Shoreline Police Blotter May 5-17, 2011 - car prowls in parking lots - drugs and counterfeit money

By Diane Hettrick - Categories are mine, reports are police

There were 15 car prowls this week, most of cars in public places. The next week there were only two.

Car Prowls - most from public parking lots

5-6 183xx Dayton N. 5-10 Parking lot at Fred Meyer. 5-11 Fircrest parking lot. 5-12 12xx N 166 Ct. 5-13 152xx Fremont, got wallet with IDs and credit cards. 5-13 Ronald Bog parking lot. 5-13 Bartells parking lot. 5-13 Echo Cove condo parking lot, stole vehicle registration. 5-13 13xx N 167. 5-14 Twin Ponds parking lot, got purse. 5-14 Hamlin Park, got purse. 5-15 167xx 3 NE. 5-15 Shoreline Pool. 5-16 3xx N 188. 5-16 10xxx NE 162.

Shoplifting

5-8 Fred Meyer, clothing. 5-12 North City Safeway, beer. 5-12 Fred Meyer, clothing. 5-14 Gateway liquor store, bottle of liquor. 5-15 Sears, tools. 5-15 Sears, socks.

5-15 Home Depot. Caught G going out the door with power tools. He is a heroin addict and Armed Career Criminal, who has a habit of 'merchandise run-outs' at Home Depot. Booked.

Vandalism

5-9 Grafitti in the boys bathroom at the stadium, done during a game, with green and blue markers. 5-11 Gate handle broken off public storage site on Aurora. 5-12 Member knocked over benches at Self-Relaization Fellowship.

Theft

5-10 155xx 14 NE. Lawn mower stolen from locked shed.

5-11 Brightwater portal on Ballinger. Thieves broke into fenced-in construction site and stole items.

5-11 180xx Stone N. Mail order prescription stolen from mail box.

5-12 Shoreline School maintenance yard. Someone climbed the fence to steal gas from parked vehicles.

5-12 Einstein parking lot. 12 year old left backpack next to car. It was stolen.

5-16 SCC student sitting in PUB when young, white male grabbed his cell phone and ran.

5-16 Top Foods customer got distracted and left wallet on counter, but it was gone when she went back.

Burglary

5-11 5xx N 188. Kicked in back door, stole laptop and monitor.

5-12 12xx N 167. Unlocked front door. Stole guns and gold.

5-15 155xx 25 NE. Ex boyfriend used a copied house key to gain entry in victim's house where he assaulted her, prevented her from calling 911.

Uh-oh

5-10 Someone tried to take their beer into the courthouse.

5-14 After family member was evicted from relative's home, relative found credit cards, SSN card, driver licenses and ID cards, plus drug paraphernalia under the bed.

Traffic stops that got interesting

5-11 N 165/Carlyle Hall Rd - license suspended, possession of crack and heroin.

5-17 N 182/Ashworth N. Driver with three warrants tried to elude police. Caught.

Mental illness

5-11 Drunken subject with mental health issues warned for noise violation and told to go to bed.

5-12 Therapeutic Health Services patient passed out at Dunn Lumber on his way to police station to report convoluted story about someone showing up at THS armed with a gun that he never actually witnessed.

Car talk

5-11 Housekeeper mistakenly reported car stolen.

5-12 Stolen vehicle dumped at NE 171/18 NE. 

5-13 Stolen vehicle left at Aurora Safeway parking lot.

5-13 Van abandoned at intersection of 145th and 5th NE.

5-14 Contacted vehicle that was believed to be a blocking/disabled at 161st and 5th NE. Driver arrested for DUI, vehicle impounded.

Internet scams

5-11 Elderly female apparently scammed out of $11,300 by someone claiming to be with a Canadian police agency that arrested her grandson.

5-13 Received a forged check for prepaid child care services which bounced after she made a wire transfer for $2385.

Guns and drugs, Forgery and counterfeit money.

5-11 172xx Aurora. Police executed a search warrant at the Tyee Apartments. Found meth, firearms, stolen property, and arrested occupant.

5-11 148xx Whitman N. Search of vehicle in parking lot found counterfeit cash and stolen or forged IDs. Driver booked KCJ on outstanding warrant.

5-14 Rodeway Inn on Aurora. Contacted suspicious person at Inn. Female admitted to just smoking crack in room. Male and female trespassed. Pills and pipe submitted for disposal.

5-14 Jaywalker at N 155/Meridian has paraphernalia and marijuana. Misdemeanor.

5-14 Driver arrested in 1500 block NE 170 for suspended license. In possession of methamphetamine and alprazolam. Booked into KCJ.

5-14 Drift On Inn discovered counterfeit 50 and 100 dollar bills.

5-14 Subject in motor vehicle at Twin Ponds had drug paraphernalia, which was taken for disposal.

Homeless

5-12 Highland Ice arena. Subject sleeping at business has misdemeanor warrant. Arrested.

Threats

5-12 Bus on Aurora. Arrested passenger for threatening to shoot bus passengers and attempting to open emergency door.

5-15 Goldie's Casino. Arrested driver for DUI after he nearly collided with police car. Initially cooperative, but later became violent. Made repeated racist remarks, and threatened officers and their families.