Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 11-22 to 11-28-2010

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

By Diane Hettrick - Categories are mine - reports are from the police - who could make this stuff up?

Full moon, November 21

11-22...40xx NE 197, adult family home. Staff reports that two male residents have come to blows over a video game and stealing food. One is spitting. They stop fighting before police arrive, but one threatens the staffperson. Police arrest that person; he is released on his recognizance.

11-25...Towne Centre. Subject transported to Swedish for mental health evaluation.

11-26...185xx 32 Pl NE. Male in alcohol withdrawal is hallucinating and violent. Police calmed him and transported him to Harborview.

11-28...192xx FP Dr. Mother tried to drop off children with father on non-scheduled date. He didn't want to open the door to her, afraid of a confrontation. Cops called her and she yelled at them. Cops told father he could ask Mountlake Terrace police to do a welfare check on the children.

If we live long enough, this will be us

11-22...Towne Centre. Witness saw elderly woman back her car into victim's vehicle at slow speed - twice. Between hits, she opened her door to look. She drove off. Police identified her and brought her back to the scene. She admitted all and said she didn't know who to contact and didn't think to leave a note. Provided her insurance information.

11-24...187xx 37 NE. Resident reported that she came home after three months in nursing home and her house had been ransacked. Boxes had been moved, cars had been moved. Police saw no evidence of this, in fact, a layer of dust and cobwebs indicated that nothing had been moved for some time. Talked to family member who said that woman had been getting more and more confused and they were trying to get her into assisted living.

After all, consider the alternative

11-22...148xx Bothell Wy, apartments. Death

Technology can be a challenge

11-22...167xx 32 Pl NE. 911. Trying to plug in a fax machine.

11-23...156xx 34 NE. Welfare check - friend has been unable to reach LFP woman for five days. Woman is fine, but satellite phone is not.

11-28...17039 Bothell Way, Starbucks. 911. Phone issues.

It snowed this week

11-23...54xx NE 204. Car in ditch, partly blocking road. Owner said he called a tow company 24 hours ago but they were busy and put him on the waiting list.

11-23...NE 197/40 Pl NE. Subjects throwing snowballs at car. Police found two guys walking up the street but they denied involvement.

Neighbors from Hell

11-23...161xx Bothell Way. Tenant says landlord, who lives upstairs, has been entering his apartment. Civil matter.

11-28...36xx NE 155, apartments. Neighbors fighting, accusing each other of noise, drugs, knocking on walls.

Proof that LFP is upscale - everywhere else they steal beer

11-23...Towne Centre. Two subjects walked out of Albertson's with two jugs of wine. Employee witnessed the theft. They were gone when police arrived but are on the surveillance tape.

Shall we talk about parenting?

11-24...155xx 33 NE. Mother asked for welfare check on son. Hasn't heard from him for a week. No one was home but footsteps in the snow led to a spot where a vehicle had been parked.

11-25...45xx NE 170. 911. Report of teenager threatening to take pill overdose. Police investigated and found that he had, but they were vitamins. Teen fighting with parents over texting and going to family Thanksgiving dinner.

11-26...32xx NE 198. Housesitter found owner's son in house. He is not supposed to be there. He forced the back door and has been sleeping on couch.

Or perceptions?

11-25...36xx NE 155. Call about a disturbance and report that a child was being pulled out of a car. Police found a large family group leaving in three cars. No fighting or yelling.

Or relationships?

11-26...162xx 36 NE. Wife went for a walk mid-afternoon and didn't come back. She returned a couple of hours later and caught a bus, headed for her residence in Seattle.

Not sure what happened here

11-22...26xx NE 195, Ballinger Estates. Witness reported two men in a confrontation. The aggressive male drove away in an SUV driven by a female. Police unable to locate victim.

11-27...46xx NE 175. Neighbor saw two men go into back yard. Police did not find them and saw no sign of trouble.

Blame the dog... or the furnace

11-25...202xx 41 Pl NE. Alarm. false.

11-26...30xx NE 178. Alarm. Possibly set off by dog.

11-27...175xx 47. House alarm going off intermittently. Fire was dispatched because the smoke detector is also going off. Faulty furnace to blame.

Punks on the loose

11-26...47xx NE 178. Large, locking mailbox which was bolted to a post has been ripped off and thrown to the ground.

11-26...153xx Bothell Way. Graffitti. Black paint on metal street box owned by DOT.

11-26...30xx NE 180. Car prowl/vandalism. Damaged door handle to get in. Removed interior trim.

11-26...35xx NE 182. A purple scrawl of graffitti on sign.

But you are my police! You're supposed to help me.

11-27...Station. Flagged down by citizen but incident took place in Kenmore.

Actual crime

11-27...37xx NE 192. Jewelry theft.

Bothell Way

11-28...NE 147/Bothell Way. Stopped driver for lane violations and arrested for DUI. Booked Lynnwood jail.

11-28...168xx Bothell Way. Traffic accident. Car on guardrail.