Crime in Shoreline week ending June 25

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Selected items from the
Shoreline Police blotter
Week ending 6-25-18

Trending this week:

• Thievery: stolen packages, car, bikes, items from storage lockers - and that's just the first page
• Middle and high school students getting in trouble during the last week of school. Trying to start fights with racial slurs, sending photos of guns.
• Domestic violence - mother-daughter, father-daughter, neighbor disputes, roommate disputes
• Car prowls - this is always a favorite
• Mental health issues - one person called for help, others were creating public scenes at stores, resident with a bad reaction to new meds, dramatic suicide attempt
• Alcohol - four people picked up who couldn't walk or take care of themselves because of extreme intoxication.
• DUI - one was speeding and failed to yield, two others were hit and run situations.

06-17  Officer responded to a domestic violence call with verbal disturbance. When he arrived, the door was open and a male was inside calling for help. Officer entered and found a suicidal person in a bathtub full of water, holding a knife.
06-17  Responding to a call for a welfare check at a city park, officer found a severely intoxicated person crawling on hands and knees.
06-17  Report of a disturbance in progress. Dispatch had advised that an irate and uncooperative caller reported that a female was "breaking her door down." Deputies discovered that a social media dispute had led to a female kicking the door.
06-17  Adult daughter assaults mother. Mother at first tries to cover for daughter but then decides to press charges.
06-18  Arrest made for hit and run DUI at Fred Meyer.
06-18  Speeder on Aurora at 1:30am at first failed to stop for police. After stopping was arrested for suspicion of DUI.
06-18  Arrested a person in a garage on 18th NE at 4am for investigation of burglary.
06-18  Computer taken from City vehicle in overnight car prowl.
06-18  Wells Fargo investigator turned over evidence of ongoing check fraud by a known suspect.
06-19  Woman reports that ex-husband is stalking her at her job.
06-19  Shoplifter arrested at Marshalls.
06-19  Father slaps daughter in face; charged with child abuse.
06-20  Woman who left children alone in apartment charged with child neglect.
06-20  Resident who was feeling suicidal called for help and was transported to hospital.
06-22  Multiple tags and graffiti at Echo Lake Park bathroom.
06-22  Individual drinking at bus shelter unable to talk or walk.
06-23  Armed individual making threats to kill at Viking Sports Bar.
06-23  Welfare check found two individuals passed out; drugs on premises.