Showing posts with label blotter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blotter. Show all posts

Shoreline Police Blotter 8-5 to 8-16-2010

Monday, August 23, 2010


By Diane Hettrick – Categories (and stray comments) are mine. The rest was provided by the citizens and visitors of Shoreline, as reported by our police patrols

She is really not that into you
8-5….N 155/Aurora. Date gone bad. Went to his house, she said “no” and left. He followed her down the street.
8-7….12x NE 175. Man heard that his ex-girlfriend had a hit out on him.
8-12…N 171/Palatine. Couple who are dating got into argument on street.

Vehicles, lost and found
8-6….15 NE/NE 148. Abandoned car.
8-6….158xx 14 NE. Abandoned car.
8-6….162xx 12 NE. Abandoned car.
8-9….21xx N 146. Abandoned car.
8-14…19557 Aurora, Taqueria. Stole car from parking lot. (But the food is great.)
8-15…N 175/Aurora. Abandoned car.
8-16…203xx Aurora, apartments. Car stolen from parking lot.
8-16…1105 N 205, Costco parking. Motorcycle listed for sale on Craig’s List was stolen.

Off the road again
8-13…180xx Linden. Driving with suspended license.
8-14…NE 162/11 NE. DUI.
8-15…N 189/Meridian. Driving suspended California license.

On the road again
8-15…172xx 8 NE. Runaway juvenile.
8-16…23xx N 194. Runaway 17 year old girl. Native Ethiopian, speaks English.

Drugs, Sex, Rock n Roll
8-5….165xx Aurora. Prostitute.
8-10…Ronald Pl N/Aurora. Arrest for drugs and SOAP order violation. (SOAP means “stay out of areas of prostitution”. I suspect that the entire length of Aurora qualifies.)
8-12…165xx Aurora, Shoreline Motel. Employees reported suspicious activity. Police made drug arrest.
8-13…175xx Aurora. Traffic stop because vehicle had switched plates. Narcotics.
8-15…12xx N 178, Newcastle Apts. Police responded to noise complaint. Subject lied about name and date of birth. Had three outstanding warrants.

Naughty, naughty
8-10…2xx NW 191. House egged.
8-11…167xx Ashworth. Rocks thrown at roommate’s car.
(Continuing with the plan to reduce crime in Shoreline: after we get rid of all the rocks, we will make eggs a controlled substance.)
8-14…20036 Ballinger, Thriftway parking lot. Two people get in an argument and one kicks the bug guard on the other’s VW.
8-15…18xx NW 205. House and car egged.
8-15…3xx NW 195. House and car egged.

Fraud
8-10…200xx Meridian. Fraudulent charges on Visa.
8-13…152xx 15 NE, Fircrest Commissary. Manager tried to use credit card and it was declined. Discovered there were fraudulent charges on it.
8-13…6xx N 185. Fraud reported.
8-13…12xx N 193. Fraudulent use of BECU credit card.
8-16…163xx Aurora. Fraud.

Kicking in doors and other means of taking things that don’t belong to you
8-10…204xx 14 NW. Attempted to kick in door for burglary.
8-10…163xx Aurora, Aquaquip. Theft of cash from unlocked till.
8-10…192xx Aurora, YMCA. Items taken from locker, then used stolen credit card at Fred Meyer.
8-11…1241 N 205, Petco parking. Thief took bags with laptop and jewelry from unlocked car. Laptop recovered.
8-12…175xx 12 NE. Mail theft.
8-12…16101 Greenwood, SCC. Backpack stolen from outside college gym.
8-12…181xx 12 NE. Fircrest employees’ payroll checks stolen or lost.
8-13…153xx Aurora, Safeway. Shoplifted beer.
8-14…151xx Stone Ln, apartments. Stole stun gun from apartment.
8-14…198xx 25 NE. Mailbox stolen.
8-14…15230 Aurora, liquor store. Distracted clerk and stole pint of cheap vodka.
8-15…185xx Palatine. Car prowl. Forced window down. Victim chased two guys off but they still got a couple of tools from the car.
8-15…17001 Aurora, Parkers. Car prowl.
8-15…10xx N 192. Diamond ring stolen from bathroom counter. Suspects grandson’s friend.
8-16…158xx 15 NE. Car prowl. Used screwdriver to break in to car. Took toolbox.
8-16…15801 Westminster, Marshalls. Shoplift.
8-16…1521 N 200, Echo Lake Park. Put purse on bench and other person on bench stole wallet.

Losing it
8-15…16053 Aurora, The Green Door. Disgruntled would-be customer makes a scene after being rejected for medical marijuana. (If they had just given it to him, he would have been too stoned to make a scene.)
8-16…9xx NE 147. Mentally disturbed teen in group home, posing danger to self.
8-16…183xx Aurora, Fred Meyer. Drunk making a scene. Trespassed.

Scary
8-10…178xx 3 NE. Threatening phone call.

Vandalism
8-11…18021 Aurora, O’Reilly Auto Parts. Vandals punctured tires and broke vehicle windows on the entire auto parts delivery fleet. 44 tires.
8-15…160xx 10 NE. Vandalized car.

Make them stop
8-11…168xx 11 NE. Complaint about speeders.
8-16…1140 N 192, The Blakeley. Car scratched by shopping cart.

Suspicious
8-14…201xx Sunnyside, Ballinger Commons. A couple of guys knock on door to admire the TV and ask questions about it.

Parent of the Year award
8-13…157xx Interlake N. Father and son. Son has warrants and was supposed to turn himself in during July, but didn’t. They got in an argument and son broke the cover off his dad’s cell phone and threw it all in the neighbor’s yard. Now dad wants police to arrest son on warrants.
8-15…162xx 14 NE. Mother fighting with 9 year old son. Mother wanted to turn child custody over to the police. (They probably should have taken him.)


