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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Weather is better and the kids are getting in trouble

Monday, March 31, 2014

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
3-17 to 3-23-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - A transient female who declines any assistance or shelter placement, a hoarder with carts and carts of things has made the alleyway between 25th and 26th NE in the 15000 block her home. She moves her property intermittently - most recently in a resident's backyard shed. She was Trespassed from that property.

Adolescents - Students started a fight on Instagram and finished it in person the next day at school / Juvenile ran away from home, leaving note saying he didn't want to be around their fighting any more / Student's iPad was stolen from backpack while he was working in the student store / Five 17-19 year old boys with two large jars of marijuana in Richmond Beach Park after hours. Marijuana confiscated, warnings given, parents notified / Adolescent males get in an argument at 13xx N 160 and one alleges assaulted by others / Juvenile male caught shoplifting a bottle of alcohol - he was later released to his mother

Alcohol, Drugs - Two men found passed out in car at Ballinger Commons from drugs, probably heroin / Man unable to care for himself due to alcohol intoxication was taken from near Richmond Beach QFC to detox

Arrest - Police investigated report of burglary in process and found person who had climbed through the window of a padlocked house - person apparently was in a civil dispute with resident - but police arrested person based on outstanding warrants / Stopped vehicle wanted by Seattle Police at 167xx Ashworth - passenger admitted gang affiliation and was arrested on several warrants

Assault - Fist fight at Shell station 17255 Aurora

Bicycle - Found bicycle 199xx Linden, unable to locate owner  

Burglary - 23xx NW 204th glass door broken, cash and jewelry taken / 167xx Ashworth

Car prowl - 5xx N 166th took change from ashtray and rummaged glovebox / 167xx Fremont - passenger window broken but car not entered - car had alarm / Window smashed and duffel bag taken 5xx N 172 / 16xx N 185th car entered and GPS units left behind / 12xx N 173rd window broken and backpack taken / Unlocked vehicle at 173xx Stone Ln - perp left on bicycle / 174xx Ashworth - car broken into / 163xx Densmore - tools stolen from truck / 185xx 8th NW - plumbing tools and hunting bow stolen from vehicle / Vehicle in parking garage of the Stewart Apts 192xx Aurora - window broken / Vehicle in secured underground parking at The Blakeley - window broken and items taken / 149xx Greenwood car prowled, plastic case taken and later recovered by owner 

Cars stolen –  Vehicle stolen from Lake Park Condos N 200th / Car stolen from N Jackson park n ride on 147xx 5th NE / Honda Accord stolen from Aurora Village Transit Center

Found - Found stolen vehicle at Echo Lake Townhomes / Person caught running from stolen vehicle, in possession of stolen plates / Stolen vehicle found at Ballinger McDonalds

Fraud - Victim's BECU MasterCard used - but she is still in possession / Ten Catholics with fraudulent IRS tax claims after identify theft from Seattle Archdiocese / Catholic had fraudulent purchases on her account from Walmart in Georgia / Resident received a check from a bank they don't use, stating that check could not be deposited because of "insufficient information" - resident called police instead of providing information

Hit and run - Unoccupied vehicle side-swiped by driver who did not stop

Indecent exposure - Unknown male in vehicle exposed himself to SCC student at 160th and Greenwood 

Larceny - Customer selected two pounds of salad from salad bar at Central Market and left without paying / 15xx NE 177th patio chairs stolen / Passport stolen from home / Two TVs stolen from unsecured area of The Blakeley / Purse stolen while owner was at Spay and Neuter Clinic in North City

Larceny - shoplifting - Refund fraud at Home Depot / Tried to steal jig saws from Home Depot / Stole alcohol from Aurora Safeway / Tried to steal a bag of tools from Home Depot / Subject stole a tent from Sears / Subject took tools from Sears - booked on warrant / Two women stole hair extensions from Avas Beauty Supply on Aurora / Female shoplifted items from Sears then escaped in getaway car waiting for her outside / Unknown suspect stole alcohol from Aurora Safeway

Mail theft - Incoming mail stolen from a locked mail box 201xx 21st Pl NW

Robbery - Possible robbery of person, unknown exactly where it occurred 

Suspicious - Family dog found unknown male in backyard of residence in early morning hours - man fled on foot

Trespass -  Trespassed drunken male passed out at table inside 9000 building at SCC / Unwanted customer Trespassed via phone from Children's Thrift Shop / 11xx NE 152nd mentally ill person Trespassed for throwing garbage and feces over the fence into neighbor's yard / Two women in restroom at Aurora McDonalds refused to leave - suspected drug activity / Person violated Trespass order and was arrested for Criminal Trespass at Gateway Starbucks / Person who stole food from Central Market Trespassed

Vandalism - Back window on vehicle smashed out 5xx N 172nd / Female threw brick at car / Unknown person drew cherubic faces on windows of Nursing Assistant school at Gateway Plaza / Victim's parked vehicle, driveway, and windows were egged 185xx 30th NE / Vehicle damaged at Forest Villa Condos, possibly by BB gun / 

Vandalism, parks, schools - none this week

Z - No reports of vandalism in parks, schools, or churches this week

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - if you are Catholic, better check with the IRS

Monday, March 24, 2014

Shoreline Police station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
3-10 to 3-16-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Homeowner at 202xx Ashworth had a young male jumping up and down on his roof and yelling, when man refused to leave, police were called. They chased him through several back yards and caught him in a ravine.

Alcohol, Drugs - Drunken female in restroom at Walgreen's 17524 Aurora

Arrest - Man flees on foot when police arrive to arrest him on a warrant. Police return later and find him sleeping in his car / Two people were arrested near Marshall's on multiple warrants / Person camping in Cromwell Park N 175th and Meridian had felony warrant / Officers attempted to pull vehicle over for broken tail light, driver attempted to elude / Following contact at Fred Meyer parking lot, person arrested for Edmonds theft warrant

Bicycle - Someone stole a young person's bike from in front of Walgreen's at 14510 Aurora

Burglary - Meadowbrook Apts / Broke rear window 168xx 15th NE / 18xx NW 204th / 8 storage units burglarized 14900 Aurora / Attempted break in at Echo Tattoo 195xx Aurora

Car prowl - Aurora Village Transit Center / Window broken on car in parking lot at Echo Lake Waterfront Apts N 198th / Vehicle in apt parking lot 9xx N 199th / 23xx N 186th / Vehicle parked at Ichi Bento Teriyaki in North City / Purses taken from two vehicles in parking lot at Meridian Park Elementary / Purse taken from vehicle at Shoreline field parking lot / Window smashed 2xx N 171st

Cars and parts stolen –  Dealer plates stolen 200xx Meridian Pl / Car stolen from park n ride at N 175th and Meridian / Truck stolen from Aurora Village Transit Center / Scooter stolen from 167xx Whitman / License plates stolen from vehicle at Costco

