The Mariners lost a game and fans lost their wallets

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Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>The Mariners lost a game and fans lost their wallets</h1>
                <h2><p>Several families returned to their cars in multiple lots after Sunday's game at Safeco Field to find smashed windows. Among the items stolen were iPads, credit cards and purses (which turned up empty a few blocks away). Lee Keller, one of the victims, told KOMO News that she</p></h2>
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            <p>Several families returned to their cars in multiple lots after Sunday's game at Safeco Field to find smashed windows. Among the items stolen were iPads, credit cards and purses (which turned up empty a few blocks away). Lee Keller, one of the victims, told <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/While-the-Ms-were-losing-thieves-were-breaking-into-fans-cars-309032081.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">KOMO News</a> that she had paid $30 to park in a lot, assuming the attendant would keep it secure. But a police officer informed her that similar thefts occur at every game.</p>
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Several families returned to their cars in multiple lots after Sunday's game at Safeco Field to find smashed windows. Among the items stolen were iPads, credit cards and purses (which turned up empty a few blocks away). Lee Keller, one of the victims, told KOMO News that she had paid $30 to park in a lot, assuming the attendant would keep it secure. But a police officer informed her that similar thefts occur at every game.

By Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She holds a B.A. in French from Seattle University and now studies film production at Shoreline Community College. In addition to crewing a doz