Utility-room break-in
On April 22 at 5:25 p.m., police were dispatched to a condo on West Bertona Street after the manager reported the utility room had been broken into.
The manager said she noticed damage to the door the day before; somebody had apparently attempted to gain entry into the room. The last time she’d been in the room was on April 9.
The manager said nothing had been taken, and she doesn’t know why anyone went into the room.
The manager did say that a suspicious female was seen entering the building when a resident was exiting the day before. Nobody would say if they knew the woman.
Ranting chip bandit
On April 18 at 8:42 a.m., police were dispatched to a disturbance at a business in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue North, where a man was reportedly stealing items.
When the police arrived, a security officer said the suspect left the store after assaulting the clerk with a knife. The clerk said the suspect came into the shop and began pulling bags of potato chips from the rack and throwing them around while rambling incoherently.
The suspect left, returned and then began throwing chips on the floor and stomping on them. When the clerk tried to call 911, the suspect pulled out a knife and thrust it at the clerk’s arm, leaving a small welt.
The clerk responded by punching the suspect in the face. The suspect held the knife out again, and the clerk then began taunting the suspect to fight him. The suspect then ran out of the store, heading westbound on Denny Way.
After getting a description of the suspect, the responding police officer recognized the description as somebody he’d dealt with earlier in the day.
While searching the area for the suspect, police found him walking eastbound on Broad Street. They patted him down for weapons and found a folding knife in his pants pocket.
The clerk positively identified the suspect as the man who’d tried to stab him earlier and said that the knife police recovered appeared to be the same knife the suspect had used.
While en route to the West Precinct, the suspect was angry and ranting and eventually began to hit his head repeatedly against the patrol car’s plastic barrier. Because of this, police just took the man directly to King County Jail.
Snatched spare key
A woman on West Eaton Street called police at 8:48 a.m. on April 16 to report that her laptop was missing.
She later discovered a house key was stuck in the top lock of the outside of the kitchen door. The key was a spare that is kept in her husband’s car. When they checked her husband’s car, they found it had been ransacked.
The burglar apparently broke into the car, took the spare key and used it to enter the house during the night while they were asleep.
Limo holdup
At 11:20 p.m. on April 20, a limo driver had stopped for a red light in the 1500 block of West Dravus Street when he noticed a man crossing the street toward him. The man waved him over, so the driver pulled over, rolling down his window.
The man walked up to the driver-side window, pulled out a folding knife, held it close to the driver’s face and said, “I need some money.”
The driver told the suspect he didn’t have any money and to get away from him. The suspect then looked inside the limo and took a six-pack of bottled water. The suspect then told the driver to get out of the area. After that, the suspect walked away southbound on 15th Avenue West.
The victim told police the suspect appeared to be homeless. An area check for the suspect check was unsuccessful.
Abandoned house
Police responded to a reported burglary at a home on West Galer Street at 1:15 p.m. on April 17. They arrived to search the home and found packages and boxes everywhere.
The victim said her father owned the home, and he died about a year ago. The house was now part of his estate, which was still being handled.
The woman said she has been packing and moving, getting the house ready to be put on the market for sale. She said that she was last in the house the previous Monday evening and locked it up when she left.
When she returned to the home today, doors were unlocked, interior drawers and doors were open as if someone had gone through them and a few items were missing.
Police were only able to find one latent print.
They determined the point of entry to be the sliding door at the back of the house.
Smashed-in front door
Police dispatchers received a 911 call at 2:45 p.m. on April 17 from a Magnolia man who reported that he arrived home to find his front door smashed in.
When police arrived at the West Florentia Street home, the man was waiting outside. They searched the house; no one was inside.
The victim said he left for work at 6:45 a.m. that day with his wife.
It appeared that the suspect attempted to pry the front door open but was forced to knock it inward because of the deadbolt.
Inside the house, the burglar rummaged through the drawers and rooms, gathering what could be quickly carried.
Approximately $300 dollars cash and $3,000 worth of jewelry was stolen, as well as an iPad.
Ranting chip bandit
On April 18 at 8:42 a.m., police were dispatched to a disturbance at a business in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue North, where a man was reportedly stealing items. When the police arrived, a security officer said the suspect left the store after assaulting the clerk with a knife. The clerk said the suspect came into the shop and began pulling bags of potato chips from the rack and throwing them around while rambling incoherently.
The suspect left, returned and then began throwing chips on the floor and stomping on them. When the clerk tried to call 911, the suspect pulled out a knife and thrust it at the clerk’s arm, leaving a small welt.
The clerk responded by punching the suspect in the face. The suspect held the knife out again, and the clerk then began taunting the suspect to fight him. The suspect then ran out of the store, heading westbound on Denny Way.
After getting a description of the suspect, the responding police officer recognized the description as somebody he’d dealt with earlier in the day.
While searching the area for the suspect, police found him walking eastbound on Broad Street. They patted him down for weapons and found a folding knife in his pants pocket.
The clerk positively identified the suspect as the man who’d tried to stab him earlier and said that the knife police recovered appeared to be the same knife the suspect had used.
While en route to the West Precinct, the suspect was angry and ranting and eventually began to hit his head repeatedly against the patrol car’s plastic barrier. Because of this, police just took the man directly to King County Jail.
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