Found - Security guard found what might be controlled substance behind dumpster at 24 hour fitness / Stolen vehicle found at 191xx Stone Ave N / Victim found his stolen pressure washer at a local pawn shop / Stolen car from Seattle found 23xx N 190th / Stolen car left at 178xx Wayne N / Stolen scooter dumped in women's restroom at Echo Lake Park

Fraud - Suspects in Wells Fargo drive thru on Greenwood attempted to withdraw funds using someone else's ID / Counterfeit $20 passed at Hottie Tottie espresso at 14507 Aurora

Fraud: Seattle Catholic Archdiocese - Someone uses victim's SSN to file fraudulent IRS return / Employee of Catholic Archdiocese had phony IRS report filed in their name / Victim called to see if they were involved in data breach at Catholic Archdiocese and were informed that someone had filed a tax return in their name / Victim told about breach of data at Archdiocese called IRS and found that a tax return had been filed under her social security number / When notified by the Archdiocese, woman contacted IRS and learned there had been a failed attempt to file with the IRS under her name / Volunteer for Archdiocese reported that a tax return was filed in his name / Diocese employee had false tax return filed in her name / IRS notified person that a false tax return was filed in their name / After being warned by friends, woman checked with IRS and found that a false tax return was filed in her name / Volunteer for Archdiocese had fraudulent tax return submitted in her name / Victim works for Archdiocese - tax return filed in her and husband's name

Larceny - iPads and laptops on 3-10-2014: 2 iPads stolen at Shorecrest / Laptop stolen from car in parking lot at Shorecrest / Laptop stolen from vehicle at Shoreview Park / iPad stolen at Shorewood / ipad from Shorewood / laptop from car in Shorewood parking lot

Larceny - Employee takes tools from job site and pawns them / Theft from North City Post Office / Tools stolen from work van parked in residential driveway 150xx 26th NE / Person skipped without paying cab fare / Diamond ring stolen from Fred Meyer

Larceny - shoplifting - Goodwill shoplifter runs from security after being spotted on video / Tried to shoplift air mattress from Big 5 / Arrest for shoplifting tools from Home Depot / Adult male with juvenile female concealed merchandise from Petco and bumped manager out of the way when exiting / A police officer doing paperwork in his car witnessed a shoplifter at Petco / Man puts knife under his shirt and walks out of Costco / Person puts children's movies under shirt and walks out of Costco / Woman conceals clothing and periodicals in purse and leaves Costco - fakes a fainting spell when caught but "comes to" when told that 911 would be called / Grabbed merchandise and ran from Marshall's / Person arrested for pushing an entire cart full of alcohol out of Aurora Safeway / Juvenile female put on new shoes in Sears and ran out the door with security in pursuit / Two shoplifting suspects at Home Depot were booked on outstanding warrants / Person stole alcohol from North City Safeway / Basket of groceries taken from Aurora Safeway

Mail theft - Angelina's Place on NW 193rd

Suspicious - Group suspected of attempting to commit large scale theft gets the jitters and walks out of Home Depot / Unknown male followed two boys home from bus stop 147xx 32nd NE

Trespass - Group of 4 who were "hanging out" at Aurora Safeway were Trespassed / Weight Room Bully was Trespassed from Spartan Rec Center / From Hideaway Casino / Tent City 3 resident Trespassed for causing disturbance and breaking rules / A known transient moved into the dilapidated shed in the back yard / Panhandler Trespassed from Aurora McDonald's

Vandalism - Known subject threw object at victim's car / Tagging on signal control box NE 145th and 30th NE / Window smashed on vehicle 7xx N 202nd / Brick thrown through window of vacant house for sale 155xx Midvale / Water tower spray painted 14508 Dayton N / Car window shattered in 202xx block of Aurora

Vandalism, parks - Tagging at Sunset Park / Lock removed from women's restroom at Shoreline Park / Paints and scratches graffiti in bathroom at Echo Lake Park, then hangs 'wet paint' sign on outside

Z - Person found running naked, sweating profusely, and yelling 145xx Fremont - transported to Northwest Hospital for mental evaluation

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





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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - New scam - identify theft on tax returns

Sunday, March 16, 2014


Crime in Shoreline A - Z
3-3 to 3-10-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Woman was home alone when doorbell rang - man was at her door speaking to another man she couldn't see - attempt to gain entry by prying open kitchen window 13xx 167th

Alcohol, Drugs - Male so drunk he couldn't be identified taken to detox from Aurora Transit Center / Person questioned at Fred Meyer for civil violation attempted to flee on bicycle, found to have heroin on person / Aurora Safeway shoplifter in possession of controlled substances

Arrest - Arrested male on Aurora for theft warrants and took his meth pipe for disposal / Resident at Rodeway Inn arrested on felony warrants for escape and weapons / Driver without a valid license had warrants, controlled substances, and hand gun / A Trespass from McDonalds turned into an arrest because of false statements and outstanding warrant / Arrested on Aurora with lead sap and meth

Bicycle - stolen from back yard 163xx Ashworth

Burglary - Suspects entered unlocked patio door of second story apartment at the Linden II on Stone Ave / Came in through bedroom window 172xx Dayton / Broke glass of rear slider on unoccupied house 148xx Interlake and fired a round inside / Casa Blanca Apt on 145th / Box containing 20 adaptors for the AMMCO Brake Machine missing from Shorewood high school / Forced entry through rear slider 200xx Greenwood / Someone found spare key and used it to enter house 8xx N 196th Ct / Girl came home to find someone in her house who got in through dog door or possibly unlocked back door 201xx Dayton / Broke window in back door 21xx N 150th / Garage burglarized 183xx 202nd NW / Rear door kicked in 169xx 14th NW / Grease Monkey on 175th burglarized

Car prowl - Wilcrest Apts on N 163rd / Pine Noll N 163rd / Cell phone taken from vehicle 180xx 1st NW / Shell station at 205th

Cars and parts stolen –  Attempted car theft from N. Jackson Park n Ride lot / Vehicle stolen from Ballinger Commons / Truck stolen from 204xx 19th NE / Vehicle stolen from Forest Parks Estates parking lot

Charged - Man was charged with obstructing an officer when he created a disturbance at Leena's Cafe and refused commands of deputies

Disturbance - Argument between roommates led to pushing and shoving

Found - Stolen car recovered at Ballinger Commons / Resident found a strange woman sitting on his couch - Deputy recognized her and took her home to her son-in-law

Fraud - Woman turned in her tax return and it was rejected by the IRS, who said that a return had already been filed in her name / Responding Party found other people's ID in sister's purse / Victim's SSN used on someone else's tax return / Victim got a call from someone pretending to be Comcast who had his account number and last four SSN digits, offering a package upgrade / Victim's info was used to change her social security delivery and to file tax documents / Victim received a letter from the IRS about her 2013 tax return which she has not yet filed - found that a return had been filed in her name / Someone was able to withdraw funds from victim's checking account for $2345 directly to MetLife

