Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 6-21 to 6-27-2010

By Diane Hettrick

The categories are mine– don’t blame your friendly local police force.

Nailed ‘em! (Oh, sorry, was that you?)

6-21….37xx NE 165. Traffic stop. Failure to stop, expired tabs, no insurance.

6-21….184th/Ballinger Wy. Driving while license suspended.

6-21….35xx NE 182. Construction blocking lane, on blind curve, hard to see flagger.

6-21….170th/Bothell Wy. Failure to stop at sign. Parents rushing sick child to Children’s. Warning.

6-23….35xx NE 147. Driving while license suspended.

Crash Bang and potential Crash Bang

6-21….170/Bothell. 2 car accident. Whiplash victim transported to hospital.

6-22….165.Bothell. Construction crew hit a power pole and knocked out power to traffic light. People were running the intersection.

6-23….170/Bothell. Bus / car collision. No injury.

6-24….169/Bothell. Driver fell asleep and ran into a rockery. The rockery won.

6-25…..50xx NE 187. Car trying to park for estate sale slid into ditch.

6-26….165xx Bothell. Swerved to avoid one car and hit another. No injuries.

6-27…..174xx Ballinger. 2 car accident, no injury.

The Bells are Ringing

6-21….201xx 45 NE, 0nuri Church. False alarm.

6-21….187xx 37 NE. False alarm.

6-22….162xx 39 NE. False alarm.

6-22….194xx 46 NE. False alarm.

6-22….35xx NE 165. Accidentally speed dialed 911.

6-23….201xx 45. Business. False alarm.

6-25….47xx NE 178. Calling sister with area code 915, accidentally dialed 911.

6-26….44xx NE 185. 911 hang up. Cops concerned because caller had history of suicide attempt. Contacted caller who said she was calling sister with 910 area code and invited cops to come visit to see she was ok.

6-27….145xx Bothell. False alarm. 8th one this year.

6-27….194xx 37. 911 call. Phone line open. Sounds like a party.

Sinister people, noisy people

6-21….145/Bothell. Subject was in car at side of road, texting before work.

6-21….Towne Centre. Woman and man yelling at each other. Checked ID. She was cooperative but took off before the report came back that she had a reckless driving warrant from Shoreline and theft from Mercer Island.

6-23….167xx 39th. Guy said he was a City Light meter reader, but wearing no ID. Checked all the houses but the one where the woman was watching him. He got snarky when she asked him to show ID.

6-24….34xx NE 147. 2 homeless people sleeping in car. Woman has job but used oxy and slept through her shift.

6-25….39 NE/Bothell. Man and woman walking in transit lane and punching each other. She was hitting him with her sandals. Got on bus before police arrived. Could be transients.

6-26….165/Burke Gilman Trail. Subject sleeping in grass by garbage can next to Trail. Said he was sleeping it off after a big night of drinking.

The Lonely Cars Club

6-21….Shoreline Customer Response Team (CRT) relayed a report of a car parked over 72 hours. The address is in Shoreline, the street is in Lake Forest Park.

6-21….54xx NE 180. Complaint about cars parked on both sides of narrow, dead end street. Police found that cars are parked legally.

6-24….185xx 30 NE. Abandoned car.

6-25….187xx 53 NE. Neighbor complained about cars parking for garage sale. No violations.

Why the police counter has bullet-proof glass

6-21. Station. Subject claims there are items missing from her home (Xbox, computer) and she has a suspect, because he left her a message telling her that if she didn’t pay for the dirt bike she bought from him, he’d take it back. Subject appears to have mental issues. No indication an actual crime occurred.

6-23…. Telephone. Dirt bike lady called. Rambling. Wants to talk to a cop. Attempted to call her back but no answer.

It’s not Art, people

6-21….Towne Centre. Graffiti in elevator.

6-22….171xx Bothell Wy. Graffiti in alley.

6-23….171xx Bothell Wy. Graffiti outside doorway.

Bunglers

6-21….155xx Bothell, apartment. Left window ajar while gone for the day. Bedroom ransacked.

6-24….34xx NE 147. Vacant house. Someone has been inside.

Shhhh!

6-22….Library. Subject angry about his bag of trash being thrown out by librarian. Yelled, threw trash can, followed employees outside after closing. Plan to Trespass him if he returns.

6-24….192xx Forest Park Dr. Unattended, locked vehicle with stereo blaring.

Don’t we have a leash law?

6-22….188xx 33 NE. 2 pit bulls running loose.

6-22….185xx 26 NE. 2-3 juveniles in maroon PTA Cruiser throwing eggs.

6-23….28xx NE 183. Person A is mad because neighbor B walks with dogs every morning. Dogs are off leash and chasing a Frisbee, barking and waking up Person A.

6-25….37 NE / NE 160-165. 2 boys skateboarding on street.

6-26….47 NE / NE 201. Jack the black Lab was wandering, scared and aggressive. Fed him Beggin’ strips and he got friendly. Found owners.

Family Drama

6-22….187xx 53rd NE. Grandmother doesn’t like her granddaughter’s boyfriend, so she wants the police to get back the car and furniture she gave to granddaughter. Also wants them to check out the boyfriend because she has a feeling about him. Police advised her it was a civil matter.

6-25….37xx NE 189 Pl. Mom consulted with cops about how to evict son with drug problems. Advised that she can’t prosecute him for theft because she previously gave him access to her accounts.

6-26….187xx 53 NE. Ongoing civil issue. Grandmother says granddaughter’s boyfriend is selling her property on eBay. The couple lives in her basement. GM upset that the small claims paperwork hadn’t been served on them yet.

6-26….Station. Harassment complaint. Person said that son and daughter had been served small claims papers by Grandmother. Civil matter but advised them to leave the furniture in the house and advise the court mediator.

Cars as Victims

6-23….191xx Ballinger. Car prowl. Window broken. GPS and cell phone charger taken.

6-23….191xx Ballinger, Forest Park Condos. Car prowl. Window broken.

6-23….190xx Ballinger. Car prowl. Window broken. GPS taken.

6-25….160xx 33 NE. Car prowl. Stole duffle bag.

6-25….32xx NE 160. Car prowl. Stole GPS.

Ok, maybe

6-23….147xx Bothell. LaRouch supporter. Someone kicked his glass door and broke it. Thinks the attack was politically motivated.

6-27…..Station. Wallet turned in to Bremerton Naval Station that might relate to LFP stabbing.

6-27….30xx NE 182. Person asked for extra patrols because the lock had been taken off her back window and some bricks were on the ground that hadn’t been there before. Police found no sign of forced entry and the bricks had dirt and plants growing on them.

Death

6-23….162xx 37 NE. 24 year old male, died of suspected alcohol overdose.

Scary noises

6-23….47xx NE 187. Heard noises outside.

6-24….153xx Bothell, Market. Employee arriving at 4 am heard noises on roof. Later discovered two signs were missing from roof.

6-26….187xx 35 NE. Elderly man banging on residence door, asking if it was the LFP police. He arrived by bus and was looking for son’s house. Police gave him a ride.

6-27….185xx 37th. School staff person wanted to be walked to her car. Nervous because of LFP stabbing.

Petty thievery

6-27….170xx Bothell. Back pack stolen from bus stop.

Fire

6-27….192xx 35th Pl NE. Fire in residence. Police called to assist.

Unclassified

6-27….170xx Bothell. Customer upset that attendant wouldn’t give him change. Attendant can’t figure out how much customer was owed. Resolved before police arrive.