Read more...

Shoreline Police Blotter 7-30 to 8-9-2010

Monday, August 16, 2010


By Diane Hettrick (Categories and (Comments in parens) are mine)

Cars: Lost and found
7-30...178xx Stone N. Abandoned vehicle.
7-30...3xx NE 151. Abandoned vehicle.
8-8….13xx N 165. Abandoned vehicle.
8-9….N 169/Stone. Abandoned vehicle.

People: Lost and found
8-1….172xx Aurora, on street. Man called 911 to say he had taken pills trying to kill himself. Taken to hospital.
8-4….185xx Linden. Transients camping at abandoned property.
8-5….148xx Aurora, EconoLodge. Boyfriend calls about suicidal girlfriend.
8-6….11xx N 200. Drunk passed out on street. Cops gave him a ride home.
8-8….199xx Linden. Juvenile runaway.
8-9….201xx 21 Ct NE, Ballinger Homes. Juvenile runaway.

People: Get lost
8-2….15252 Aurora, Shari’s Restaurant. Guy was high, yelling. Trespassed from two restaurants.
8-6….18826 3 NW, Calvin Presbyterian. Tent City security reports drunk causing disturbance.
8-8….17002 Aurora, Baro Grocery. Subject stumbling around property while owners were trying to clean up from fire. Arrested on criminal warrant.

Car prowls – it's mostly about rocks
8-3….12xx N 175, Top Foods parking lot. Car prowl.
8-5….11xx N 183. Caller reported a suspected car prowl in progress. Police found suspect and arrested him for possession of burglary tools, drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor warrant. (Yea team!)
8-8….152xx Densmore N. Car prowl.
8-8….12xx NE 152. Car prowl, broke window. Tried to take stereo and damaged dashboard.
8-8….160xx 12 NE. Car prowl, window broken.
8-8….13xx N 152. Car prowl, took things.
8-8….183xx Ridgefield Rd. Car prowl.
8-8….155xx 10 NE. Car prowl, window shattered.
8-8….148xx 12 NE. Car prowl, window broken.
8-9….13xx N 152. Car prowl, window broken.
8-9….148xx Fremont. Car prowl, locked car. Used tool to open car. Took stereo. (Finally, a thief with a little skill.)

Burglary, Thievery, and other Skullduggery
8-5….25xx NE 165. Smashed slider with rock to enter house. Got safe, TV, other items. (Rocks, again.)
8-5….165xx 27 NE. Removed screen to crawl in window. Ransacked house, took TV, computer, security box, other items.
8-5….N 145/Stone N. Suspect asks elderly person for money, follows and assaults him/her.
8-6….20150 Ballinger, Thriftway. Wallet stolen.
8-6….1xx N 180. Residential burglary. Took firearm, cash, jewelry.
8-6….151xx Stone Ln, apt parking lot. Suspect tells victim to hand over his money. Victim shows a gun, suspect leaves the scene. Police arrest suspect.
8-7….160xx Wallingford. Burglary. Entered through unlocked slider. (so they didn’t need to use a rock.)
8-7….N 155 Aurora, Safeway. Stole beer.
8-8….192xx 12 NE. Drove by house displaying a gun.
8-9….12xx N 175, Top Foods. Recyclable cardboard bails stolen from loading area.
8-9….192xx Aurora, YMCA. Two cell phones taken from locker.
8-9….192xx 11 NE. House sitter discovered house had been burglarized. Entered through unlocked slider, ransacked house, stole Jetta.

And another one bites the dust – traffic stops
8-2…NE 168/15 NE. Misdemeanor warrant, drug paraphernalia.
8-3….N 160/Aurora. Driving girlfriend’s car, but his license is suspended and there’s a warrant on him. (But officer, it doesn’t count if it’s not my car.)
8-3….20330 15 NE, Chevron. License suspended, warrant.
8-3….11xx NE Perkins. Warrants.
8-4….NE 170/15 NE. Liquor, tobacco violation. (Tobacco violation? Smoking while driving? A trunk full of cigs from a reservation smoke shop?)
8-5….N 155/Midvale. Driver and passenger smoking joints.
8-5….160xx Aurora. License suspended.
8-5….N 170/Fremont. License suspended, misdemeanor warrant.
8-5….N 185/Midvale. Marijuana.
8-6….N 155/Aurora, Safeway parking lot. Suspicious vehicle. Driver has suspended license and drugs.
8-6….175xx Linden. License suspended.
8-7….N 155/Aurora. Driver has no license or ID, passenger has no ID.
8-7….164xx Aurora. DUI.
8-8….N 163 Aurora, Shoreline Motel. Driver has no ID.

Verbal altercations, assaults, threats
8-2…6xx N 203 Ln. Domestic situation, verbal altercation.
8-6….170xx 8 NE. Woman assaults former girlfriend.
8-6….NE 155/8 NE, Paramount Park. Suspect hit victim in the ear.
8-6….200xx Bagley, Ballinger Commons. Victim receives phone threats from family members of a friend.
8-7….172xx 12 NE. 17 and 19 year old siblings fight. (Boys, of course.)
8-9….196xx 20 NE. Investigation of domestic violence report turns into a warrant. Suspect runs. Tracked with dog. Arrested.

Noise is great for finding felons
8-3….151xx Stone Ln, apts. Loud party. Arrested one for felony warrant for vehicular assault.
8-8….203xx 19 NE, Farmer’s Ins parking lot. Noise complaint. Drugs.