Larceny - Stereos stolen out of two autos at Delgri Auto, 19425 Aurora - one vehicle was puked in / School computers stolen from SCC / Laptop taken from vehicle parked at roadside / Victim's swords were stolen when he left them in a rest room at the Spartan Rec Center where he was taking a sword class

Larceny - shoplifting - Female booked on 4 misdemeanor warrants after shoplifting from Marshall's / Male took items from Central Market without paying - when confronted in parking lot he threw the items and ran / Caught shoplifter at Goodwill / Alcohol from Aurora Safeway / Items from North City Safeway / Female put alcohol in her purse at Aurora Safeway / Male caught stealing liquor from Aurora Safeway / Female steals from Goodwill while male confederate waits in car / Male steals items from Sears, hoping to exchange them for motel room / Radio Shack / Two people shoplifting liquor from Aurora Safeway

Mail theft - Mail stolen from 5xx NE 195 and thieves attempted to cash checks at Seattle Money Tree

Person with a weapon - Picked up a guy on Aurora who was carrying a .38 without a permit and was in violation of a No Contact order from Seattle - King County Jail declined him

Prostitutes/Pimps - Prostitute on Metro E-Line $100 for half-hour includes all sex acts

Robbery - Gunpoint robbery of Subway on Westminster Way

Threats - Rodeway Inn clerk threatened with violence when he asked driver to stop honking horn / Feud between competing businesses 99 cent stores

Trespass - From Central Market / Drunk transient Trespassed from Jack in the Box / Trespassed for eating a bowl of soup at Central Market

Vandalism - Vehicles egged NW 195 to NW 200, 22nd - 24th / Off-duty Seattle Police officer caught a juvenile tagging electrical boxes at 183xx Ave NW - juvenile released to legal guardian / Car sitting in traffic at 145th and Aurora when unknown male punched off the mirror

Vandalism, parks, schools - Hillwood Park entrance sign tagged / Tags around Sunset Park / Black paint streaked in Echo Lake Park restrooms

Z - Elderly woman gave money to men who scammed her by saying there were sparks under her car

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

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Shoreline a dumping ground for stolen cars

Monday, March 10, 2014

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
2-25 to 3-3-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Intoxicated individual arrested for disorderly conduct after stopping traffic and yelling at customers in nearby businesses at 195th and Aurora

Alcohol, Drugs - Driver detained for driving under influence of heroin / Subject overdosed on heroin with 7 year old child at home - case referred to CPS and prosecutor's office

Arrest - Driver stopped for traffic violation at 145th and 5th gets out of car and runs

Assault - Resident confronts suspicious person in his neighborhood and person sprays him with bear pepper spray 5xx NE 189th / Aurora Safeway loss prevention officer punched in face by one of two unidentified males working an attempted shoplift in the store

Burglary - Front door pried open 11xx N 200th / Locked apartment at Echo Lake Apts entered and MacBook Pro stolen / New tenant at Ballinger Homes was burglarized / Resident found someone forcing his backyard shed door looking for his grow operation, but plants were already gone / Drive thru window smashed at Barista's Coffee 16050 Aurora - safe and $200 cash taken / Storage unit burglary at 14900 Aurora / Entered locked apartment through window and stole computer 22xx NE 197th / 3xx NW 205 burglary, jewelry, software and electronics missing

Car prowl - Car window smashed 21xx N 179th / 12xx NE 185th / Car prowled and moved a few feet 201xx Whitman / CDs taken from vehicle at 160xx Dayton / Prowler scared off at Colonial Gardens apts / Purse stolen from car at Twin Ponds park

Cars and parts stolen – Box truck stolen from fenced, locked yard at Tanks by Dallas 20340 14th NE / 2003 Jeep Liberty taken from driveway 9xx N 201st / License plates stolen from car at Artiste Apts and replaced with plates from a car stolen in Kirkland / Honda Civic stolen 193xx Linden / Attempted auto theft of BMW from park n ride at 175th and Meridian / Car stolen from parking lot at Aurora Church of the Nazarene / Nissan stolen from upper parking lot at Sears / Car stolen from 203xx Whitman

Found - Stolen car found in Home Depot parking lot / Stolen vehicle dumped at trail head 16xx NE 165th / Stolen vehicle hits patrol car, driver flees on foot and is captured after a short pursuit - Ballinger Way near McDonalds / Vehicle stolen from Seattle dumped on Shoreline residential street / Stolen vehicle abandoned in roadway on 16th NE / Vehicle stolen from Lynnwood found at Ballinger Commons / Stolen car left at Shoreline Motel / Man found slumped over the wheel of a stolen vehicle in the Drift On Inn casino parking lot had felony warrant and meth on his person

Fraud - Female deposited fraudulent check at Sound Credit Union, then came back 5 days later to withdraw funds / $20,000 Check stolen from mailbox and cashed 150xx Westminster

Larceny - Computer stolen from SCC / Cell phone stolen from table at SCC / Paint sprayer taken from locked outbuilding at 24xx NE 145th / Boards pushed out of back fence at 155xx 26th NE / Amazon delivery stolen from front porch Forest Villa Condos

Larceny - shoplifting - Aurora Safeway shopper tucked a bottle of alcohol in his waistband / Liquor from North City Safeway / Customer tried to take $596 in food from Central Market / Sears / Sears shoplifter arrested a few blocks away / Safeway shoplifter stashed backpack of loot at Parkwood Plaza / Theft from Sears and possession of meth / Shoplifter caught by Sears security / Beer stolen from AM/PM at 19th NE and NE 205th / Sears shoplifter had confederates in waiting vehicle / Liquor from Costco - got away on bus

Mail theft - 147xx 27th NE

Trespass - Individual trespassed after refusing to leave Rodeway Inn / Goldie's Trespassed a man who refused to leave the bathroom / Hollywood Casino Trespassed a male patron / Trespassed from Fred Meyer

Vandalism - Ongoing vandalism, including dumping used cat litter in pond 196xx 15th NE / Window broken out at Yu Shan Chinese restaurant on 14553 Bothell Way / Three windows broken on two cars in driveway 145xx 3rd NE / Fence and gate damaged at 167xx Dayton

Vandalism, parks, schools - Extensive graffiti at Sunset Park / Tags on bench at Boeing Creek Park / Back windshield shattered on car in Shorewood parking lot / Tags on garbage can at Shoreview Park / Women's room at Echo Lake Park / Tags in men's room Richmond Beach Park /

Z - Owners are renting out a shed in their back yard as a living space - civil violation 18xx NE 177

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z: Kind of a goofy week

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
2-17 to 2-23-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Burglars used the garage door opener stolen in a previous car prowl to open garage door and steal items from the garage

Alcohol, Drugs - picked up a drunk at Aurora Village Starbucks / Drunk at Ballinger Thriftway / Drunk picked up from his residence 

Arrest - Picked up a man on Aurora who was wanted on a felony warrant as a fugitive from justice in Allentown PA - Allentown will extradite / Picked up a person with a misdemeanor warrant and a concealed meat cleaver

Assault - Person spit on someone at the E Line bus stop, then hit another person on the bus

