Police: Seattle man plagued by either hungry burglar or messy cats
SEATTLE -- It's possible a Capitol Hill resident had his condo broken into twice in two days while he was out grocery shopping. However, it's also possible he just has a pair of messy cats.
According to the Seattle Police Department, officers were called to the man's apartment in the 300 block of Summit Avenue East shortly before 3:30 a.m. Feb. 19 after he discovered a red folder containing tax documents had gone missing.
When officers arrived, the man reported two different break-ins that occurred in the prior two days.
The man told officers he returned from a quick grocery shopping trip Feb. 17 during which he didn't lock his condo only to find frozen cookies and a plate of cheese on the kitchen counter, two glasses in the corner of the living room, and water on the carpet next to his bed.
Despite this apparent home invasion, the man went to the grocery store again without locking his door on Feb. 18. This time, he returned to find more strange liquid spots on the carpet next to his bed, according to the police report for the incident.
The man told officers he tasted and smelled the liquid (as you do when you think a stranger has been in your condo, leaving mysterious wet spots all over) and believes it is water.
He did admit his two cats could be the culprits as their water bowl is near where he found the spots (making his decision to taste mysterious wet spots all the bolder).
According to the report, the man still didn't call police following second suspected break-in until the early hours of Feb. 19 when he discovered his folder of tax documents missing.
In the interim, the man had cleaned up the wet spots, food and glasses. So, officers were unable to look for clues as to the nature of the apparent break-ins, according to the report.
Officers instructed the man to start locking his condo and setting its alarm when he goes out.
The man said he would. He also said he would call the officers if he found his tax documents somewhere around the condo.
I can understand cats leaving wet spots from spilling water, but I would love to know how they created a cheese plate.
What? You p**ped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? I'm not even mad; I'm impressed
He doesn't want burglars with good taste, he wants burglars that taste good.
Something tells me this guy has some mental issues and should probably be evaluated. I hope his family/friends step in to get him the help he needs. The behaviors listed in the article are not what a normal person would normally do (continue leaving door unlocked, clean up the evidence that someone was in there, etc.) and the condition of his residence is not what would normally occur during a break in. ---------- Change of subject, Michael Harthorne, I love your writing style and your injection of witty and sarcastic comments into the verbiage.  It not only makes your articles informative, but fun to read!
as you do when you think a stranger has been in your condo, leaving mysterious wet spots all over
Priceless.
BorninSeattle, you got to be kidding. My dog makes twice the mess than my cat. Hell, my cat even cleans up some of the dogs messes. The stupid dog will drag is food all over the house, and the cat will eat it, cleaning up after the dog. Nice kitty, bad doggie.
WTF?!?!?! Hahahahahaha! Dude, you don't TASTE and SMELL wet spots on the floor if you think your house has been broken into! What if it was semen? Ugh... I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
The answer is simple. The man has a ghost in his condo that is effing with him.
@Tattooed_Angel2 "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little."
Where else would you throw up?
Automatic crush on @MichaelHarthorne . ;]Â
THOSE DARN CATS!!!! This is precisely why I am a dog person.
@BornInSeattle This is precisely why I am a cat person. Cats are funny creatures.
@Tattooed_Angel2 @BornInSeattle Cats RULE! Dogs drool.
Well, except for Squirmy, she drools as much as any dog.
Umm....this is what happens when you forget your meds...
Cat burglars
The cray-cray train will be making a stop in Seattle for this guy, it seems.Â
Love this!
Yes, cats can open the freezer and pull out food and they always use glasses when drinking and leave them in corners. Is this guy alright in the head or perhaps on drugs?
@Robinsnest Douglas, (Balinese mix) prefers to drink from a glass on the bathroom counter. He hasn't yet learned how to fill it.
Of course a Seattleite would have an experience like this.Â
@NW-Economist You're just mad because you can't afford to live in Seattle.Â
@lakeview @NW-EconomistAre you kidding me? I couldn't be PAID any amount of money to live in Seattle. Horrible crime, rampaging PD, war on cars, no parking anywhere, drug addicts and meth clinics on every block, ridiculous prices, businesses leaving, taxes and fees on everything.Â
Why else do you think people are leaving for the eastside in record numbers?
Dear IRS,
May I have an extension? A burglar stole my tax documents.
Sincerely yours.
Kudos to Michael Harthorne for giving us one of the most "grammatically" well written, cognitive, and funny articles posted on KOMO in a long, long, time!
@takncarabizniz Hear hear.
Sounds like the brightest bulbs in that condo are the cats..
"The man told officers he tasted and smelled the liquid (as you do when you think a stranger has been in your condo, leaving mysterious wet spots all over) and believes it is water." ...This kind of depicts the state of mind this guy is in....He honestly thinks his cats got the frozen cookies and cheese out and brought glasses into the living room?...The cats must have been exhausted and famished after doing his taxes for him.
I had the very same thought. Who in their right mind would "taste" anything spilled on a floor. A sniff would be all that is needed to determine whether or not it was in any way harmful. Whenever we find a "wet spot" on the floor, I get out the rags, Resolve and start telling the dog he's a "bad boy"...sure, I may be overstepping my bounds in laying blame w/out proof, but that's why I'm the Alpha...
: - )
@aintno1special Seriously! If my cats were getting frozen cookies cheese out, and leaving them on the kitchen counter, I'd be setting up a video cam and posting that stuff on YouTube!! >8-)
And, the guy has an alarm, then goes out and leaves his apartment unlocked?? The cats should have just taken the cookies and cheese, and left for a road trip!
@glynes @aintno1special Next time the cats will change the alarm code and lock him out.
That is one of the craziest things I've ever read. I have cats and would never, EVER, touch or taste a "mysterious" spot of liquid on the floor. I do like the added comments in parenthesis, as I feel the exact same way!
@tats76
I agree. I wouldn't taste any wet spot on the floor. It could be cat piss, yuck. He must have pretty smart cats who can leave frozen cookies and a plate of cheese on the kitchen counter and glasses in the living room. Yeah, that's what I would have guessed. It was the cats. ;-)~
Doesn't he know that cats throw parties the second you leave?
@victory1 Mine seem to.
Probably the funniest article I've ever read on this site. Well done.
@Illuminati Thanks! It's helping me get through a gray Wednesday morning.