Fraud – ID Theft – all that boring White Collar stuff
8-3….200xx Bagley, Ballinger Commons. Victim reports her ID was stolen to open a Direct TV account.
8-3….148xx 8 NE. Victim reported someone changed the address on his bank account and bank statement may have been mailed there.
8-8….149xx Linden. Mail theft.
8-9….202xx Ashworth. $100 taken from bank account.
8-9….149xx Linden. Resident found a soggy pile of mail on her front porch – hers and her neighbor’s.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
8-3….167xx 3 NE. Neighbor used a chain saw to cut down neighbor’s trees.
8-7….8xx NE 170. $42 taken from wallet at home, suspects neighbor.
8-8….160xx 10 NE. Dings in driver side window.

Punks
8-4….20xx NE Perkins, Cedarbrook school. Alarm. Someone entered building and tore down 5 motion sensors. (The building is not being used, so this was just for the joy of destruction – unless you can sell motion sensors from the trunk of your car.)
8-4….20305 Aurora, Super Pawn. Broke large window with rock. (We could seriously reduce the crime rate in Shoreline if we just got rid of the rocks.)
8-5….152xx Aurora, Casper’s Restaurant. Someone tampered with smoker settings. (Fired any employees lately?)

Hutzpah
8-4….21xx N 185. Tenant sold furnishings from rental house at yard sale, kept proceeds.
8-5….11xx N 192, The Blakeley. Sex offender claimed to be retired military, used false name, attempting to rent apartment.



Read more...

Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 8-2 to 8-8-2010

Sunday, August 15, 2010

By Diane Hettrick (Categories are my creation)

Here's what happened to some of the campaign signs
8-5….165xx 39 NE. Teenaged girl’s car wrapped in plastic and decorated with Yes and No Prop 1 campaign signs. Advised to tell friends removing campaign signs is illegal.

Crash, Bash, and Dash
8-2….190/Ballinger. 3 car accident, southbound Ballinger. Driver #3 signaled left turn and stopped. Driver #2 stopped behind him. Driver #1 plowed into #2 who smacked into #3. #2 driver and passenger transported to hospital, car towed. #1 charged with following too closely. #3 was Driving While License Suspended.
8-2….40 Pl NE/Ballinger. Box truck vs. Toyota. No injuries but blocking northbound Ballinger north of intersection.
8-3….Bothell/Ballinger. Blocking disabled just east of intersection. Driver not with car.
8-7….175xx Ballinger. 2 vehicles traveling eastbound on 522. One car turning left, second car t-boned him and rolled him. Second car continued up Ballinger and hit other cars. Couldn’t leave, so driver moved to passenger seat. Told other driver that he “hated everyone.” 3 cars had to be towed. First call at 10:42, road cleared at 11:59.
8-7….15:19. Harborview social worker requested call from Sgt. About suicidal subject from traffic accident.

Cops can spot ‘em a mile away
8-3….173xx Beach Dr. Driver in custody for DUI. Warrant from LFP for driving while license suspended, and King county for same. Booked into Lynnwood on LFP warrant.
8-4….Station. Stopped for seat belt and brake light. Driver in custody for warrants.

Car Prowls (finally! someone used a Slim Jim instead of a rock)
8-2….Police Station. Citizen reported that his car had been prowled two days ago and his gun stolen. Windows were not broken, car probably unlocked.
8-6….187xx 30 NE. Took $500 generator from open truck bed, Thieves unlocked the jeep and took GPS and other items.

Other thieves and burglars
8-5….Towne Centre, Rite Aid. Shoplifter took $300 worth of Norelco razors.
8-5….167xx 32 Pl NE. Home burglarized, took jewelry and other items.

Not such upstanding citizens
8-2….39xx NE 157. Assist Seattle PD in finding LFP resident suspected in Seattle hit-run pedestrian accident. Vehicle not at registered address.
8-2….193xx 25 NE. Motorist advised residents that someone threw a rock at his windshield. Resident requested police assist to search wood for kids. Found dead owl.
8-5….33xx NE 180. Graffiti, white paint.
8-5….35xx NE 182. Graffiti, white paint, street signs.
8-5….170xxx Brookside. Graffiti.
8-6….36xx NE 155. Man with leg in cast returned to friend’s apartment where he was previously involved in an assault. Manager called police and had him Trespassed.

Alarms and fumble fingers
8-2….39xx NE 157. Audible alarm. Owner home. Maid opened door to deck.
8-6….35xx NE 155, Wildland Adventures. Audible alarm. All ok.
8-6….40xx NE 197. 911, two calls. Misdialed, then again trying to call alarm company.
8-7….30xx NE 201 Pl. Alarm. Owner home, used wrong pass codes.

Suspicious
8-2….187xx 35 NE. Saw guy who might be LFP stabbing suspect. Cops couldn’t locate.
8-2….185xx 37 NE, school. Vehicles at school. Security company not aware. Teacher and her brother getting classroom cleaned out. Other car was the principal.
8-3….185xx 37 NE, school. Unoccupied pickup on grounds. Men playing basketball.
8-4….147xx 39 NE. House-sitting for parents. Arrived at house and kid ran from car. Nothing disturbed at home.
8-5….185xx 37 NE, school. Juveniles skateboarding and climbing trees.
8-6….165xx 37 NE. Elderly female neighbor has a man at her house trying to buy her car, which is not for sale. Man asked to come into her house for pencil and paper to leave his contact info. Afraid he is casing the place.
NE 165/Beach Dr. Man slumped over in car, not responding. Smell of alcohol, low pulse. Taken to Stevens Hospital.

Our four-legged friends
8-5….178xx 40 NE. Dog charged at and scared elderly walker. Owner took dog in house. Police will contact later.
8-7….191xx 30 NE. Barking dog.
8-8….190xx 40 Pl NE. Service dog is missing. Male, black lab wearing a chain.

Things that go bump (drip?) in the night
8-3….47xx NE 193. Resident discovered that water in their greenhouse had been turned on full and ran all night. Three inches in greenhouse, running down street.
8-4….35xx NE 182. Report of shots, big boom. Police can’t hear or determine origin.
8-7….21xx NE 195. Heard noises outside like someone stepping on a pop can.

