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

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.