They did not take a tire compressor, a lot of plastic cups, a red Yellowstone rain jacket and a foldable dolly. Even more amazing, they actually LEFT some of their own stuff (or stuff they had stolen) in the vehicle, including a woman’s black bra (gee, I guess there aren’t too many men’s bras, are there?), a hand-burned CD labled “Rap” and “Albert”, and a set of spikes (pictured below). The writing on the spikes is in German. I guess they are things you can put over the wheels to help get through snow (in lieu of chains or studs).
The radio was tuned to Seattle station KLSY, “movin’ 92.5″, something we never listen to. The car had been to Alki Auto Repair on Friday the 11th and had 108,624 miles on it then, and it has 108,853 miles when recovered. We had driven it a little bit, but the perp(s) probably put 100 or 150 miles on it – enough to go skiing at Snoqualamie Pass?
So we are looking for a perp who likes Albert’s Rap plus Sousa marches and classical music and showtunes (our CD collection in the car) or who is stupid enough to think he can get money for such stuff on the street or e-Bay. One who eats Mrs. Freshly’s golden honeybun pastry (wrapper found in vehicle) and shops at Whole Foods (reusable shopping bag found in car). Someone who wears swimming goggles. A perp who apparently wants to drive in ice and snow, but is stupid enough to leave their “spikes” in the car.
Oh, yeah, and the CRV has a new “must wear” appendage – a club, as do our other vehicles now (I bought them within two hours of losing the car). And it will be getting a thorough auto detailing, inside and out, to flush out as many dirtbag-germs as possible. And know we know why the Seattle area is the sixth-favorite area in the U.S. for car thieves.
Thanks much to Tracy Record and the West Seattle Blog for their great coverage of this, plus suggestions and comments from a number of my fellow West Seattlites – see that article here. Click any photo to see a larger version.
 After it is recovered, the CRV has new stuff in the front seat, including a black bra and a Whole Foods reusable shopping bag |
 The back of the CRV, trashed. |
 CRV (lower right) where recovered on University Street, with Benaroya Hall and Rainier Bank tower in distance |
 The perp also left this in the back of the car – a set of “spikes” with info on them in German – these are apparently put on wheels to get traction in snow. |
 The CRVs new “must wear” outfit – a “club”. |