Contact your friendly, local, police department
8-3….200xx 32 NE. Resident called because there were Seattle police in his house with a warrant for his son, whom he hasn’t seen since he got out of jail. Upset police are there and unhappy with how they are treating him. LFP advised they have the right to be there but he can contact the SPD sergeant about their behavior.
8-4….Station. 35 year old male driver trying to pick up young female driver. Scared her so she drove to the police station.
8-5….162xx 37 NE. Car pulled over to side with 4 year old in meltdown. Police assist by talking older sibling to station to use the bathroom.
8-5….Station. Roommate, previously arrested, came to department to talk about issue with roommate. Police asked how it would involve them and roommate became hysterical. Says because of jail time she missed a filing deadline for federal assistance with home mortgage.
8-6….185xx 37 NE. Woman left work after five hour shift and her car was running. Police discovered she left the button on in her hybrid vehicle.

Friendly neighbors
8-3….45xx NE 197. Neighbor complained about tow truck parked on street. Tow driver brings it home to be closer to his service area. Commercial vehicles not allowed on street. Could legally park in driveway, but driveway is configured wrong.
8-3….203xx 46 Pl NE. Neighbors fighting about tree branches overhanging yard.
8-4….160xx 30 NE. Loud party.
8-5….33xx NE 182. Noisy, drunken party. Chronic complaint. Police warned party crowd about noise and abatement for multiple visits.
8-7….33xx NE 182. Loud neighbors, male and female. Police talked to them and they shrugged and went into the house where they continued talking very loudly, trash-talking neighbors and police. Because of wording of noise ordinance, police can’t do anything.

Unfriendly relations
8-5….47 NE /NE 201. Sister from Minnesota visiting LFP brother who has cancer. Driving back from Bellingham, got in fight and he dumped her at Horizon View Park. Police contacted chaplain who gave her a motel voucher. She’ll fly out tomorrow.
8-5….29xx NE 182. Mother and son fight. She has pre-existing medical issues, collapses and Aid transports her to Stevens.
8-5….162xx 37 NE. Arrest for domestic violence.
8-5….35xx NE 147. Male and female having argument on street. Might have hit each other. Female sitting on street crying. Arrested both. Warrants from Shoreline for DUI.
8-7….192xx 26 NE. 76 year old mother fell 3 days ago and they hadn’t picked her up. Aid transported to Northwest Hospital.
8-8….Station. Man was sleeping in car, said his grandfather kicked him out.
8-8….189xx Forest Park Dr NE. 17 year old male heard threatening to kill his girlfriend. Notified Mountlake Terrace police for girl friend.
8-8…40xx NE 161. Teen-aged daughter visiting father. He found drugs and needles in her purse. She was sleeping, he was afraid she was in a heroin overdose so called police and Aid. She was just asleep and was mad at everyone for all the fuss. Called her mother, who sent a cab to pick her up.

The regulars
8-6….174xx Brookside. Drunk/high neighbor hiding in bushes, talking to herself, in caller’s back yard. Known to police for drug violations. Said she was looking for someone who robbed her house. Police said to stay out of people’s yards and call 911 if there’s a crime.
8-6….191xx Ballinger. Man walking northbound on Ballinger, in road, yelling at cars. Police know him but he’s gone when they arrive.


Read more...

Shoreline Police Blotter 7-29 to 8-3-2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010


By Diane Hettrick (Categories are my creation)

He’s just not that into you
7-30….145xx Phinney, apartments. She has a no contact order but she knocks on her ex-boyfriend’s door and tried to push her way in.
7-30….201xx 6 NE. Caller reported that a woman was sitting in her front yard. Woman said her boyfriend made her get out of the car and she didn’t know what to do.
8-2…..177xx 15 NE, Arabella Apts. Boyfriend and girlfriend fight at casino. At home they come to blows. Male charged with assault, female booked on warrant.
8-2…..32xx NE 149. Man violated protection order. Arrested for suspicious fire at residence.

The Lost
7-29….201xx 21 Ct NE. Runaway juvenile.
7-29….20xx NW 190. Located suicide attempt on the beach. OD’d on pills. Took to Northwest Hospital.
7-30….13xx N 180. Dementia patient reported missing, later found at Northwest Hospital.
8-3…..171xx 15 NE, Kelsey Apts. Juvenile runaway.

Always cars and car stuff
7-29….177xx 12 NE, Stonebridge Apts. Car prowl, locked car. Window broken, dash damaged when stereo components removed.
7-29….162xx 6 NE. Abandoned car.
7-30….180xx 7 NE. Theft from van. Thieves used bolt cutters to cut padlock on sliding door of van. Took car stereo.
7-30….199xx 19 Ave, Ballinger Apts, car prowl.
7-31….203xx 22 NE, Car prowl.
7-31….16xx N 190. Car prowl, window broken.
8-1…..2xx NW 195. Car prowl, got car stereo.
8-1…..13xx N 160. Vandalized car. Broke window, taillight lens.
8-2…..157xx Burke. Car prowl, unlocked, stole items.
8-2…..152xx Ashworth. Car prowl, unlocked, took iPod Touch.

At least it’s not a car
7-24….20xx NE 200 Ct, Ballinger Homes. Satellite dish stolen from pole outside apartment. Owner had purchased it to subscribe to Arabic TV.
7-29….195xx Stone N. Tenant kicked out of rental. Left, but took refrigerator.
7-30….157xx Aurora, Sears. Male put a pair of pants under his jacket and rode off on a bicycle.
8-2…..18621 Aurora, Fred Meyer. Purse stolen.
8-2…..18xx NW 201. Someone stole t-shirts from backyard.

