Crime in Shoreline A-Z - New scam - identify theft on tax returns

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

3-3 to 3-10-2014

Every week - death investigations, suicide attempts, domestic violence, violent people with mental issues, suicide attempts, arrest warrants, drivers with suspended license, credit card identify theft, runaway kids, wandering seniors, well-being checks, natural deaths, driving violations with DUI drivers, tracking sex offenders - and here's the rest:

A - Woman was home alone when doorbell rang - man was at her door speaking to another man she couldn't see - attempt to gain entry by prying open kitchen window 13xx 167th

Alcohol, Drugs - Male so drunk he couldn't be identified taken to detox from Aurora Transit Center / Person questioned at Fred Meyer for civil violation attempted to flee on bicycle, found to have heroin on person / Aurora Safeway shoplifter in possession of controlled substances

Arrest - Arrested male on Aurora for theft warrants and took his meth pipe for disposal / Resident at Rodeway Inn arrested on felony warrants for escape and weapons / Driver without a valid license had warrants, controlled substances, and hand gun / A Trespass from McDonalds turned into an arrest because of false statements and outstanding warrant / Arrested on Aurora with lead sap and meth

Bicycle - stolen from back yard 163xx Ashworth

Burglary - Suspects entered unlocked patio door of second story apartment at the Linden II on Stone Ave / Came in through bedroom window 172xx Dayton / Broke glass of rear slider on unoccupied house 148xx Interlake and fired a round inside / Casa Blanca Apt on 145th / Box containing 20 adaptors for the AMMCO Brake Machine missing from Shorewood high school / Forced entry through rear slider 200xx Greenwood / Someone found spare key and used it to enter house 8xx N 196th Ct / Girl came home to find someone in her house who got in through dog door or possibly unlocked back door 201xx Dayton / Broke window in back door 21xx N 150th / Garage burglarized 183xx 202nd NW / Rear door kicked in 169xx 14th NW / Grease Monkey on 175th burglarized

Car prowl - Wilcrest Apts on N 163rd / Pine Noll N 163rd / Cell phone taken from vehicle 180xx 1st NW / Shell station at 205th

Cars and parts stolen –  Attempted car theft from N. Jackson Park n Ride lot / Vehicle stolen from Ballinger Commons / Truck stolen from 204xx 19th NE / Vehicle stolen from Forest Parks Estates parking lot

Charged - Man was charged with obstructing an officer when he created a disturbance at Leena's Cafe and refused commands of deputies

Disturbance - Argument between roommates led to pushing and shoving

Found - Stolen car recovered at Ballinger Commons / Resident found a strange woman sitting on his couch - Deputy recognized her and took her home to her son-in-law

Fraud - Woman turned in her tax return and it was rejected by the IRS, who said that a return had already been filed in her name / Responding Party found other people's ID in sister's purse / Victim's SSN used on someone else's tax return / Victim got a call from someone pretending to be Comcast who had his account number and last four SSN digits, offering a package upgrade / Victim's info was used to change her social security delivery and to file tax documents / Victim received a letter from the IRS about her 2013 tax return which she has not yet filed - found that a return had been filed in her name / Someone was able to withdraw funds from victim's checking account for $2345 directly to MetLife

Larceny - Stereos stolen out of two autos at Delgri Auto, 19425 Aurora - one vehicle was puked in / School computers stolen from SCC / Laptop taken from vehicle parked at roadside / Victim's swords were stolen when he left them in a rest room at the Spartan Rec Center where he was taking a sword class

Larceny - shoplifting - Female booked on 4 misdemeanor warrants after shoplifting from Marshall's / Male took items from Central Market without paying - when confronted in parking lot he threw the items and ran / Caught shoplifter at Goodwill / Alcohol from Aurora Safeway / Items from North City Safeway / Female put alcohol in her purse at Aurora Safeway / Male caught stealing liquor from Aurora Safeway / Female steals from Goodwill while male confederate waits in car / Male steals items from Sears, hoping to exchange them for motel room / Radio Shack / Two people shoplifting liquor from Aurora Safeway

Mail theft - Mail stolen from 5xx NE 195 and thieves attempted to cash checks at Seattle Money Tree

Person with a weapon - Picked up a guy on Aurora who was carrying a .38 without a permit and was in violation of a No Contact order from Seattle - King County Jail declined him

Prostitutes/Pimps - Prostitute on Metro E-Line $100 for half-hour includes all sex acts

Robbery - Gunpoint robbery of Subway on Westminster Way

Threats - Rodeway Inn clerk threatened with violence when he asked driver to stop honking horn / Feud between competing businesses 99 cent stores

Trespass - From Central Market / Drunk transient Trespassed from Jack in the Box / Trespassed for eating a bowl of soup at Central Market

Vandalism - Vehicles egged NW 195 to NW 200, 22nd - 24th / Off-duty Seattle Police officer caught a juvenile tagging electrical boxes at 183xx Ave NW - juvenile released to legal guardian / Car sitting in traffic at 145th and Aurora when unknown male punched off the mirror

Vandalism, parks, schools - Hillwood Park entrance sign tagged / Tags around Sunset Park / Black paint streaked in Echo Lake Park restrooms

Z - Elderly woman gave money to men who scammed her by saying there were sparks under her car

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