Burglary - Forced entry to front door 172xx Dayton N / Suspect pounded door open of occupied home at 18xx N 205

Car prowl - Medical supplies and equipment taken from back seat of vehicle at 25xx NW 194th Pl / Theft from unsecured vehicle at 25xx NW 192nd / Handgun stolen from car at Shoreview Park / Unlocked car in Ballinger Commons parking lot / 4 unlocked cars in driveway at 194xx Richmond Beach Rd / Man found items from his wife's car alongside their house 10xx NE 182nd / Windows rolled down and sunroof open on vehicle at Maplewood Court Apts / Car was unlocked but in secured parking at Echo Lake Apts / Knife and GPS from car at 12xx NE 184th / Locked car at Ballinger Commons / 23xx N 180th

Cars and parts stolen – Car stolen from Briarwood Apts on Midvale / Truck stolen from work site at 167xx Whitman / Car stolen from Shay's Restaurant / Honda stolen from Aurora Village Park n Ride / Auto theft from Autumn Ridge Apts / Auto stolen from Echo Cove Apts / Ford Explorer from Chateau Apts

Fraud - Scammers continue to try to get money from victim previously targeted in lottery scam / Male tries to pass counterfeit $20 at AM/PM 1901 NE 205th 

Larceny - Shoplifting - Stole a cord from Radio Shack on Aurora / Shoplift from Goodwill / Alcohol from North City Safeway / Fred Meyer shoplifter was Trespassed / Sears shoplifter had an accomplice in a waiting vehicle / Arrested after taking $134 in electrical parts from Home Depot / Took alcohol from Aurora Safeway - booked on previous warrant / Person steals two CO2 detectors from Sears, flees, is arrested / Shoplift from North City Safeway

Mail theft - Mail stolen from 200xx Meridian - victim not willing to assist in prosecution

Mental - Mentally ill man going through the rooms at the Carmelite Monastery was removed by police

Suspicious - Woman who was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs refused to come out of a tanning room at Desert Sun on Aurora

Trespass - Man Trespassed from Rodeway Inn after refusing to leave / Known shoplifter, previously Trespassed, was seen inside Home Depot

Vandalism - Drift On Inn patron was asked to leave, made a scene, threw the cash register to the ground and peeled out of the parking lot at a high rate of speed

Vandalism, parks - Graffiti in women's restroom at Echo Lake Park / Picnic tables marked at Twin Ponds Park / Graffiti on retaining wall at Ridgecrest Park / Graffiti in women's room at Richmond Highlands Park

Z - Two drunk males - each accused the other of stealing his wallet - no evidence or witnesses - one was booked on a previous theft warrant

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z -TVs made of wood

Monday, March 3, 2014

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Crime in Shoreline A - Z
2-11 to 2-17-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Unknown suspect in Fred Meyer parking lot selling TVs made of wood / Man in Walgreen's at 145th and someone stole his dog

Alcohol, Drugs - Woman came home and found her roommate smoking something in tin foil with a man she believed to be a drug dealer - called 911 and police arrested the man on outstanding warrants

Burglary - Two storage lockers broken into at 20065 15th NE / Door broken and weedeater stolen 155xx Midvale / 12xx N 192 Resident leaves for two hours and returns to find a man on her front porch who said he was looking for his dog. House was unlocked - iPad and laptop stolen / 21xx N 147th burglars used brick from back yard to break window in kitchen door / 180xx 8th NE couple leaves for 4 hours and returns to find house ransacked / 2xx NW 198th break in at house which had been for sale, stole jewelry, safe, gun / Rear door kicked in 191xx 3rd NW

Car prowl - Purse stolen from car at Fircrest / Victim assaulted person he caught prowling his truck 162xx 6th NE / Unlocked vehicle prowled 26xx NW 204th / second vehicle prowled 26xx NE 204th / 3xx NE 158th window broken on truck / Purse taken from car at Hamlin Park / 15xx NW 195th / 195xx 23rd NW broke car window / Smashed window of car in parking lot at Therapeutic Health Svcs 16719 Aurora / 25xx NW 192nd / Shoreview Park - broke window, stole handgun / Car in Ballinger Commons parking lot

Cars and parts stolen – Car stolen from Aurora Village transit center / 14711 15th transit center - windows broken on vehicle, tires taken / License plates stolen from car in parking at Forest Creek Apts

Fraud - Older female scammed at Fred Meyer parking lot by men who told her car was damaged and needed immediate work / Well Fargo at 145th and Greenwood - woman went through drive thru and attempted to withdraw funds using a stolen debit card and ID

Larceny - Fred Meyer shopper loaded groceries in her car and drove off with her purse still in the cart - it was not there when she returned and it wasn't turned in / Home Depot shopper got saw blades, shower head, and water filter but neglected to pay / Aurora Safeway customer filled backpack with liquor / Autozone shoppers walk out with goods / Caught a shoplifter at Aurora Safeway in checkout with concealed liquor / Caught a shopper who left Aurora Safeway without paying for a bottle of vodka / Shoplift from Richmond Beach Coffee Company / Security detained a shoplifter at Aurora Safeway / Shoplifter took bottle of Black Velvet from Aurora Safeway and was Trespassed / Duffel bag stolen from bus passenger on Aurora / Woman left Ballinger Rite Aid with an entire bag of goods unpaid for / Shoplift from Ballinger Thriftway / Shoplift from Goodwill

Mail theft - none this week

Prostitution - Picked up a prostitute and customer at 145th and Aurora

Suspicious - Resident found package with two bullets in his mailbox 11xx N 165th / Man called and said he assaulted his wife - she said nothing happened

Trespass - Aurora Safeway / 13 year old shoplifter was Trespassed from Central Market / Shoplifter previously Trespassed from Aurora Safeway returns to steal a bottle of liquor - now Trespassed from all Safeway stores in Washington

Vandalism - Mailbox broken 21xx NE 175th / Tag on retaining wall by Richmond Beach Rite Aid

Vandalism, parks, schools, churches - Echo Lake Park restrooms tagged / Tagging on gate at Hillwood Park / Vandals threw rocks through two large windows at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center / Rest rooms at Echo Lake Park tagged / Graffiti at Hamlin Park

Z - Two neighbors got in an argument and the 72 year old pulled a knife on the 18 year old at 3xxx NW 189th

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


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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Falling down drunk on city streets

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
2-2 to 2-9-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Burglar stole jewelry from home while homeowner was taking a nap 24xx NW 201st Ln

Alcohol, Drugs - Heroin OD at Shoreline Motel / Man picked up for dealing drugs at 167th and Aurora at 9:41pm / Man who was falling down drunk at 145th and Aurora taken to detox 10pm / Drunken person unable to care for self on street at Fremont Ave N and N 180 / Drunk driver stopped at N 180 and 7th NE after he hit things all down the road / 

Arrest - Couple arrested on multiple warrants during Echo Lake Park closing / Driver stopped for driving without a license, booked on drug possession when heroin found in his pocket /