Still car related
7-30….147xx 23 NE. Car parked in travel portion of roadway. Someone was reported to be sleeping in car.
7-30….13xx NW 175. Car too close to rhodie and ripped out branches.
8-2…..16004 Aurora, Rich’s Car Corner. Person bought car with bad check. Car has been destroyed.
8-2…..183xx Wallingford. Road rage, hit and run.
8-2…..12xx N 205, Bath and Body Works. Car parked in front was hit and run.

Drivers of cars
7-31….N 182/Aurora. Driving While License Suspended, no insurance, arrested.
8-1.…..N 167/Stone N. Traffic stop for tail light. Driver has outstanding warrants, Driving While License Suspended, suspicion of narcotics.

Damage to property that’s not a car
7-31….3xx NE 193. Residential window broken.
7-31….7xx N 179. Mailbox smashed with bat. One of four boxes and the others were not damaged.
8-2…..1202 N 155, Clean Express. Homeless guy broke a large window.

Five days of summer and people have noisy parties
7-31….180xx Stone N. Loud party. Police warned them to keep it down.
8-1…...200xx Bagley Dr, Ballinger Commons. Noise. Person was confrontational when asked to keep noise down, so respondent called police.

What! You can get arrested for this????? OMG – you’d better license your pets or you and Fluffy are goin' down
7-31….NE 174/5 NE. Driver arrested for failure to transfer title within 45 days.

With friends like this…
7-31….195xx Echo Pl N, EL Condos. Resident is in the hospital and someone with access to apartment stole things. Resident will make an inventory when they are released.

Only one of these this week
7-31….171xx Ashworth. Checks stolen from outgoing mail, used by thief.
8-2…..185xx 1 NE, Shoreline Schools. 911 hang up. Could not locate. Call back number is a phone tree, which covers several buildings.

More like TV
7-30….202xx 20 NE. Drunks fighting in the street. Wouldn’t stop, so police arrested them. One had drugs.
7-31….165xx 5th NE. Resident arrested for outstanding theft warrant, taken to King County Jail.
8-1…..N 183/Aurora. Pedestrian violation. Ran from police, tried to fight. Booked for warrant and local charges.

Best one this week
8-2…..20330 15 NE, Chevron. Drunk causing disturbance, claiming he was God and looking for his lost ID.

Read more...

Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 7-13 to 7-18-2010

Sunday, July 25, 2010

By Diane Hettrick
The Categories are my invention

The importance of learning a second language
7-13….28xx NE 183. Homeowner had a verbal arrangement with a workman who does not speak a lot of English. He would do some repairs around her house and in return, he could use the area under her porch for storage. At least that was her understanding. When she found he was storing propane and other gasses, she asked him to leave. He asked her for the money she owed him for doing repairs. Both were upset and yelling. Both called the police to complain about the other. The “Language Line” was inadequate to the task. Police asked him to move his stuff out.
7-13….28xx NE 183. Workman left, but left a mess behind. He is still upset and angry, thinks he was cheated. Threatening to call the sheriff, the judge. Neighbors thanked police, saying he often left debris in the street.
7-13….28xx NE 183. Workman called. Still upset, feels that he wasn’t heard. Yelling. Felt he had been humiliated by being made to leave. Told not to call Dispatch again.

Theft
7-13….173xx Beach Dr NE. Bicycle stolen from Civic Club.
7-15….198xx 47 NE. Assist Mountlake Terrace Police in tracking down 17-20 year old male who stole beer from store in MLT.

Why even bother with an alarm?
7-14….50xx NE 187. Alarm. Motion sensor. No one home but two unfriendly dogs. No sign of forced entry.
7-14….162xx 34 NE. Alarm. Neighbor tripped it. Has key but forgot the alarm code.
7-15….37xx NE 147. Residential alarm. Doors and windows were unlocked but no sign of intruder.
7-18….Towne Centre, Third Place. Alarm. A few employees were on the premises cleaning up, but no cause found.

Somebody check this place out
7-13….37xx NE 178. Teen-aged, mentally disabled man running through the streets to Towne Center. Police, fire trying to find him. Caught up with him in the mall. From a nearby group home. Was gone for five minutes before staff knew he was gone. They didn’t call 911 in spite of instructions, but did send a staff member to mall to find him. The boy ate a fruit pie containing wheat and he has celiac disease. Caretaker seemed unconcerned.

Good Kids/Bad Kids
7-13….185xx 37 NE. 10-12 kids playing baseball. Advised to move game to cement playfield.
7-14…170xx 35 NE. Man found obscenities written on jet ski on his property. Written in powdered sugar.
7-16….170xx Brookside Blvd NE. 3 juvenile males smoking marijuana.
7-17….45xx NE 170. 15-year-old son, has been known to use drugs. Room was empty. Contacted by text message, he said he was riding his bicycle. Parents reported as runaway. He came home much later.
7-17….45xx NE 170. Son returned home in morning. Said he was upset over girlfriend. Cops told him they’d be keeping an eye on him.

Death
7-17….35xx NE 153, Top of the Lake Apartments. Tenant reported bad smell from apartment. Manager requested Welfare Check on tenant, who had a history of depression. Police checked, tenant had hung him/herself. Medical Examiner ruled death a suicide, around July 8.

Punks, and Drunks, and Creeps (Oh My!)
7-15….17171 Bothell Wy, Market. Report of two women in store who appeared to be drunk. Gone before police arrived.
7-16….17171 Bothell Wy. Graffiti.
7-18….174xx Ballinger. Caller said a creepy guy was talking to her daughter at Third Place. Found him on the registered Sex Offenders list. Cops said to call 911 while it was happening.
7-18….35 NE/NE 160. Graffiti on street sign.

