Yesterday we posted information a reader provided about recent and frequent car prowls in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he lives. Over the last month there have been several reports of break-ins and robberies on the hill. Today we received an email from another reader reporting suspicious activity. Brian, who lives on the east side of the hill, witnessed two men in a parked car seemingly casing the neighborhood near Taylor Ave N and and Lee St. He writes,

I came home Thursday ~4:30 to find two unfamiliar men parked in my neighbor’s spot. They
backed out slowly and then crept down the alley, stopping frequently on the way out. My neighbor observed the same car, same behavior later that evening. I went for a walk shortly thereafter and found them parked on the next block, lighting up in their car. Needless to say, quite a pattern of suspicious behavior from people/car I don’t recognize from the neighborhood.

Brian called in the information, but has not yet heard back from the police. If you see anything suspicious going on, talk to your neighbors about it, find out if there’s a Block Watch program nearby, and if need be, contact Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Officer Terrie Johnston at (206) 684-4741 or terrie.johnston@seattle.gov. Thanks to Brian for the tip!