Crime in Shoreline - new this week - prostitution and embezzlement

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

5-19-2014 to 5-27-2014

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 - Car stolen for second time from Shoreline Park n Ride

Alcohol / Drugs - two females passed out in car at 153xx Aurora high on heroin / Heroin overdose in restroom at Echo Lake Park / Intoxicated female passed out in parking lot of Rodeway Inn / Intoxicated person trespassed from Ballinger Village shopping center / Man arrested for urinating on bus stop at Aurora Transit Center 

Area check - broken window found at abandoned Pizza Hut - owner contacted and requested to board up window 

Assault - 3 women exited the Arabella in North City and assaulted a couple walking to the bus stop

Burglary, residential - Burglary at Ballinger Homes / 3xx NE 194th / 170xx 12th NW / Kicked in front door at 192xx Wallingford / Shattered glass pane of back door at 193xx 1st NW, stole laptops and camera / Guns stolen from home belonging to deceased person / 160xx 12th NE burglar popped window from casement while family was out 

Burglary, commercial - Car prowl netted a garage door opener, entered garage but unsure if anything taken / Rear door forced at Desert Sun Tanning / 2 guns stolen from storage unit at 14900 Aurora 

Car prowl - Truck entered last month at 157xx Midvale, landscaping tools and checkbook taken, check cashed this month / Vehicle at Shoreline Park n Ride at 188th Aurora / 20xx N 148th / Park n ride at 175xx Meridian / N 165th and 28th NE - 7 unlocked vehicles prowled / 160xx 27th NE / Highland Square Apts

Cars and parts stolen – Attempted car theft 177xx 10th NW / Auto theft from Highland Square on Richmond Beach road / Car stolen from Shoreline Motel / Car stolen from auto repair shop 159xx Aurora / Vehicle stolen from park n ride at 175xx Meridian / Black Honda Civic stolen from driveway 17xx Ashworth / 157xx Densmore White Honda Civic / Attempted auto theft at Rodeway Inn was interrupted by car owner 

Embezzlement - Employee writing checks on employer's account 

Found - Stolen vehicle with stolen plates 146xx Whitman / Large amount of mail and safe with documents from long-deceased females found at Aldercrest Annex / Car found 177xx 1st NE / Cellphone at Aurora Safeway / Stolen vehicle found in Goodwill parking lot / Stolen car found in park n ride at 175th and Meridian

Fraud - Auto body repair scam at Costco / Attempt to pass counterfeit money at Goodwill / Someone used victims SSN to open a Best Buy credit card 

Larceny, public places - 2 large potted plants stolen from in front of Pho Tai 15210 Aurora / Female at Home Depot puts items in purse / iPad at Shorewood / Regular customer stole scanner from 7-11 at 185th / 2 different women arrested for shoplifting at Fred Meyer / 2 incidents of Alcohol theft from North City Safeway / Automotive items stolen from Fred Meyer / Bike stolen from rack at GNC Bank / Catalytic converter from vehicle at North Jackson park n ride / Wallet stolen diner at SCC cafeteria / Items stolen from lockers at Y / Sears security followed a shoplifter outside, she threw away the goods and ran / Walgreen's at 145th and Aurora - shopper left her wallet on the counter and it was taken by the next person in line / Cosmetics stolen from grocery store 153xx Aurora / Stole merchandise from Sears - got away from Security but arrested on Interurban Trail 

Larceny - iPhone stolen at Day's Inn / 18xx NE 170th male and female stole gas from car in carport / Bike stolen from front porch at 173xx Ashworth / 10xxNE 188th someone climbed over chain link fence to steal bicycle / Victim allowed recovering meth addict to stay at her home and he stole from her

Mail theft - FedEx box ripped open, contents from Edmonds address left at 17xx NE 150th / Mail stolen from one box opened and stuffed into next box 178xx 6th NW / Mail stolen in Seattle found along street on Wallingford / 153xx Interlake Ave N - credit cards taken and used

Prostitution - two hookers and a john picked up from upper parking lot at Sears 

Robbery - Thief steals from Bartells, then threatens to beat up clerk 

Threats - Road rage led to threats with tire iron 2:45am at NW 175th Ct and 5th NW

Trespass -  From Rodeway Inn after payment dispute with manager / Pho Tai - after the third time a customer spent 45 minutes in the rest room, management had him trespassed / Person found taking a shower at the Y after hours, was trespassed / Neighbor reported someone walking around Discount Tires after closing hours - person was trespassed / From Ballinger Thriftway / Aurora Village Starbucks 

Vandalism - Tags at Spin Alley / 4xx NE 165 vehicle in apt parking lot damaged / Couple broke up after 20 years and he has been stealing and vandalizing her cars ever since / Garage doors at Polaris Apartment deliberately damaged to stay open 

Vandalism, parks, schools - Car prowl Twin Ponds parking lot / Graffiti in bathrooms at Echo Lake Park

Z - Shopper who put on several layers of clothes from Marshalls and walked around store was trespassed

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