Where there’s smoke..
7-13….51xx NE 180. Report of smoke. Police checked, controlled burn in fire pit.
7-14….33 NE/Hillside Dr NE. Suspicious car parked on street. Registered owner convicted of residential burglary. Neighbor said it belongs to renter’s boyfriend.
7-14….167xx 30 NE. 4 people sleeping in car. Said they were on route to Portland.
7-14….174xx Brookside Blvd NE. Caller heard yelling. Police checked. People were leaving a party.
7-15….14951 Bothell Wy, Acacia. Employee saw someone jumping the fence near the crematorium.
7-15….184xx Ballinger. Pedestrian saw a bunch of guys taking guns out of a car trunk. Police checked, they had paintball guns.
7-17….35xx NE 162. Report of shots fire. Police checked, smell of fireworks in the air.

Yes, of course we believe you
7-13….30 NE/NE 182. Complaint about 10-12 cars blocking 30th, said it was an ongoing problem. Police checked, no cars.
7-13….51xx NE 180. Victim reported that a man and woman came to his house to pick up $80 he was going to loan the woman. Said there were no services in return for loan and the man picked up a stick and hit him in the head.
7-14….148xx Bothell Wy, apartments. Complaint about tenant with loud radio who refuses to answer the door. Police checked, no answer at door, but no radio, either.

Cops as Counselors
7-13….184xx 47 NE. Mother having theft issues with 17 year-old daughter and her problem boyfriend. Asked for advice.

Scams
7-13….792xx Forest Pk Dr NE. Woman received a phone call about a Payday loan she hadn’t taken out. Said she was being charged with theft. Gave her a number to call but it was disconnected.
7-17….160xx 37 NE. King County Police have subject in custody with the ID of an LFP woman. LFP police contacted her. She confirmed her ID was stolen from the dog park a week and a half ago, but she didn’t file a report. KC Police requested she file a report.

Ouch
7-14….174xx Ballinger. 40 year-old woman fell off bicycle. Injuries to chin and hand. Aid called.

Keeping the streets safe for the rest of us
7-15….153xx Bothell Wy. Traffic stop resulted in man in custody, car towed.
7-15….145xx Bothell Wy. Traffic stop resulted in woman in custody, car towed.
7-18….18400 Ballinger. Traffic stop. Warrant from Bellevue. Car towed. Met Bellevue PD half way to turn over suspect.
7-18….37xx NE 178. Traffic stop. Driving While License Suspended, expired registration, no insurance. Driver booked into King County Jail, aunt came for car.

About those vehicles blocking the way…
7-15….164xx 41 NE. Fire responding to fire alarm but couldn’t get to the building because of a blocking vehicle. Called police for assist. Vehicle moved, no fire.
7-15….Towne Centre. 18-wheeler in lot. Can’t wake driver to move the rig.

Fumble fingers
7-15….189xx 32 NE. Called 911 twice, trying to call 411.
7-17….NE 190/33 NE. 911 call, hang-up. Unable to contact caller.

Noisy
7-16….177xx Beach Dr NE. Loud party next door.

Several cards short of a deck
7-16….50xx NE 178. Elderly woman called Life Alert to say that men had been in her house a few days ago while she was napping.

Animal Planet
7-17….190xx 40 Pl NE. Runaway Jack Russell Terrier reunited with owner.
7-18….45 Pl NE / 40 Pl NE. Border collie hit by red Honda Civic, which left the scene. Dog taken to animal hospital.


Read more...

Shoreline Police Blotter 7-1 to 7-13-2010

Monday, July 19, 2010


By Diane Hettrick
Categories and Comments are my Creation

Sounds very serious
7-1…..145xx Stone. Threats, theft. (sorry, no other information)
7-2….30xx NE 145. Dad reporting child abuse. Kicked child, caused bruises. (I’m following up with the police.)

Theft
7-6….14xx NW 204 Pl. Stole lawnmower from fenced yard. (And they’ll probably fence it).
7-12…145th 15th NE, Goodwill. Stole purse from shopping cart. (Happens at the grocery store, too.)
7-13…19290 Aurora, YMCA. Billfold stolen from unsecured locker. (Doesn’t actually matter if it’s secured – thieves can pop those things open in a heartbeat. I’d say to leave your wallet in the car, but then we’d just get reports of car prowls at the Y. Other suggestions?)

Still the 4th of July for some
7-6….N 198/Aurora, Costco. 1:29 am. Saw car cruising in known crime zone. Stopped to check. In possession of fireworks and marijuana. (Wonder what they were planning with the fireworks?)
7-6….199xx Dayton N. Suspect used triangle bomb firework to blow up a mailbox. (Oh – that’s what they were planning. What? Different person? Ok) (Cross-reference this one to the Punks category).
7-7….21xx N 185. Fireworks, loud parties. (The guy you don’t want to live next door to.)

Homeless
7-7….15403 Westminster, Aurora Square. SG trespassed from Big Lots after trying to set up camp in the rear parking lot.
7-7….15xx NE 146. Two women sleeping in car. One said that her mom will be home in Shoreline the end of the week and they can stay with her, but they are homeless for now.

Punks and Drunks
7-9….174xx 5 NE. Two suspects followed woman from Shoreline Library. Asked her for money then stole her purse. Adolescents, Asian male, Black female.
7-9….200xx Whitman. Report of drunk wandering in parking lot. Officer located man, who has misdemeanor criminal warrant.

Deals on Wheels – their turn in the spotlight
7-9….15730 Aurora, Deals on Wheels. Owner tried to use a company check and it was declined. He checked with his bank and discovered unauthorized withdrawals from his account.
7-12...15730 Aurora, Deals on Wheels. Saturday night 11:10 pm. Night watchman attendant who lives on-site was in office with girl friend when a woman he knows by name came in, stole keys to vehicle, wallet, cell phone and drove vehicle from premises.

Other Fraud
7-10...15222 Aurora, Caspar’s Restaurant. Victim checked his bank account online and saw it was overdrawn. Realized he had left his card at the restaurant and it was being used. 14 charges, 18 overdraft fees.