Burglary, residential - Tools stolen from house under construction 31xx NE 145th / Attempted entry to secure apartment building 15xx NE 177 by smashing glass door with rock. Burglar's arm cut on glass / Burglar entered through unlocked back door and used a pillow case from home to take away goods 203xx 14th NE / Stole items from basement apartment 3xx N 160, then pawned them /

Car prowl - Smashed car window with rock, started to rummage but car alarm scared thief away 154xx Corliss Pl N / Left car doors open but nothing taken 10xx NE 170 / 201xx Sunnyside in Ballinger Commons / 15xx NW Springdale, unlocked vehicle / Amp and woofer stolen from locked vehicle trunk at 180xx Stone /

Cars and parts stolen – Car stolen from residential driveway 13xx N 152nd / Attempted truck theft at 1xx NE 170th / 95 Honda Accord stolen from Aurora Park n Ride / Stolen vehicle found in Sears parking lot /

Found - Stolen SPD vehicle found at Jackson Park / Stolen vehicle found at Ballinger Rite Aid / Stolen Everett police car found at Ballinger Commons / On 19th NE documents were found on the street, including a Romanian passport, expired California driver's license, expired credit cards /

Fraud - Older female driver scammed by men who said she had damage to her vehicle / 3 guys in Fred Meyer parking lot telling people they had mechanical damage to their vehicles

Larceny - Owner of home-based business put packages on porch for UPS pick up but UPS has no record of them 12xx NW 175th / Laptop stolen from table in SCC Library / Renter at Echo Cove Condo took landlord's property when he moved out / iPad and ID stolen from unattended purse at Rec Center on Fremont / FedEx delivered package to business Freo Border when it was closed - package was stolen / Theft from YMCA bathroom / 

Mail theft - none this week

Robbery - Person stole items from Home Depot, threatened security, then tried to fight

Trespass - Man steals numerous bottles of alcohol from Aurora Safeway and is Trespassed / Woman with a warrant said she paid for newspaper at Central Market but they say she didn't / Mentally ill male trespassed from Taquerias Guaymas / Trespassed for being drunk and rude at Goldie's Casino / Shoplifter Trespassed from Richmond Beach QFC / Transient male Trespassed for sleeping at Gateway Starbuck's / Transient loitering at Aurora Village Starbuck's was Trespassed /

Vandalism - Graffiti on vacant buildings at 9xx N 155th / Tags around 196th and 15th NE / Rock thrown through window of car driving by Shorecrest / Graffiti on signal box at 170th and Aurora

Vandalism, parks, schools, churches - Graffiti on Interurban Trail at 169th / Graffiti at the Rec Center on Fremont /

Z - Police were pursuit of a vehicle but called off the chase. Next day, a homeowner found the vehicle parked in her driveway.

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - vandalism, car prowls, and lots of arrests

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Shoreline Police Headquarters
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
1-27 to 2-2-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Rear window was broken in home at 8xx NW 165th Pl - K9 unit tracked to suspect hiding in bushes of nearby home

Arrest - A shoplifter entered Marshall's but security officers recognized him from video the previous week, chased him from the store and held him for arrest / Police stopped driver on Aurora for going 55mph in a 40 zone, arrested for DUI / Driver picked up at 3:17am at N 148th and Linden had meth, cocaine, and heroin / Suspect contacted for shoplifting at Marshall's. Meth discovered during search. Accomplices arrested on outstanding warrants / Picked up a person on street at 149xx Whitman with heroin and meth / Driver booked for second DUI following a minor collision at N 175th and Meridian / Picked up two people in car at Shoreline Motel - driver had warrant from Dept of Corrections and was booked into the King Co jail, the passenger had an outstanding warrant for driving without a license / Picked up person 1:23am at 200th and Aurora and arrested on $5000 assault warrant from Seattle, booked King Co jail

Assault - Man charged with assault and domestic violence after throwing a plate at his wife of 16 years

Burglary, residential - Door damaged and window broken to enter home 18xx  N 205th / Attempt to pry open back door at 147xx 23rd NE / Items stolen from unlocked, detached garage at 172xx 10th NE

Burglary, commercial - Doors were left unlocked at JoAnn Fabric and alarm went off when someone tried to enter / Expensive mountain bike stolen from church garage at St. Dunstan's on N 145th / Storage locker broken into and furniture taken 14900 Aurora / Attempted burglary and car prowl at Evergreen RV on Aurora

Car prowl - Tools stolen from locked van 13xx N 152nd / Driver's side window broken out at Shoreline Pool parking lot / Unlocked car in driveway 3xx NW 198th / Change taken from car in carport at 153xx Ashworth / Used a glass tool to break car window and steal perfume from car at Sports Clips parking lot / Punched door lock to steal clothing and other items from car in parking lot at Tropical Tan 15507 Westminster / Car in carport 7xx N 148th / Car in driveway 2xx N 160th / Cars entered 202xx Greenwood Ave N / Cars in driveway 7xx N 150th / Wallet was in car prowled at 153xx Ashworth / RVs and trailers prowled at Evergreen RV on Aurora / AmEx card stolen from car at Twin Ponds was used at Fred Meyer / Window left down on car 148xx Whitman / 203xx 19th NE window smashed and GPS pried off dash

Cars and parts stolen – Vehicle stolen from Costco parking lot / Car stolen from park n ride at 147th and 5th NE

Found - small satchel found at The Blakeley with property belonging to three different people: one was wanted on a Dept of corrections warrant, one had a felony warrant, and the third was gainfully employed with credit cards and medical insurance

Fraud - 185th and Linden - suspect waved down an older driver and claimed a car malfunction in order to scam her / Victim received a call from the "IRS" claiming that he owed $2890 in back taxes / Man attempts to pass counterfeit $50 at Walgreen's 14510 Aurora

Larceny, public places - Suspect walks around Costco, damages food containers and steals food / Two suspects put ointments in plastic bags and try to exit Bartell's without paying / Items stolen from men's locker room of YMCA / Shoplifter tried to take tools from Sears / Doors removed and interior stripped from vehicle at Aegis Living on 1st NE / two iPads stolen at Shorecrest / Shoplift from Marshalls / Tools taken from job site at 15500 8th NE / Shoplift from Home Depot

Mail theft - 3xx NE 159th / 16xx NE 199th - used pry bar to break into locking mailbox / 176xx 24th Ln NE mail stolen from one box in a group on a post / Mail stolen from box in front of residence 145xx Wallingford

Trespass - Picked up chronic shoplifters -trespassers from Aurora Village Starbucks / Trespassed female who spent a long time in bathroom of Aurora McDonalds, suspected of using heroin / Aggressive panhandler Trespassed from Aurora Safeway / Trespassed male for yelling and creating a disturbance at Rodeway Inn / Male Trespassed from Rodeway Inn when he showed up to claim his alleged stolen truck

Vandalism - Walls of storage business at 17828 Midvale were spray painted and marked / Spray paint on residential fence 149xx Linden / Purple spray paint on building and fence at Richmond Village condos / Highlands West apartments - purple spray paint on stone column / Black spray paint on business Honest Auto 16622 Aurora / 23xx N 192nd tires slashed /

Vandalism, parks, schools, churches - Graffiti scratched into restroom mirror at Kayu Kayu Ac park / Purple spray paint on sign and exterior wall at First Lutheran Church on 8th NW / Spray paint on walls and doors of bathroom in Cromwell Park / Spray paint on crosswalk poles on Interurban Trail / Spray paint on street signs on public trail 163xx Fremont / Tire slashed on car at Shoreline Pool /

Z - Neighbors at Ridgecrest Apts get in argument and one deflated three tires on the other's car. Victim does not wish to press charges. 

