Shoreline Police Blotter May 16-23, 2011. Shoplifting, thievery, and obstructing officers

By Diane Hettrick

Categories are mine, reports come from the police

They caught most of the shoplifters

5-17...14500 15 NE, Goodwill. Shoplifter was switching tags and concealing items.

5-17...17524 Aurora, Walgreens. Reported a shoplift by chronic shoplift suspect who has hit several Walgreens. Suspect is a dark-skinned black male in his 30s, 5'10", thin build, black short hair, wearing baseball cap, brown/white striped shift, khaki pants.

5-18...14500 15 NE, Goodwill. Shoplifter.

5-18...183xx Aurora N, Fred Meyer. Subject who had already been drinking conceals bottle of champagne under his shirt and left store without paying. Caught by store Loss Prevention Officer.

5-18...158xx Westminster, Marshalls. Shoplifter removes security and price tags, conceals items in large handbag and walks out of store. Stopped by store Loss Prevention Officer. Is verbal with LP.

5-18...1335 N 205, Home Depot. Shoplifter stole tools.

5-20...15711 Aurora N, Sears. Shoplifter stopped by Loss Prevention Officers.

5-20...1201 N 175, Top Foods. Adult male shoplifts beer.

5-20...15505 Westminster, Central Market. Man caught stealing beer, has outstanding felony drug warrant.

5-21...14510 Aurora N, Walgreens. Teenaged boy stole a carton of cigarettes.

Obstructing an officer

5-19...200xx 15 NE. Subject damaged victim's belongings, then lied to officer, using her sister's name. Arrested for obstructing an officer.

5-19...20121 Aurora N, Ace Check Cashing. Suspect falls for scam, obstructs police upon arrival.

5-22...NE 165/5 NE. Traffic stop. Driver confrontational, refused commands, drunk. Arrested for obstructing an officer.

The Grandson Scam (notice that it's never the Granddaughter Scam)

5-18...18xx N 147. Unknown subjects called, claiming to be responding party's grandson, asking for money. (They didn't fall for it).

Burglary

5-16...172xx 11 NE Residential Burglary.

5-18...15711 Aurora, Sears. Burglary. Used truck to break glass doors to enter store.

5-20...15740 Aurora N, The Grill King. Burglary. Broke out lower window slat at front of building and entered restaurant. Removed 3 boxes of alcohol from the cooler and the coins in 3 styrofoam cups under the cash register at the front counter.

5-20...15215 Aurora N, Pho Ha. Broke window to enter restaurant.

5-22...15200 Aurora N, Aurora Prints. Rock through front door, cash drawer stolen

Theft, car prowls and things that go bump in the night

5-17...14xx NW RB Rd, apartments. License plate stolen from car in parking lot.

5-18...163xx Aurora N. Wallet taken from rehab facility office.

5-18...183xx Dayton Pl N. TV was taken from hall closet where it was being stored at a 24 hour assisted living home for developmentally disabled adults. No suspect information.

5-19...14500 15 NE. Bag containing wallet stolen from front seat of vehicle parked at Goodwill.

5-19...933 N 182, Sun Hair Salon. Signs stolen from sidewalk.

5-19...16503 Aurora N, U Haul. Gas siphoned from two parked U-Haul trucks.

5-20...167xx Corliss N. Car prowl.

5-21...14900 Aurora N, People's Storage. Woman left her purse on front seat while she went to storage unit. Someone smashed passenger window and took her purse.

5-22...1900 N 175, church. While building was occupied, someone stole two laptop computers and a video camera.

5-22...196xx 20 NE. Stolen vehicle recovered.

Vandals and mischief

5-18...25xx NW 192 Pl. Windows broken on the outside of home.

5-19...167xx N Park N. Student's car parked on street. Someone walked on it and broke the windshield.

5-20...150xx Dayton N. Broke driver's window.

5-21...165xx 27 NE. Someone with a loud muffler drove up and tossed a large rock through front window.

5-22...12xx NW 201. Rear window of vehicle shattered.

5-22...200xx 10 NW. Mailbox knocked down.

5-22...198xx 25 NE. Tires slashed

5-23...2545 NE 200, Aldercrest Annex. Plywood torn off windows of abandoned school.

Relationships

5-16...183xx Sunnyside N. Divorced spouse reported missing.

5-17...11xx N 180. Her Diazepam is missing. Sister was visiting her.

5-17...197xx 10 NE. Owner of adult family home is concerned after she thinks that a client takes too many pills. Client actually hid pills because he doesn't like the staff holding them back.

5-17...N 167/Linden on the Interurban Trail. Two drunk males get into physical fight, one threatens to kill the other. There was "no willing victim" so no arrests.

5-18...145xx Stone N. H and B are friends and were out last night hanging out in Capitol Hill in Seattle. H got her car broken into and items stolen by unknown person. They left the area and came back to D's apartment. At the apartment subjects got into a fight and wrestled around until broken up.

Drugs, sex

5-18...184xx Aurora N, Bartells. Pharmacist reported individual buying excessive amounts of ephedrine.

5-19,,,17202 15 NE, Safeway. Woman called in forged prescription for oxycodone.

5-20...154xx Linden N. Found subject sleeping in stolen car with methamphetamine on seat of car and in subject's pants.

5-22...145xx Whitman. Driver picked up a prostitute but was stopped by police before any sex act occurred.

5-23...N 192/Aurora. Driver arrested for DUI, refuses breath test. After being put in a holding cell, is caught attempting to snort cocaine she had concealed in her bra.

Street sweeping

5-17...N 155/Meridian N. Traffic stop. Passenger not wearing seatbelt. Had warrant and drugs.

5-17...16500 Aurora. Traffic stop. Driver has suspended license, felony warrant for drugs, and misdemeanor warrant for DUI.

5-19...I-5 southbound at milepost 175. Drivers racing in and out of traffic. Shoreline Police caught one and impounded vehicle.

The welcome mat has been taken in

5-18...17900 Linden N. Transient sleeping at dental office. Arrested for trespass.

5-18...155xx 15 NE. Church had allowed couple to live in house next to church, but they failed to pay rent. Evicted from house. Found man sleeping under portable on church property. Trespass.