On the road again
7-10….N 175/Aurora. Driving With License Suspended. Cited, car impounded.
7-10….155xx Stone. Abandoned car.
7-11….19xx N 155th. Traffic stop for defective tail lamp. Arrested for Driving With License Suspended. (There are different degrees of DWLS and different reasons for a license suspension)
7-11….N 145/Corliss. Woman driving with DWLS. Cited, car impounded.
7-13…160xx 26 NE. Vehicle collides with parked, unattended car. Driver flees on foot. (It always amazes me that the bad guys have the energy to run from car crashes. Most people just sit there and bleed.)

Cop job description: Must enjoy dealing with the public
7-10….17828 Wayne N, Ambitions Care Home. Resident was threatening to harm herself.
7-11….14622 15 NE, Zaika’s. Subject disobeys police warning and refuses to ID himself. Cited.
7-12….Police Station. Subject turned himself in for warrant from Snohomish County on drug charges.
7-12…15001 15 NE, Colonial Gardens Apts. Woman called 911 to say her cousin was acting crazy. Deputies arrived, cousin tried to barricade himself in a room and then attacked deputies with a knife. Subdued with a Taser and booked into King County jail for assault.
7-12…N 152/Aurora. Lying jaywalker booked on warrants. (No, not because he lied, because he had warrants – what were you thinking?)

Read more...

Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 6-28 to 7-5-2010

Monday, July 12, 2010

By Diane Hettrick (Categories are mine.)

What’s the number for 911?
6-28….44xx NE 185. 911 call. Woman trying to call son with 914 area code.
6-28….53xx NE 201 Pl. Alarm. Residence, motion sensor. Last alarm at this location on 1/12/2010. Homeowner on phone to alarm company trying to cancel police call but alarm company put him on hold.
6-29….38xx NE 151. Silent alarm. Owner set it off while trying to enter a new code for the cleaning lady.
7-1……38xx NE 150. 911. Trying to call husband at 931 prefix.
7-1……47xx NE 187. Report of intermittent alarm over a four day period. Cannot locate.
7-1……153xx Bothell Way. 911. Can hear normal conversation in the background, laughing, no one on phone.
7-3……37xx NE 153. 911 hang up. Called back, and person said there was a man loading rocks on truck. It was a commercial truck delivering/unloading decorative stones.
7-3……148xx Bothell Way. 911. Calling India.
7-4……177xx Beach Dr NE. 7 year old trying to call mom dialed 911.
7-5…..202xx 33 NE. Alarm. Audible, residence.

Cars (and bikes) are such easy targets
6-28….166xx 35 NE. Abandoned car. Stolen from Bothell.
6-28….188xx 52 NE. Giant brand mountain bike stolen from residential yard during night.
6-28….160xx 38 NE. Car prowl. Parked in residence driveway. Rummaged but didn’t take anything. Second time in two weeks. Used garage door opener to open garage but nothing taken.
6-28….158xx 38 NE. Car prowl. Residential driveway. Rummaged, might have taken some change.
6-28….162xx 38 NE. Car prowl. Car was unlocked. No damage to vehicle but iPod Classic taken.
6-30….202xx 37 NE. Windshield of car smashed with brick sometime Saturday night.
7-2……34xx NE 197 Ln. Car prowl, window broken, cash taken.
7-4……38xx NE 155. Seattle police found vehicle parked in Lake City, think it was stolen from owner in LFP. LFP Police checked with owner who said he parked it there.

Drunks and bums
6-28….Towne Centre. Male aggressively panhandling around the Arco, Subway, and pet store. No crime. Cops told him to stop asking people for money. He agreed to get on a bus and go home.
7-1……153xx Bothell Way. Found a drunk passed out at a business. He declined a ride because cops wouldn’t let him take his opened fortified beer with him. Said he’d go to a park but was warned not to drink in LFP.
7-1…… 171xx Bothell Way. Male, aggressive panhandling. Very drunk. Finished beer, disposed of container and went to catch a bus.
7-1……Towne Centre. Panhandling, asking customer for money and cigarettes. Drunk. Transported to Lake City.
7-3……149xx Bothell Way. Warning for open container in public.
7-4……187xx 53 NE. Wife called because drunk husband had just driven off down Ballinger. Said he sometimes goes to Civic Club to drink. Police found vehicle back at house. Did Welfare Check and wife said husband had returned home, very drunk, and went to bed.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the road
6-28….162xx Bothell Way. Dump truck blocking view when exiting driveway. Truck from signal work nearby. Truck moved.
6-28….165/Bothell Way. Report of reckless driving, land travel and excessive speed. Green Chevy pickup.
6-28….Brookside/44th. Traffic stop. Driver had warrant from King County so took him into custody and arranged tow for car. KC was to pick him up at LFP but advised they couldn’t take him and declined the meet. Cancelled tow and took him back to his car.
6-29….174xx Ballinger. Report of juvenile on skate board being towed by vehicle. Gone when cops arrived
6-30….145/Bothell Way. Woman was run off the road when a dump truck with a trailer moved into her lane. She was in his blind spot.
7-1……168xx Bothell Way. Pedestrian walking in traffic lane. She was walking back to her car on 165th. Police gave her a courtesy ride to vehicle.
7-1……159xx Bothell Way. Fender bender.
7-2……145xx Bothell Way. Two car accident. Driver was very confused, kept handing cop credit cards instead of license.
7-2……171xx Bothell Way. Driving With License Suspended.
7-2……174xx 32 NE. Saw a truck drive by residence several times.
7-3……157/Bothell Way. Traffic stop. Male driver fell and hit head on bumper. Called aid car.
7-5……172/Bothell Way. 1:35 am. Traffic stop. Driver has felony warrant, escaped community custody.

