Crime in Shoreline A-Z - Make note: No one is going to send you money from Africa

Shoreline Police Station
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Crime in Shoreline A - Z

6-9-2014 to 6-15-2014

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, stolen cars left on streets - and here's the rest:

A - Suspect who probably stole televisions from Polaris Apartments last week came back this week and stole the wall mounts

Alcohol / Drugs - Intoxicated female who walked into traffic on Aurora was taken for detox / Subject at bus stop 160th and Aurora extremely intoxicated - taken for detox

Arrest - Pedestrian on Aurora had felony warrants / Pedestrian near Shoreline Motel had warrants / Bicyclist stopped for riding without lights or helmet, arrested on outstanding felony warrant / Subject stopped for speeding was driving without a license and had an outstanding DUI warrant / Bicyclist on Whitman Ave had outstanding felony warrant

Burglary, residential - Paving stone used to break rear slider at 3xx NW 201st Pl, took jewelry and laptops / Electronics stolen from unoccupied home on Firlands Way / 3xx NE 166th - burglars used hammer to break into house - resident returned while they were there, blocked their car in the driveway and called police - both were apprehended / Rosemont Apts / 154xx 5th NE attempted entry / 196xx 19th NE / 161xx Stone Ave N - entry but no theft

Burglary, commercial - 12xx N 152nd electrical wire stolen from commercial site

Car prowl - RV parked at Drift On Inn / 203xx Wallingford - broke window and rummaged through car but nothing was stolen

Cars and parts stolen – Car stolen from 145xx 5th NE / Subject rented car from AVIS at Sears and did not return it / Stolen from park n ride 145th and 5th NE

Fraud - Unknown suspect tried to use counterfeit $100 bill to buy coffee at Aurora Village Starbucks / Another person affiliated with the Catholic Archdiocese data theft discovered their tax return was fraudulently filed / Tried to use counterfeit money at Walgreen's 145th and Aurora / Two females convinced victim they would transfer money from Africa to him if he proved his trustworthiness by giving them $2000 from his bank account

Larceny, public places - Sears shoplift / Thief who stole from Kelsey House apts may have had key / Shoplifter who removed items from package at Costco with intent to steal was charged with vandalism / Diner at Broiler Bay set her purse on floor by her chair - it was stolen / Shoplifter arrested with $1000 worth of jeans from Sears / DVDs stolen from Costco / Victim outside of Therapeutic Health Services unknowingly dropped iPod on ground near car - woman passing by picked it up and kept it / Shoreline Costco / 185xx Meridian UPS package stolen from porch

Larceny - Grill stolen from porch 15xx N 155 / Mountain bike stolen from front porch 3xx NW 199th

Mail theft - none this week

Robbery - Thief took over $700 worth of goods from Home Depot, then threatened security with a knife when confronted - arrested 

Trespass - From Canterbury Court apts after stealing a chain from a barbecue / From 76 gas station on 20409 Aurora after shoplifting and causing a disturbance / From Aurora Village

Vandalism - Car in Shorecrest parking had doors scratched and windshield broken / Yellow paint on fence at 187xx 8th NE / 183xx 1st Ave window shot with bb gun / 21xx NE 175th mailbox post shattered but not by car / 11xx N 152nd - pane of bathroom window shattered 

Vandalism, parks, schools - Marker pen used in women's bathroom, Echo Lake park / Tags at Paramount School Park

Z - A group of people in a stolen vehicle attempted to return stolen merchandise to Home Depot. In the end, no one was arrested, and the suspect returned the vehicle to its owner.

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