Neighbor arrived home in the 700 block of N. 82nd St. at 3:50 am Monday, Nov. 30, after an exceptionally late work night and was surprised to see a woman peer out of the back window of a car parked near her home and a small black bag or wadded-up jacket sitting in the street next to the car's rear wheel. Neighbor thought it likely that either prostitution or drug activity was going on and immediately called 911. Police operator said that because of a city-wide emergency (the standoff for a police killer was going on in Leschi at the time) they would not be able to respond. Neighbor pulled her car back, then forward again to try to read the license plate and then saw a man exit the car from the driver's seat and skulk away and the black bag was now gone.
After talking with another neighbor later that day, it turned out that the neighbor had interrupted a car prowl in progress. The car owner lost a small amount of cash but more importantly the thieves stole an old film camera that would be nearly worthless to anyone except to the owner. Neighbor asks for the film to be returned--no questions asked.
The car prowlers are described as a white female, age 25-35, possibly blond, who appeared thin or drawn and a Latino male, age 25-35, 5-7 to 5-9 with an average build possibly with a thin moustache, and wearing a hooded jacket or sweatshirt.
