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VIDEO: Seattle pot shop burglarized by large group using stolen vehicle

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2 years ago

April 9, 2024

VIDEO: Seattle pot shop burglarized by large group using stolen vehicle

Burglars target pot shop in Central District

Police are investigating after more than 10 burglars targeted a pot shop in Seattle’s Central District, and stole thousands of dollars.

SEATTLE – Police are investigating after a large group of burglars rammed a stolen car into a Central District pot shop and stole thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise on Tuesday.

Just before 3:30 a.m., a group of more than 10 people – who appeared to be a mixture of young adults, kids, boys and girls – rammed a stolen Hyundai Sonata into the front doors of Forbidden Cannabis Club on E Union St.

The business shared security footage of the break-in, showing a large group of suspects outside the business, while the driver wedged the stolen car between the building’s front doors and the bike stands near the sidewalk.

After multiple attempts to break the doors down, the suspects eventually gain entry – swarming the store, and stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of products and cash.

Security footage shows the suspects fleeing the scene in two cars. FOX 13 is working with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to determine if these vehicles were also stolen.

The owner says this is particularly frustrating because a similar incident happened just days ago, on April 5. Though last week’s break-in attempt was unsuccessful, the owner called the SPD and hired extra security.

The owner believes the suspects likely cased the business and knew exactly when to execute the burglary, because his staff was at the store until 2:00 a.m., and security was scheduled to start at 4:00 a.m.

FOX 13’s Taylor Winkel spoke to the store manager.

“It’s pretty disheartening,” said Manager Austin Bren. “We put a lot of time, energy and effort into making this an operating business. Cannabis has never killed anybody. Cannabis has never hurt anybody. There are people that are lifelong patients of over-the-counter medications that use this, and it changes their lives.”

“We just want the same opportunity as other businesses,” Bren added. “Whether that be our ability to get proper insurance, the ability to protect our business.”

The business owner says their insurance coverage for stolen merchandise and robberies is capped at $10,000. Anything over that amount is not reimbursable.

FOX 13 has reached out to the SPD for more details, and to determine if this burglary is related to the April 5 incident.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire at Westcrest Park

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December 16, 2025

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire at Westcrest Park

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December 15, 2025 (10:43 pm)

Would be interesting to know how many casings the police department finds weekly, monthly, and yearly…. gunfire is either being reported more often and checked upon by the police, or increasing in frequency.

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Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain

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December 15, 2025

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Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain

SEATTLE (AP) – Officials ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.

The evacuation order from King County in Washington state covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila.

Emergency shelters have been set up at the following locations:

Auburn Community and Event Center, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn, WA, 98002
Ray of Hope Shelter, 2806 Auburn Way N. Auburn, WA, 98002
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE., Monroe, WA 98272 (Open 24 hours) – Pets welcomed

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning covering nearly 47,000 people.

“Conditions are dangerous and access routes may be lost at any time,” the weather service said in a post on X.

This is for residents and businesses east of the green river in the Orillia area in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.
Due to breach in the Desimone Levee, this area is under a GO NOW evacuation notice. Leave immediately if you are in this area.
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 15, 2025

The levee breach followed a week of heavy rain and flooding that inundated communities, forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people, and prompted scores of rescues throughout western Washington state

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Report: Seattle Mariners a front-runner for Cards’ Donovan

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December 14, 2025

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Report: Seattle Mariners a front-runner for Cards’ Donovan

The Seattle Mariners have emerged as one of two front-runners in trade talks with the St. Louis Cardinals for utilityman Brendan Donovan, The Athletic’s Katie Woo reported on Saturday.

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Woo reported a league source said trade discussions between the Mariners and Cardinals have been heating up since the Winter Meetings, and that switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder Lazaro Montes – two of Seattle’s top-seven prospects, per MLB pipeline – are two names St. Louis has inquired about, among others.

The Cardinals will not trade Donovan unless they are “blown away” by the return, and it’s believed they are looking for at least two prospects, per Woo’s reporting.

The San Francisco Giants were the other of the two front-runners Woo named. She also said that both the Mariners and Giants remain engaged in talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks about second baseman Ketel Marte.

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Donovan, who will turn 29 next month, has two years of club control remaining. He’s played every position except catcher during his four-year career, with the majority of his time coming at second base and left field. He would figure to mainly factor in at second base and third base for the Mariners, who have young players like Cole Young, Ben Williamson and Colt Emerson vying for time at those positions.

Donovan was a first-time All-Star in 2025, batting .287 with a .353 on-base percentage, .422 slugging percentage, .775 OPS, 32 doubles, 10 home runs and 50 RBIs in 118 games. His 13% strikeout rate ranked in the 92nd percentile of big league hitters and his 13.4% whiff rate in the 95th percentile, per Baseball Savant.

Over four MLB seasons, Donovan has a career .282 average with a .361 on-base percentage, .411 slugging percentage, .772 OPS, 97 doubles, 40 homers and 202 RBIs in 492 games. He won the NL Gold Glove for utility players during his rookie season in 2022.

As for the prospects Woo reported the Cardinals inquiring about, the 22-year-old Cijntje is Seattle’s No. 7 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. The unique pitcher had a 3.99 ERA and 1.22 WHIP while holding opponents to a .207 average, striking out 120 batters and walking 51 in 108 1/3 innings pitched over 26 appearances (23 starts) across High-A and Double-A in 2025.

The 21-year-old Montes is considered to be the best power-hitting prospect in the Mariners’ farm system and is their No. 3 overall farmhand, per MLB Pipeline. The slugging outfielder hit .241 with a .354 on-base percentage, .504 slugging percentage, .858 OPS, 19 doubles, seven triples, 32 home runs, 89 RBIs, 83 walks and 169 strikeouts over 131 games across High-A and Double-A this year. Montes finished tied for third in home runs among minor leaguers across all levels.

The report that the M’s are one of the top contenders for Donovan came on the same day as they lost out on re-signing their top remaining free-agent target, second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco, who reportedly agreed to a two-year, $40 million deal with the New York Mets.

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