Police: small infractions lead to bigger things

On the evening of March 30, Officer Carswell of the Lake Forest Park police stopped a man for riding his bicycle without a helmet (as required by city ordinance).

A minor infraction, you might think.

However, the man lied about his name. This does not sit well with cops. In fact, it makes them quite suspicious, so the officer arrested him and took him in. 

They quickly discovered his real name - and that he had an outstanding warrant.

Not only that,  he was a registered sex offender for a crime against a child, as well as being a violent offender.

When searched, he had multiple pieces of suspected stolen mail as well as suspected stolen debit cards and a partially washed check that is believed to be stolen.

Following up on all those leads, police identified 14 victims, 11 of them as mail theft victims. All of the victims appear to be from Seattle Northgate neighborhood.

Police know that the small infractions often lead to more crimes.

--DKH