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Someone stole a 12th Man flag before the game

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
1-20 to 1-26-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - 12th Man Flag stolen from fence 155xx 9th Ave NE

Arrest - Officer conducting business check at Public Storage found three men with outstanding criminal and misdemeanor warrants / 145xxx 15th NE police contacted driver of U-Haul containing stolen goods. Driver had no license and was in possession of shaved key. / Arrested man with criminal warrant in front of Public Storage facility 

Assault - Suspected shoplifter pushes store staff at Petco / 22xx N 175th - victim reports that someone driving by in an Isuzu Trooper fired at him with a handgun as he walked eastbound by Ronald Bog Park

Burglary, residential - Front door kicked in 18xx N 200th / Triathelon racing bike stolen from garage 5xx N 160th / 191xx 2nd NW - while subject was incarcerated, someone kicked in his front door and stole sports memorabilia / Front door kicked in 10xxx NW 166th / Officer responding to report of home burglar alarm found jewelry scattered on roadway / Crowbar used to pry open window 187xx Ridgefield Rd / Glass sliding door to master bedroom broken to gain entry 21xx N 166th

Burglary, commercial - Unknown suspect entered secured AT&T facility on N 167th to cut ground wire and buss bars / Forced entry and theft from multiple storage units at 14900 Aurora

Car prowl - Stole CDs from car and left bottle of urine 5xx N 166th / Car in Goodwill parking lot / Car ransacked and sunglasses taken 1xx N 155th

Cars and parts stolen – 1995 Honda Civic stolen from Aurora Village Transit Center / Tabs stolen off license plate 3xx NE 152nd / Car stolen 172xx Ashworth

Fraud - Fraudulent credit cards used at Ballinger Rite Aid

Larceny, public places - Guest steals TV and bathroom light fixture from Rodeway Inn / Shoplift at 7-11 on N 160th / Costco shopper tried to get out the door without paying for $500 worth of merchandise / Liquor stolen from Aurora Safeway / Shoplift from Sears (twice) / iPad on charger in Shorewood classroom was stolen / Subject steals multiple items from Marshalls, flees from security but is later arrested / Shoplift from Marshalls

Mail - Mail box stolen 203xx 22nd NE

Mental - Woman walking in middle of traffic at 20xxx NW 195th taken for involuntary commitment / Several passersby called 911 to report a man climbing over the railing on overpass at N 155th - police were able to contact him / 15xx NE 196th -woman wanders from house to house, trying to get in, claiming she lives there and is 'insane'

Suspicious - Someone left flowers on woman's car - she thinks it might be ex-husband / 145xx Fremont - resident thinks there was a prowler in back yard - garage entered last week

Trespass - Man who had been Trespassed from Aurora Safeway returned and was cited for Trespass 2 and aggressive begging / Trespassed from Club Hollywood after dance floor disturbance / From Taqueria Guaymas / McDonald's at 152xx Aurora / Trespassed a woman who had been sleeping in the laundry room at Briza Apts / Walgreen's at 175th Aurora

Vandalism - Graffiti on garage 192xx Wallingford / Tagging on vacant building, window broken 9xx N 155th / Sky Nursery vehicles next to Interurban Trail were tagged with spray paint / Evergreen RV on Aurora - tagging on fence, wall, dumpsters / Tagging at Cash for Gold 16622 Aurora

Vandalism, parks, schools - Tagging in Cromwell Park, Echo Lake Elementary, St. Luke School

Z - 188xx Midvale - over the past week, an egging, a car prowl and two attempts to get in the front door at one home

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Crime in Shoreline A - Z - a normal week in the 'hood except for the phone threats

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
1-12 to 1-20-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Family, Friends, and Acquaintances - 175xx Linden Ave N - a friend broke the glass door to apartment stairwell / Resident reported that a friend took things from his apartment / Check stolen from 163xx 25th NE and cashed for $5,000 - suspects former housekeeper / Son lives in garage - vandalized garage and stole items / Intoxicated person punches friend in the jaw and is Trespassed from Goldie's Casino

Burglary, residential - Pills stolen from apartment at The Blakeley / Broke rear window to steal electronics and Seattle police uniforms 11xx NW 199 / Kicked in front door 18xx N 200th / Entry through unlocked door 7xx NE 180th / Broke window to gain entry at 191xx 8th NW / Walked into unit at Aegis Living / Non-forced entry 18xx N 205 / Kindle tablet 21xx N 188th / Bag of gifts stolen from front porch 30xx NE 149th

Burglary, commercial - Forced entry of storage locker at 14900 Aurora

Car prowl - Shoreline Library parking lot - got purse from car and used debit card / Wallet taken from car in driveway 11xx NE 175 / 13xx N 175th / 17xx NE 145th / Backpack stolen from car in apt parking lot 15xx NE 150th / Car was rolled down the driveway and rifled through 201xx 30th NE / 155xx 8th NE / Vehicle in Goodwill parking lot

Cars and parts stolen – Vehicle left running at The Firs was stolen / 145xx 30th NE license plates were replaced with stolen plates from Seattle / Car stolen from Shoreline Park n Ride contained golf clubs and shoes

Domestic violence - Male with restraining order is trying to get into Village Apartments

Found - 1800 block N 204th Pl found bag of hockey equipment 

Hit and run - Vehicle hit City property in 300 block of Richmond Beach Road, then was abandoned 

Larceny, public places - Student left wallet and phone in SCC restroom - they were gone when she returned / Central Market allows shoplifter to work off charges / Computer stolen from Costco / Liquor theft from Aurora Safeway / Perfume stolen from Sears / Shorecrest student put phone next to bag in school gym and left for a time, phone was taken

Phone threats - Restraining order issued against male who was harassing Hawkes Law Firm / NW Mechanical received apparently random call from male who was ranting and crazed

Trespass - Walgreen's at 145th Trespassed a man who was drunk and ranting / Transient male Trespassed from Central Market / Drunken male tried to punch somebody at Richmond Beach Rite Aid / Person creating a disturbance is Trespassed from Aurora Village Starbuck's / Trespassed for dance floor disturbance at Club Hollywood / From Taquerias Guaymas restaurant on Aurora

