Property crime is overwhelming some businesses in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. Landlords and business owners say they are filing police reports, but the criminal activity is not slowing down. Dan Byrne owns four buildings and has tenants in SODO. "This is the location where the lock was broken right here,” said Byrne as he showed the damage at one of his properties. The crime, caught on camera about a week ago, shows thieves spending time in the early morning hours at the SODO business. "They take a saw, cut the catalytic converters out, ride away on a bicycle with them,” said Byrne. “Who knows where they go?” In addition to catalytic converters, Byrne’s tenant lost batteries and fuel too. "We have video of a box truck at three in the morning towing an eco-block which is a 2,000-pound block of concrete, bouncing along here on Dakota Street at 25 miles an hour. You know, just unhampered by anybody,” he said. Nearby, at another building Byrne owns, the tenants are tallying their losses too. RD Interiors predominantly does real estate staging. The business is bouncing back after what happened in August. “We caught someone on camera, lighting a bush on fire, and it lit the entire facade in the interior of our building on fire,” said General Manager James Chapman. “Thankfully our sprinklers stopped it from getting far back. But it still costs six figures in damage." READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/sodo-businesses-property-crime-concerns-seattle/281-f504c2b1-aa7b-4b39-84d6-3ea5a6c6895b