Happy Birthday, America
6-28….45xx NE 190 Ct. Report of fireworks.
6-29….195xx 47 NE. Three juveniles setting off bottle rockets. Talked to them and parents.
7-2……NE 190/53rd. Fireworks going off for 20 minutes.
7-4……195xx 40 Pl NE. 9:21 pm. Caller said neighbor was setting off fireworks.
7-4……46xx NE 178. 10:07 pm. Report of fireworks.
7-4……21xx Lago Pl NE. 10:45 pm. Report of fireworks.
7-4……33xx NE 163. 11:10 pm. Juveniles lighting off fireworks. Parents gone. Party, kids running through neighbor’s yard. Police arrive and took one person into custody who had a warrant from Washington State Patrol. Transported to King County jail. Subject warned about underage drinking and sent home. Mother contacted.

Neighbor from hell competition
6-28….190xx 20 NE. Outer pane of window broken. BB inbetween panes. Saw neighbor with a BB gun last week.
6-28….192xx 38 Pl NE. Complaint of loud music, probably the housesitter.
6-29….163xx 35 NE, triplex. Reporting party lives in basement, neighbor is upstairs. RP has restraining order against neighbor. RP posts signs on doors saying to keep them closed and locked. Neighbor doesn’t comply. Neighbor left a note for RP in response. RP wants to know if this is a violation of the restraining order.
6-30….184xx Ballinger. Person reported that their mailbox was missing. Police found that neighbor had taken the mailboxes inside after stand was hit and demolished by a white van.
6-30….197xx 42 NE. Loud music, talking, loud and obnoxious. Cops contacted six people who were a little loud. Warned them about noise and told them to stay inside.
7-1……169th NE. Neighbor backed into mailbox and newspaper box. Agreed to fix or replace.
7-2……Station. Concerned about home with juvenile drinking parties, possible drug sales and strong smell of garbage.
7-3……148xx 39 NE. Loud party and music. Asked to turn music down.

Not so good
6-28….17440 Brookside Blvd, Presbyterian Church. During services on Sunday, someone stole an iPod and video projector from the church.
6-28….200xx 33 NE. Reported assault to police.
6-29….26xx NE 169. Returned from vacation to find front door open and house rummaged.
6-30….187xx 30 NE. Fraud. Person was reconciling bank statement and found multiple transfers and a check for $66,900 written to an auto company.
7-1……172xx Brookside Blvd. Man found his Nintendo DS at the Pawn Exchange.
7-2……187xx 23 NE. Caller received an email from a coworker he doesn’t know well, with a poem about how the coworker was going to torture and kill his wife. Caller doesn’t know coworkers last name, so police will contact union for information and do a welfare check on the wife.

The hazards of public office
7-3……Station. Report that a person previously ordered not to contact public official had called a local official. Official wondered if probation officer should be notified.

Trash and dash
7-1……170/Brookside Blvd. Pen ink graffiti to power box.
7-1……170/Bothell Way. Red pen ink graffiti on side of wooden newspaper recycle box.
7-4……145/Bothell Way. Subject outside his vehicle near recently deposited garbage bag filled with empty cups and bottles. Denied depositing it there. Said he would take it to avoid problems.

Responsible behavior (imagine that!)
6-30….182xx Ballinger. Realtor asked cops for walk thru of vacant house. Will have crews working there during daylight hours only. Neighbors have been notified.

Animal Acres (all we need now is a goat)
6-30….44xx NE 187. Mother and daughter in verbal altercation over who owns the dog.
6-30….198xx 55 NE. Barking dog. Belongs to sister, visiting from California. Warned that dog still has to be quiet.
7-4……174xx Ballinger. Tried to turn cat in to police. Cat caged and angry. Referred them to PAWS.
7-5…..175xx 47 NE. Neighbor’s peacock is in a tree in caller’s back yard. She’s afraid that her dog will kill it. Police advised that they have no means of catching peacocks but would let neighbor know where his peacock is, if he calls.

Not the sharpest pencil in the pack
7-1……171xx Bothell Way. Theft of packaged firewood from Albertson’s. White male, 20 years old, driving car with personalized plates “Chappy.” Wood returned next day.
7-2……158xx 33 NE. Woman called to follow up on case she reported yesterday. Says she doesn’t want her boyfriend charged. Police had no record of call, so she decided it must have been another agency she was talking to. They had helped her out with gas money and probably didn’t take a case report. Never mind.
7-4……145xx Bothell Way, Elks. 1:08 am. Suspicious person. Woman waiting for friend.
7-4……145xx Bothell Way, Elks. 1:48 am. Woman wants a cab, has cash and wants to go to Everett. Will be sitting near entrance to Elks. Said she was waiting for her driver who went to a party at the Elks. Driver never returned. Subject waited for thre hours. Informed her that all party-goers had left.

Landlord – Tenants and the Law
6-29….200xx 33 NE. Served papers to man to vacate premises. No problem with reported aggressive pit bull.
6-29….187xx 53 NE. Granddaughter and boyfriend are moving out and taking disputed furniture with them. Grandmother told to document what was taken. Both sides warned not to make a disturbance.
7-1……200xx 33 NE. Babysitter was changing baby in bedroom. Heard front door open. Dog barked and chased someone outside.
7-1……200xx 33 NE. Woman and mother both called about men with weapons coming in the house, blocking them from leaving. The men took the front door off the hinges. Police arrived and educated the owner about the Landlord Tenant Law, advising that he could not legally make a home uninhabitable, and that there were required notices for evictions. Police stood by while door was replaced. Homeowner collected some clothing and went to stay with a friend.

Read more...
ShorelineAreaNews.com
Facebook: Shoreline Area News
Twitter: @ShorelineArea
Daily Email edition (don't forget to respond to the Follow.it email)

  © Blogger template The Professional Template II by Ourblogtemplates.com 2009

Back to TOP