Vandalism - Car damaged in driveway 183xx 6th NW / Black marker on Metro bus / Multiple trailers at Sky Nursery vandalized / 204xx 25th NE numerous mailboxes vandalized or stolen

Vandalism, parks - Tagging at Echo Lake Park and Cromwell Park men's rooms, Hillwood Park equipment, City "Honey Bucket", tags were scratched into metal at Kayu Kayu Ac, Hillwood Park tags on picnic table 

Z - Woman's cell phone stolen, then she saw someone with the phone in front of Ballinger Rite Aid / Thief steals laptop from counter at Echo  Massage Spa, then drops it outside

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z - even churches aren't immune to crime

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
1-6 to 1-13-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Someone on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the Arabella on 15th NE was egging passing cars

Alcohol, Drugs - Officer found a man locked in women's bathroom at Echo Lake Park, in possession of drugs / Drunk unable to get off bus at Transit Center 

Arrest - Man arrested at Aurora Village Transit Center on 3 felony and criminal warrants 

Assault - Suspect chased victim with sharpened rod, assaulted victim, then knocked out glass in doors at Meridian Park elementary

Burglary, residential - Back door pried open, jewelry taken from 1xx NW 183rd / Guitar and case taken 189xx Burke / Rear glass broken out to gain entry 195xx 12th NE 

Car prowl -  26xx NW 199th / Tools stolen from vehicle 22xx NE 175th / 155xx 6th NE / 160xx 12th NE / 160xx 6th NE / 152xx 6th NE / Shoreview Park, car window smashed and GPS stolen from glove box / Paramount Park - car window smashed and purse taken from floor of car / Two cars at 24 Hr Fitness had windows smashed 

Cars and parts stolen –  License plates stolen 12xx NE 152nd / 15xx NE 150th stolen license plate switched with victim's plate

Fraud - Victim had check from a closed Chase account written to a Caribbean casino - check bounced and victim is being sent to collections / Shoreline resident fell for a lottery scam and has sent $75,000 to receive a $200,000 prize

Larceny, public places - Yellow cab driver calls a day after, to report that fare was paid / Google Tablet stolen from Ballinger Jiffy Lube / Tailgate removed from truck 203xx 19th NE / Items taken from locker at the Y / More thefts from Y lockers / Church of the Nazarene, someone stole cash and credit cards from elderly woman's purse 

Suspicious - Subject may be camping in Hamlin Park / Screen removed from window at Richmond Village / Box of wet fireworks left on Haggen's loading dock 

Trespass - Homeless female moved into empty house at 150xx 25th NE

Vandalism -  Tags at Central Market and former Big Lots building / Tags at Shoreline Park / Handles broken on three storage units at Richmond Manor on NW 195th / Tags around Shorewood High school / Tags at Hillwood Park / Attempt to break car window at Church of Christ on 1st NE / Tags at Haggen Foods building / Tags at Paramount School Park

Z - Church window shot out with a bb gun at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z Someone with a pellet gun in NW Shoreline targeting windows

Monday, January 6, 2014

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Crime in Shoreline A - Z
12-30-2013 to 1-5-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - The bartender at Woody's called 911 when an intoxicated female who was refused service started taking her clothes off in the parking lot

Alcohol, Drugs - Man arrested for DUI after reckless driving on Aurora and trying to elude police / Drunk smashes victim's windshield in Bank of America parking lot

Arrest - Couple contacted in closed restroom at Richmond Highlands park. He was arrested on a theft warrant and she was arrested for meth

Assault -  One person punches another in back of head at Aurora Safeway 

Burglary, residential - Attempted 157xx Greenwood / Police called by alarm company - forced entry and burglary 6xx NW 175th / Broke window with rock, stole electronics and jewelry 156xx 1st NW / Electronics missing overnight Ballinger Homes / Burglary Ballinger Homes / Unsuccessful attempt to pry window screens off with plastic cigar tip 188xx Firlands Way

Car prowl -  Smashed car window and stole longboard from parked car 167xx Meridian / Window smashed, items taken 15xx NE 150th / Car rifled through at 152xx 8th NE / Car in apt parking lot 148xx 15th NE / CD player stolen from car in fenced lot 188xx Aurora / Mini van prowled at 157xx Burke / Two vehicles prowled 160xx Burke 

Cars and parts stolen – Work locker broken into, car key taken, car stolen 13xx N 205th / Person rented but did not return U-Haul from 16503 Aurora / Vehicle stolen from apt parking lot 15xx NE 150th / License plates 175xx 5th NE / White 1992 Honda Accord stolen from Ballinger Commons / License plate stolen from N 166th and Wallingford / Vehicle stolen from Ballinger Commons / Vehicle stolen from Aurora Transit station lot / Vehicle stolen from Woodview Apts on 19th NE 

Found -  Phone found plugged in to exterior outlet 7xx N 188th / Vehicle dumped at Ballinger Commons

Fraud - $5 bills altered to look like $50 passed at Walgreen's 14510 Aurora / Counterfeit $5 bill found in Wells Fargo cash drawer

Larceny, public places - Man arrested for shoplifting 211-malt liquor and cognac from Aurora Safeway / 12 canisters of propane from locked storage area at Sears / Shoplift at Children's Bargain Boutique 15835 Westminster Way / Floor tiles stolen from 167xx 5th NE / Theft from motel room at Rodeway Inn / Shoplift from Sears / Shoplifter tries "return" fraud at Home Depot / $20 taken from woman's purse at Aurora Village Transit Center

Trespass - Man Trespassed from North City Safeway after Loss Prevention prevented his shoplift of two cans of Steel Reserve beer / Couple who went into bathroom together Trespassed from Aurora Village Starbucks / Trespassed individual stealing liquor from Aurora Safeway / Two suspicious men Trespassed from Aurora Safeway / Trespassed from Marshall's for concealing items on body while shopping / Shoplifter with stolen groceries Trespassed from Central Market

Vandalism - House window shot out with pellet gun 25xx NW 202nd / Rear window of truck canopy shot out with bb or pellet gun 170xx 10th NW / House window shot out with bb gun 203xx 3rd NW / Window broken 5xx N 145th / White spray paint on residential fence 183xx Stone Ave / Graffiti in women's room at Echo Lake Park / Tags around Greenwood and Innis Arden Way / Graffiti in men's room at Twin Ponds Park / Graffiti on wall at Aurora Village and door at Transit Center / Tags on paint shops at Shoreline Center / Tags at Kayu Kayu Ac park

Z - Car loses tire and driver abandons vehicle in middle of intersection at NE 175th and 5th NE

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z: the Grinch stole Christmas

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z
12-15 to 12-22-2013

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Police responded to a 911 call with an open line and found an individual with a misdemeanor warrant and a baggie of what looked like meth / 500 NW 195th family away for two hours and someone broke in and stole high value electronic equipment and all the gifts from under the tree 

Alcohol, Drugs - Two heroin users unconscious in car parked at Goodwill / Subjects shooting up in Echo Lake Park bathroom 9:32pm / Drunk driver rolled his car on Innis Arden Road 1:33am

