Shoreline Police: a routine disturbance call turned into much more

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Shoreline Police were called to a disturbance near the 16000 block of Aurora Ave N.

An employee of the business called 911 to report a subject was causing problems inside the store. The staff also suspected him of selling drugs in the parking lot.

Patrol Officers contacted the subject in the parking lot near his car; an open bag on the front seat of his car containing suspected counterfeit oxycodone pills caught their attention.

A check of the suspect's name with dispatch returned with a felony warrant for Assault 1 with a $500,000 bail. The suspect was booked into the King County Jail. The suspect's vehicle was impounded pending a search warrant.

Once a search warrant was obtained, Detectives searched the vehicle and located:

• $82,402.00 Cash
• 2 handguns
• 1 BB gun that looked like an AK-47
• 1,688 Fentanyl Pills
• 200 Xanax Bars
• 82 grams of Meth
• 29 grams of Heroin
• 28 grams of crack cocaine
• 7 grams of cocaine
• Various other pills
  

Charges of drug possession with intent to deliver, as well as a felon in possession of a firearm were forwarded to the King County Prosecuting Office.

--King County Sheriff's Office

9/16/21 Added specific date of the incident and photo of the firearm.