Crime in Shoreline A-Z: Five DUIs and still on the road

Date corrected 09-15-2013 1:13pm

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

August 19-25, 2013

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, child abuse, violent people with mental issues, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers

A - Victim allowed woman and her son to stay with him but threw them out when he found her shooting up heroin in his bathroom. Since discovered she was using his checking account to pay for a storage unit.

Alcohol and cars - DUI driver in accident NE 178th and 5th NE at 12:51am - car impounded and driver taken to Harborview with dislocated hip

Alcohol and pedestrians - 10:32pm 175th and Midvale, highly intoxicated individual making threats to others / Intoxicated male at transit center unable to care for himself

Assault - Man walks up to car at 76 Station and asks female driver for a cigarette. Male in back seat gets out and punches him. Bystanders call police. 

Burglary - Homeowner found a woman burglarizing his home - came in through open bedroom window 171xx Midvale / Non-forced entry burglary 11xx NE 185 / Window broken 11xx NE 155th / Broke window to break into Lovers' Package / Collector coins stolen from 192xx 11th NE

Car prowl - Parked vehicle and equipment trailer prowled at 15xx NW 186th and high value equipment taken / 163xx Stone N 

Cars and parts stolen – Put car up on blocks and stole the wheel at 145xx Stone / Vehicle theft from Costco parking lot / Motorcycle with key in ignition stolen from driveway at 8xx 202nd NE

Drugs - Subject passed out on sidewalk 152nd and Aurora 9:02pm / Heroin overdose, victim taken to Northwest Hospital

Forgery - Subject arrested at Bank of America at AV for forgery 

Found - Subject high on drugs causing disturbance in neighborhood, leaves his cell phone behind 193xx Meridian N / Skateboarders at Aldercrest Annex discovered a hole in the wall of a building there with backpacks inside /

Fraud - Someone paid for pizza with a counterfeit $10 bill

Identify theft - Resident applied for a car loan and discovered that someone using his credit and social security number had opened a Comcast account in Michigan and charged $1220

Indecent exposure - on the Interurban Trail at 175xx and Midvale 

Larceny, public places –  Shoplifter at Sears / Shoplifter at Goodwill tried on clothing and left it on / Victim left card in BECU ATM and someone used it to withdraw $500 / Cell phone stolen from shopping cart at Home Depot / Victim dropped wallet at Ace Check Cashing and returned soon after to find some of his cash gone / Shoplifter at Costco / Costco shopper stuffed her purse with ink cartridges

Larceny, grocery stores - Shoplifter drops purse running away from security at Aurora Safeway / Male shoplifter steals alcohol from Aurora Safeway / Unknown female conceals $1,170 in items in a backpack, walks out of Central Market and abandons backpack and cart in parking lot / Wine stolen from Haggen's / Shoplifter at Aurora Safeway 

Mail theft - none this week

Stalking/Harassment - Someone posted flyers and internet postings with negative and untrue information about the Royal Unicorn Restaurant  

Trespass - Patron at Club Hollywood was asked to leave and pushed the bouncer / Subject trespassed for disturbing library patrons at Shoreline Community College / Subject trespassed from Whidbey Island Bank and Sterling Bank for bothering customers / 

Vandalism - Friend kicks car door in anger / House egged 18xx N 150th - no juveniles in residence / Car egged at 5xx N 172 

Vandalism at public places - Graffiti at South Woods / Graffiti at Richmond Beach Park / Graffiti at Twin Ponds / Vehicle doing "donuts" in newly paved and painted St. Luke parking lot

Z - Driver picked up for DUI had at least two priors for DUI, plus a reduced DUI (Neg 1), and a fourth DUI that was dismissed on a technicality. Booked Sno Co jail

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