Assault -  Person contacted and assaulted by three unknown males in woods at Ballinger Commons

Burglary, commercial -  Pried out skylight at Maaco Auto Paint shop but unable to enter / Stole 100 foot power cord from Lease Crutcher construction site at 16549 Aurora / Collision Tech burglarized at 19342 Firlands Way / Storage locker at 14900 Aurora

Burglary, residential - Washer stolen from empty home 5xx NE 145th / 190xx 10th NW / Broke latch on bathroom window 16xx NE 185th / Burglarized backyard shed 145xx Whitman

Car prowl - 12 iPad minis stolen from car at 149xx 22nd NE / Child's musical instruments stolen from vehicle 161xx Densmore / Christmas presents stolen from car 157xx NE / Stole purse-like lunch box with food and work schedule from Aurora Taco Bell parking lot / Cash, camera, and lenses taken from vehicle 154xx Corliss / Mom went to pick up her son at Meridian Park Elementary and someone stole her GPS and all her CDs from car in school parking lot / Parking lot Iglesio ni Christo 148xx 1st NE / 177xx 22nd NE / Took cash, keys, owner's manual but left stolen mail in front seat of vehicle parked at 183xx Ridgefield Rd / 175xx Ashworth a camper van was prowled - owner had an alarm but had disabled it because the neighbors were getting annoyed when it went off / Window broken and bag taken from vehicle parked at Spiro's / Window broken and passport stolen from car at Highland Ice Arena

Cars and parts stolen – Car stolen from store parking lot 18xx N 150th / License plates stolen from 196xx 15th NE were found on a recovered stolen vehicle in Snohomish county / Car stolen from store parking lot 11xx N 205th / Car theft 3xx NE Serpentine

Larceny, public places - Unknown male caught on surveillance tape stealing a TV from Sears / Stole tip jar from Jersey Mike's Sub in Aurora Village / Repeat shoplifter at 7-11 in Ridgecrest 1232 N 185th / Hole punched in gasoline tank at Free Methodist Church 510 NE 175th / Shoplifter at North City Safeway / Shoplifter got a backpack full of alcohol from Aurora Safeway / Stole wood from RB QFC and damaged fence getting away 1:54am

Larceny, residential - Kindle Fire stolen from 161xx Midvale Ave / Multiple attempts to enter storage sheds, succeeded in getting tools from car at 195xx Fremont

Mail theft - New Home Depot credit card stolen and used from 20xx NE 175th / 5th NE and NE 153rd / Multiple hits 155xx 11th NE / Locking mail box pried open 12xx NE 184th

Suspicious - Strange person walked into occupied home 9xx NE 157th

Trespass - Homeless guy bothering the wait staff at Leena's in North City / Two people involved in shoplifting and aggressive panhandling at Fred Meyer / Criminal Trespass for drunk patron at Goldie's who picked a fight with another patron

Vandalism in public places - Tagging on Fred Meyer fence / Graffiti on Dale Turner YMCA / Richmond Highlands men's room spray painted / Tags on picnic table at Hillwood Park / Gang graffiti on residential fence 22nd NE and NE 150th / Graffiti on back of Leena's in North City

Z - Customer left tablet on counter at North City Safeway gas station - 2nd customer saw and turned it in - 3rd customer witnessed, left store, returned later and pretended to be the owner

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Crime in Shoreline A-Z: Hot presents as thieves go Christmas shopping

Monday, December 23, 2013

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Crime in Shoreline A - Z
12-09 to 12-15-2013

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - A bag of stolen property was recovered from a person who was digging in the garbage outside Marshall's

Arrest - Arrested a woman trying to use credit cards at Club Hollywood that she had stolen at casino in Everett 

Assault -  Assault at a baby shower in private home 

Burglary -  Pried open door with small tool 170xx 1st NE / Shattered glass in back door 153xx Ashworth / Jewelry stolen 18xx NW 198th after burglars broke rear glass slider / Garage door forced open but nothing taken 3xx NW 198 / Storage locker at 14900 Aurora - contents taken and lock replaced / Attempted entry 196xx 14th NW / Window forced, jewelry and checks taken 23xx NW 194th / Entry by removing screen on unlocked window 153xx 25th NE, stole sound equipment and musical instruments / Known suspect hit apt at Linden Highlands / Window smashed on apt on 25th NE / 150xx Densmore front door kicked in 

Car prowl - Removed door lock on car at YMCA / Ballinger Commons / Unlocked car at RB Coffee with wallet inside / Entered through rear hatch 191xx RB Road / Diabetes kit stolen from locked car at SCC faculty lot / 3 vehicle prowls at Twin Ponds park / car parked on street 16xxx Fremont / Credit cards taken from car at 202xx Ballinger parking lot were used at Fred Meyer / Smashed window in car at Fred Meyer parking lot and took $460 cash from purse on floor of back seat / Purse stolen from car at Shoreview Dog Park - credit cards used in six stores and thief went to phone store to try to have cell phone unlocked / Window broken on vehicle in Hamlin Park but nothing taken 

Cars and parts stolen – Vehicle stolen from Aurora Village park n ride / Car stolen from Costco parking lot / Stole three wheels - tires from vehicle at Enterprise rental on Aurora

Fraud - Attempted use of counterfeit $10 bill at Arco station 1554 145th NE / Suspect attempted to buy tools at Sears with counterfeit money but left merchandise when clerk checked bill

Larceny, public places - Caught a shopper at Home Depot who walked out with a $165 faucet / Known customer used accomplice to create a distraction, then pulled lottery tickets from machine at 7-11 165th and 15th NE / Ballinger Rite-Aid shopper stole bottle of vodka but dropped it in haste to get away / Kellogg student left his violin on the school bus and it was not turned in / Paint sprayer stolen from Home Depot / Home Depot shoplift valued at $144.90 / Tools stolen from storage locker at Meadowbrook Apts / Shoplifter caught with jacket from Fred Meyer / Costco shopper stuffed items in pants and left store / Marshall's shoplifter had drugs and paraphernalia / Shoplift at Sears / Shoplifter confronted at Ballinger Rite Aid and he left the store / Auto Zone 182xx Aurora - shopper bought some items but put light bulbs in pocket and left without paying for them

Larceny, residential - Work crew stole pain medication

Mail theft - 21xx N 185th

Mischief - Car parked at UW Medicine had dirty words written in dirt on car 

Suspicious - Filter fire in paint booth at Metro North Base of indeterminate cause pending Metro investigation

Trespass - Person Trespassed for causing a disturbance at Walgreen's 145th and Aurora / Angry patron Trespassed from Hollywood Casino

Vandalism in public places - Graffiti in two boys' bathrooms and a window sill at the new Shorewood / Tags at Ronald Bog park / Portables at Shorecrest tagged in bright green paint / Tags at Innis Arden Reserve 

Z - Respondent went to BECU to open an account in son's name and was informed that his social security number had been used in Missouri since August 2013

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