Crime in Shoreline A-Z - A little of everything

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Crime in Shoreline A - Z

April 29 - May 5, 2013

A - A shopper at Fred Meyer was seen putting on a mask in the store so it was not surprising when he left without paying

Alcohol/Drugs - Subject driving under the influence at 165th and 15th NE / driver on 175th, DUI, license suspended, resists arrest / Drunk at Aurora Village Transit Center / 16100 Densmore, driver DUI crashes her Mercedes into parked cars and mail boxes / DUI NE 160th and 5th NE / Shorecrest student had half gallon of rum in her backpack / 174xx Meridian 3 car accident, one driver DUI / Negligent driving after drinking / Man on bus at transit center with open container of alcohol and crack cocaine / DUI 175th and Ashworth / 

Arrest - Stopped for jaywalking at 148xx Aurora, gave false name and birthdate, had 3 misdemeanor warrants and history of prostitution

Burglary - Broke into fenced area and broke open cargo containers to steal construction tools at Shorewood HS / Money and jewelry taken from locked apt in secure building - no forced entry / Tenant lost key and left door unlocked 16xx N 197th Pl / No forced entry but extensive search and damage 202xx 24th NW / Homeowner interrupted a burglary 18xx NW 205th

Car prowl - Picked up two subjects who were attempting to get workman's tools from vehicle in church parking lot 28th NE and NE 150th / 171xx 13th NW / 172xx 13th NW / 18xx N 150th purse taken / East side of Echo Lake Elementary / Chain saw taken 1xx NW 205th / Park n Ride 1000 NE 175th / SCC jacket stolen / Wallet taken from car 195xx 25th NE / Ballinger Commons took tools from car trunk / 153xx 15th NE / 

Cars stolen –  170xx 10th NW / From parking lot of Forest Creek Apts / 16xx NE Perkins Way / Garden Court Apts 171xx Ashworth / 195xx Evanston N

Family disturbances - Adult sisters got in a fight and one hit the other with a wallet 

Found - Grey urn at SCC / Passerby found backpack of stolen goods on trail 14800 Greenwood / Car stolen in Everett found in Garden Apts parking lot / Money left behind after a strange, incomplete transaction at FedEx store 

Hit and run - Person injured in hit and run collision N 200th and Meridian May 3rd

Larceny, businesses –  Theft from North City post office (no details) / Fred Meyer shopper seen putting on and taking off a mask, took unpaid items from store, had outstanding warrant / Goodwill / Bartells male shopper took face care products, ran when confronted, taken to the ground and held for police / Gas siphoned from Metro Vanpool vehicle / Sears shoplift / Radio Shack shoplift

Larceny, private - Left purse by log at Saltwater Park while swimming, purse and contents stolen / Push mower stolen from shed 147xx 42nd NE / Cell phone and wallet stolen from desk at SCC / Money stolen from resident at Anderson House 

Mail theft -  201xx 17th NW outgoing mail stolen included check / 198xx Wallingford N

Mental issues - Took someone for involuntary commitment / Young female threatened to kill herself was transported to Children's / Posted threat to kill himself on Facebook / Intoxicated female with history of self-mutilation cut her thigh with a butcher knife and wasn't able to stop the bleeding / Two different people threatened self-harm, then were not found

Prowler - subject impersonating a police officer was arrested, vehicle had burglar tools and possible stolen items / 

Road rage - white male, 30s, short hair, driving silver Dodge Dakota with silver canopy pointed revolver at other driver 175th and Aurora /  

Suspicious - Bicycle violator gives fake name and runs, escaping / Elderly woman received phone call from man who said he was police, and asked her about her possessions / Man walking around yard of home said he wanted to pick flowers. Convicted felon for drugs and ID theft. / 

Trespassed from - Goldie's, after buying alcohol for a minor / Arco station at 145th / Man asked 7-11 clerk at N 160th to call a cab for him and when clerk refused, man stole two bags of chips / 

Vandalism - Rest room signs at Cromwell Park smashed and missing / Tags on handball court at Ridgecrest park / Damage to items left out of storage locker at Westminster Apts. / Window broken out of car 16xx 9th NE / Tags in women's restroom Richmond Beach Park / Tags in restroom, trash cans, and picnic table at Twin Ponds / Tagged street signs on 200th from Wallingford to Ashworth / Tags in women's restroom at Echo Lake Park / Law office on NW 195th, side window and glass in front door shattered

Z - Man went to 7-11 at 12th NE and 185th, got a sandwich, ice tea, two packs of cigarettes, did not pay, got in confrontation with clerk. Punched clerk in face, resisted arrest and was pepper sprayed by officer, then transported to hospital.

For other weeks of Crime in Shoreline, see the Features section on the front page.