Jewelry Heist in Seattle
While the family was away, burglars pried open a side window to steal diamond pins and rings from a West Roy Street home.
Burglars got about $250 worth of jewels from Dr. F. H. Kyles' residence, 318 West Roy street, Seattle, last night. They entered during the absence of the family in the evening by means of a side window, which they pried open. Two diamond pins, two diamond rings, several other rings and a purse containing $2 were stolen.
“They entered during the absence of the family in the evening by means of a side window, which they pried open.”
Then · 1904122 years apartNow · 2026
Residential burglaries remain a common concern, but the specific mention of the address highlights how neighborhood demographics and security risks have evolved in Seattle over the past century.
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