Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Graffiti in paint pen and adhesive foam at five Shoreline parks

Shoreline Police station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

June 17-23, 2013

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence investigations, child abuse, violent people with mental issues, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, runaway kids, wandering seniors

A - Woman is receiving 20 calls a day of an indecent nature - previous calls stopped in March but just resumed

Alcohol and pedestrians - Texaco station at 17563 15th, passenger and driver involved in heated argument, passenger so intoxicated he was taken to hospital for detox

Alcohol and cars - DUI collision at N 175th and Midvale

Animals - Dogs locked in car with no water or outside air in parking lot at Fred Meyer - case referred to Animal Control / Pit bull attack at Brugger's Bog Park

Arrest - Picked up individual at NE 162nd and 14th NE with warrant for possession of dangerous weapons 

Burglary - Apartment at Ballinger Commons - burglars first tried to force front door but got in through sliding glass door / Attempted entry of shed at 12xx NE 184th / Police responded to audible alarm at 155xx 32nd NE and found rear slider broken / Police responded to burglary in progress at 183xx Stone N / Laptops stolen from Laptop Swap 15235 Aurora 

Car prowl - 198xx 10th NW / 5xx N 173rd - took cell phone which owner traced to West Seattle / Car in parking lot at Home Depot / 179xx 2nd NW / Multiple car prowls at 1xx N 180th / Highland West Apt parking lot / 1xx NW 183rd 

Cars and parts stolen – License plate stolen from vehicle at 152xx Dayton / License plate stolen from vehicle in Bonnie Brook Apt parking lot / Car stolen 17xx NE 150th 

Crime in public places - Wallet stolen from purse in shopping cart at Fred Meyer / Man left his cell phone on return counter at Home Depot and it was stolen

Drugs - Ex-husband, high on drugs, comes to ex-wife's home and bangs on the windows, tries to get into house

Family business - Husband and wife in verbal fight, he alleges she struck him in the chest / Mother-son / Son-father / Brothers

Fireworks - On going problem of fireworks at 158th and 14th NE 

Found - Vehicle stolen from Everett was left on a Shoreline street / Vehicle stolen from Seattle found on Shoreline street / Stolen car found in parking lot at 12xx NE 152nd

Hit and Run - Happened at 205th and Aurora but reported in Lynnwood

Homeless - Homeless, mentally ill male unable to care for himself, picked up at 7-11 on 185th and Ashworth

Larceny, public places – Two computers stolen from History fair at Shorewood in May / Customer at Royal Unicorn refuses to pay for drinks or to tell officers his name / Teenager steals 18-pack of beer from 7-11 at 185th and Ashworth / Shoplifting from Fred Meyer / Cell phone stolen from office at SCC / Shoplift of salad bar items from Central Market / Bicycle stolen from Sears / Shoplifter caught stealing 7 bottles of liquor from Aurora Safeway - 3rd warrant / Shoplift at Walgreen's on 15th NE 

Larceny, private - Item stolen from front yard 175xx 10th NE

Mail theft -  Packages taken from front porch at 175xx 12th NE / 199xx Dayton N

Noise - loud party at Innis Arden park on 6/13

Threats - Man has received hundreds of harassing and threatening phone calls over past several years, which he believes are from a former tenant / Numerous, unsigned, handwritten notes complaining about noise are probably from neighbor in apartment bldg

Traffic - Complaints about commuter traffic ignoring 25mph zone at 182xx Springdale Ct  

Trespassed from - North City Safeway for shoplifting, but then arrested on outstanding warrants / Deseret for taking a 2 hour "nap" in restroom / Aurora Safeway for soliciting for false charity / SCC Bus stop shelter - intoxicated, sleeping on bench, refused to leave / Cash America pawn shop for loitering

Vandalism - Graffiti and vandalism to construction site at Richmond Beach shopping center / Two males fight at Rodeway Inn, cause damage to premises / House at 13xx N 188th targeted for vandalism - eggs thrown at house, landscaping lights damaged, paint balls shot at house / Graffiti at Richmond Highlands park / Damage from pellet gun 158xx 15th NE / Arrested for spinning donuts in school parking lot at St. Luke's / Richmond Highland park bathroom, women's room mirror smashed and evidence of drug use / White spray paint on wall and dumpsters at Evergreen RV / Black and purple paint pens used at Shoreview Park / New graffiti at Boeing Creek Park / Vehicle egged at 5xx N 172nd / White paint pen and a foam adhesive at Hillwood Park / Vehicle egged at 188xx Ashworth / New graffiti on bench at Boeing Creek Park / Unknown teenagers pull down part of Twin Ponds swing set while horsing around / New tags at Twin Ponds Park

Z - Caller reported man lying in trees behind house N 196th Pl and Greenwood. Man was in possession of stolen property and admitted he was car prowling / Two people parked in car at Shoreline Library after hours, one lied about name / Two men in car at Sunset Park at 9:27 were smoking tobacco out of a hookah

For other weeks of Crime in Shoreline, see the Features section on the front page.