In the early morning hours of January 15, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 left the vehicle, with the engine running, in an alley in the 3400 block of 15th Avenue West in Seattle.  A thief spotted an opportunity,  jumped into the car and drove away.  As soon as the owner discovered the vehicle missing,

On the evening of January 14, 2012, thieves committing car prowls broke into a van parked next to a BMW X5 in the 12600 block of SE 78th Place in Newcastle.  Inside the van, they found a set of keys to the BMW, which they then stole. When the owner discovered the vehicle missing, he contacted

Between the evening hours of January 7, 2012 and the early morning hours of January 8, 2012, a business that handles pre-owned cars, SUVs and motorcycles was the victim of a commercial burglary. The  thieves entered a storage building located in the 11000 block of NE 2nd Place in Bellevue through a hole they punched in a wall