Dazed and confused
After waking up on the ground in the area of Boren Avenue and Howell Street in extreme pain, a man from out of town found his way to a hospital and then called 911 after realizing his wallet was missing at about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 3rd. When police arrived to the hospital, he told them he’d been at his girlfriend’s apartment on Thomas Street. He left her place at about 10 p.m. to catch a bus home.
The victim said that he does not remember seeing or hearing anybody come up behind him. He woke up on the ground in the parking lot. He said he was severely disoriented and began walking until he found an emergency room. Once he was inside the hospital and being treated he decided he should call the police. He said that he was discharged with sore muscles and concussion-like symptoms but had no other injuries at this time.
The victim said that inside his wallet was his Washington State drivers license, a Visa debit card, a MasterCard credit card and 200 dollars.
If the shoe fits
At 4:53 a.m. on May 25th a man called 911 to report he saw two suspicious males walking away from a smashed window of a store located on Yale Avenue North carrying a lot of items. Seattle Police units were already enroute to the area responding to a similar call. Another 911 caller had reported seeing two similar suspects on Yale Avenue North walking away from a smashed storefront window.
The man told the 911 operator that he was walking from his car to his office when he noticed the two suspects walking with items that were stuffed into their pockets and inside their jackets. He said he could not tell what the items were. The witness said when he continued on to his building and noticed the smashed window and saw a display shoe was still swinging on a string, he realized the burglary was recent and connected it with the two men. He said he did not see the suspects in the store. He added that he was not sure he could identify them if he saw them again.
Upon examination of the crime scene, police determined it appeared the suspects had only smashed the glass and grabbed display items through the window.
Inside job?
After discovering some of the storage units in their condominium had been broken into, the residents of a building located on Dexter Avenue North called the police to report the burglary at 2:19 p.m. on May 25th. Upon arrival the officer spoke with some of the residents who said that one of the other residents left for work at about 5:30 a.m. that morning and noticed damage to the deadbolt and doorframe of the door leading to the storage area.
The officer reports that he observed damage to three separate doors and two deadbolts inside the storage area. The residents went through their storage units and reported only one item, a Karcher pressure washer, appeared to be missing.
They also pointed out that two bins containing various tools and supplies had been found inside the parking garage; the residents said they believed someone had collected and stowed the bins so that they could retrieve the items later. The bins had been left near one of the garage doors.
The residents had their theories on how the burglar got into the building, pointing out some scratch marks on the building’s front door. However the responding officer reports he was unable to locate any signs of obvious forced entry to the building. He also noted that most of the areas inside the building — parking garage, storage areas, elevator, and swimming pool — require a key to access. The garage doors are controlled with remotes that are issued to residents only.
Beautiful day in the neighborhood
After seeing a strange woman running out of his neighbor’s home with a full bag and jump into a waiting car, a man living on 12th Avenue West called 911 about 6:30 p.m. on May 25th. He told police he saw the woman throw the bag into the back of the waiting vehicle and then got in before the car speed off southbound. The witness thought that he would recognize the woman if he saw her again.
The neighbor described the car as a beat up, possibly Nissan Maxima five-door hatchback. He said he noticed it was parked across the street. The driver was a male and there were three other occupants in the car.
The victim’s house alarm tripped at 6:53 p.m. The responding police officers had no trouble finding the entry point: The screen to the north side kitchen window had been removed and the window had been pushed open. Inside the house, a nightstand drawer in the master bedroom had been pulled out and its contents were missing. They also noticed a pile of clean laundry on the bed in the same bedroom.
When the victim returned home she looked around and found that nothing other than the drawer contents and a laundry bag were missing. Nothing was damaged. The victim said the drawer had contained some casual jewelry, nothing valuable.
Get off my lawn
When a Magnolia woman heard noises coming from her backyard, she went to investigate and found somebody trying to open the screen door. It was a little after 2 a.m. on May 28th. The victim lives on 35th Avenue West. When she got to the back door she turned on the porch light and began yelling at the suspect to go away. The suspect, ever persistent, was still trying to pull open the screen door, which finally broke. The homeowner continued yelling at the wannabe burglar again while looking out the peephole. The guy eventually gave up and left through the backyard, traveling in an unknown direction.
The victim called 911 to report the attempted burglary and gave police a description of the criminal: he appeared to be in his 20s, was slim and wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt.
Seattle police officers arrived to the neighborhood and began looking for the suspect. They were unable to locate him. They inspected the victim’s back door and yard, and discovered the suspect gained entry into the backyard through a broken fence and probably left the same way.
Missing tools
On May 28th, a Seattle police officer was dispatched to a construction project on West Newton Street to investigate a burglary that occurred over the weekend. Upon arriving at the apartment complex, the officer spoke with the complainant, who said he is working here and left some tools in the garage area of the complex over the weekend.
He said he left the job site at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, and at that time all the items were at the location. When he returned at about 8:30 a.m. this day, a Monday, he discovered that the items were missing. The missing items include drills, skill saws, nail guns and more.
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