Crime in Shoreline A-Z - do not leave valuables in your gym locker

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

5-26-2014 to 6-1-2014

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 - Good Neighbor - BiPolar person started huge fire in fireplace - had 1 gal can of gasoline - neighbor saw smoke, called 911, and person was sent to Harborview / A bicycle and lock were stolen from in front of the Y and a black and white mountain bike left in its place

Alcohol / Drugs - Transient sleeping near Interurban Trail behind McDonald's was possibly high on methadone or heroin - kept hitting himself in the crotch and calling people the "N" word - taken to hospital / Woman arrested for drugs after passing out behind the wheel of a running car in Costco parking lot / Arrested two pedestrians on Aurora with legend drugs / 175xx Aurora - driver in traffic lane passed out behind wheel with car still running / Drunk on street at 167th and Wallingford transported for detox

Arrest - 7-11 clerk reported beer theft and described vehicle - police found vehicle and arrested driver for theft, DUI, and driving without a license 

Arrest - For disorderly conduct at Jukela Apts

Burglary, residential - 18xx N 185 burglar entered through doggie door and stole jewelry / 176xx Dayton - window shot out with bb gun to gain entry to house / Bent out screen and entered through open window of Condo 165xx Linden

Burglary, commercial - none this week

Car prowl - 3xx Richmond Beach Rd / Echo Lake condos / iPod stolen 178xx Linden / 193xx Palatine / 2 cars at Hollywood Casino / Northward Apts - stereo and sunglasses taken / 26xx NE 147th / 183xx Evanston / 202xx 21st Pl NW car prowled but most of items recovered / Highland Square apts

Cars and parts stolen – Car found in Snohomish County before owner reported it missing from the Shoreline park n ride / Vehicle stolen from Lake House Apts / Front and back plates stolen from vehicle at 7xx N 185 / 182xx Fremont - keys left in unlocked vehicle - vehicle stolen / Vehicle stolen from parking lot at 24 Hour Fitness / From The Blakely / From Goodwill parking lot / N 185 and Linden - license plates stolen / Hollywood Casino parking lot - one car stolen and two stolen cars left / U Haul truck rented and not returned / From park n ride at 14711 5th NE / From Ballinger Creek Condo parking lot

Creepy - 148xx 9th NE - Lost cat found in neighboring yard - had been dismembered with cutting tool

Found - iPod found at Saltwater Park / Vehicle stolen in Seattle left in Nazarene parking lot / Bicycle at Canterbury Apts / Moped found in Home Depot parking lot / Stolen vehicle found on roadside 14600 12th NE / Stolen vehicle found at Shoreline Library parking lot / 7xx N 190th found stolen vehicle with windows down

Fraud - Fraudulent utility account opened in victim's name and money owing / Another IRS case from Archdiocese data theft

Indecent exposure - man continues to target SCC students 

Larceny, public places - Locker pried open at Ballinger 24 Hour Fitness / Shoplifter at Sears threw away stolen work boots and work clothes while being pursued by Security / Shoplifter at North City Safeway tried concealing items in pants / Property stolen on basketball court at YMCA / Fred Meyer / Men's work boots stolen from Sears

Larceny - Purse stolen from employee break room at Taco Bell / Locks cut and two bicycles stolen from front yard at 183xx Ashworth / 200xx Meridian UPS package stolen from front porch / Someone who was an invited guest stole money from a cash box under the table / 197xx Wallingford items stolen from front yard

Mail theft - Nordstrom's debit card stolen from mailbox at Ballinger Townhomes / A trail of mail from N 155 to N 163 was stolen in Seattle

Trespass -  Man begging with sign trespassed from Aurora Village / Aurora Village Starbucks / Aurora Village shopping center / Trespassed from all YMCAs - has been stealing and pawning jewelry from Y lockers / 7-11 at 185th / Repeat trespass at Aurora Safeway / Aurora Village Starbucks

Vandalism - Tags at Ballinger Creek Condos / Tags on fence at Ballinger Creek Condos

Vandalism, parks, schools - Access door at Shoreline Center

Z - Metro Transit fare enforcement officer spotted and stopped a juvenile runaway

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