Lake Forest Park Police Blotter 01-10 to 01-16-2011

by Diane Hettrick - categories are mine - reports are police - who could make this stuff up?

How many different ways can you set off an alarm?

01-10...201xx 45 NE. Alarm. Non-English speaking employee cleaning portable tripped the alarm. He said he called the alarm company.

01-11...17181 Bothell Way, Bank of America. Alarm. Manager accidentally triggered alarm, reset it, then was on phone with customer when police were trying to call.

01-13...41xx NE 203. Alarm. Front door was unlocked and ajar.

01-14...167xx Shore Dr. Alarm. No visible cause.

01-14...165xx Shore Dr. Alarm. No apparent cause but it is very windy.

01-14...37xx NE 153. Alarm. Doorbell rang a few times. Power out at residence. Elderly homeowner worried. Told him the power was out all over. He said someone knocked on his door, so he grabbed his gun. It was probably a neighbor, checking on him.

Let's see ... 999? No, 119? No. 991? What is the number for 911?

01-14...14524 Bothell Way, Kidney Center. 911 hang-up. Employee dialing 9 for an outside line.

01-14...201xx 53 NE. 911 misdial.

01-15...167xx 45 NE. 911. Elderly woman misdialed.

This is just cruel

01-10...174xx BKS Blvd NE. Caller had received no mail for three weeks. Last week she found her mailbox stuffed full of mail marked "Stolen Mail".

01-14...47xx NE 178. Car knocked over mailboxes set in concrete.

01-14...174xx BKS Blvd NE. Mail stolen last week, now this week the mailbox is knocked over.

How did these people get driver's licenses?

01-10...Bothell/Ballinger. Traffic accident. Following too closely.

01-10...184xx Ballinger. DUI, missed the turn. Cited, car impounded.

01-11...145xx Bothell Way. Report of DUI, but it was just a really bad driver.

01-12...Ballinger/FP Dr. Vehicle lost traction. Driver attempted to back up, when that didn't work, driver decided to turn around. Backed over the curb lane divider and became high centered. Partly blocking both northbound and southbound Ballinger.

01-13...147xx Bothell Way. Driver thought the turn lane went to 145, failed to see the median, and drove up and on it. Had to be towed off.

01-16...Bothell Way/Ballinger. Hit and run reported but cars were gone when police arrived.

Not what you usually associate with LFP

01-10...Bothell Way/BKS Blvd NE. Report of two Hispanic male juveniles selling drugs from car. Found car by Albertsons', but it was unoccupied.

01-11...40xx NE 178. Traffic stop, Driver wearing heavy metal "ring" showing 5 quarter inch spikes around the face. He tried to hide it. Confiscated as a weapon.

01-11...162xx 39 NE. Caller reports a man at the door asking for money. He's wearing a hospital bracelet and acting oddly. Police picked him up.

Remember the snow? It made scary noises

01-12...182xx Ballinger. Caller is house-sitting, hears noises, and thinks there are squatters next door. Cops discover that tree branches have fallen on a roof.

01-12...192xx Ballinger. Caller hears noises in the house, a thudding from the front bedroom. Waiting in bathroom for police to arrive. House is secure, the culprit is snow and tree branches.

Complicated relationships

01-10...155xx 33 NE. Subject's brother was in the house, but left out the back door. He could be on drugs, could be confrontational - he got a kitchen knife last week.

01-12...153xx Beach Dr. Woman asked for police stand-by while she collects her stuff that her Ex threw outside. Landlord collected it and put it in storage, but there's a restraining order against her. Advised her to go to court first.

And other relations...

01-15...148xx 37 NE. Car stopped in front of caller's house with lights on. Couple had been drinking and he said he was taking her home. Called her parents to pick her up.

01-15...Acacia. Couple in cemetery after dark. Said they hadn't seen each other for a while and were catching up.

The usual stuff

01-11...35xx NE 165. Burglary. Oil deliveryman found door broken. Front door forced, house sacked.

01-13...38xx NE 182. Peddlers. Said they had permits, but not with them.

01-14...Towne Centre, Sally Beauty. Shoplifter stole fake eye lashes. She was found and confessed to taking five items worth $20 and stealing on other occasions. Returned items and was Trespassed from the entire mall.

01-14...50xx NE 190. Car prowl. Unlocked, no damage to car. Took CDs and sunglasses.

01-15...168xx Beach Dr. Abandoned car.

01-16...173xx Beach Dr. DUI.

01-16...145xx Bothell. Graffiti on business.

The not so usual

01-12...30 NE /NE 160. Water main break. Block street, contact Public Works. (see previous story)

01-13...17171 Ballinger. Car lost wheel. Had brakes fixed that morning.

01-13...165xx Shore Dr. Assist KC Sheriff's office to contact LFP man about copper wire stolen from his Shoreline business.

Non-events

01-12...145xx Bothell Way. Suspicious man loitering on street. He was the driver, waiting for the rest of a construction crew to go to a job site.

01-15...28xx NE 178. Disturbance. 3-4 angry sounding men yelling. Area check negative.

The Tenant from Hell

01-16...161xx Bothell Way. Ex-tenant still has keys to end of month. She wanted to do a walk-thru with the landlord but landlord has limited vision and needs daylight hours. Tenant shut off the water, then denied it. Later called and said that when they schedule a walk-thru she'll talk about the water problem. Tenant also changed the locks on the apartment and left all the lights on.