Bar Pickpocket
A pickpocket stole a man's wallet at a nightclub on the 100 block of Denny Way sometime between the hours of 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. the evening of Aug. 22.
The victim had given his credit card to the bartender to cover his drink tab, and when he went to get it back discovered his wallet and cell phone were missing.
He later discovered the pickpocket had made fraudulent charges to his bankcard and credit card before he could cancel them. His cell phone had GPS so the man was able to see the pickpocket's location, but the phone was turned off before police could locate the suspect.
Duck Prowler
A family of tourists was on the 'Ride the Duck' tour at 11:30 p.m. Aug. 22, which is headquartered at the 500 block of Broad Street, when his car was broken into. The family returned to the car around 1:50 p.m. Among the stolen items were a laptop and GPS.
Sexual Offense
Police responded to a complaint that a 16 year-old girl had been molested by a 53 year-old man at 7:24 p.m. on Aug. 24. The victim's grandmother had filed the complaint, and said the event had happened two weeks prior.
The victim said she had just gotten a new tattoo on the center of her chest, and the man, while intoxicated, had rubbed it and asked if she wanted him to rub Neosporin on it. Uncomfortable, the girl told him she was 16 and to leave. He did, but then returned with a photo album for her to look at it.
When she opened the photo album she discovered it contained photos of a nude woman. The man said it was his ex-wife.
The man was arrested by police at the scene and booked into King County Jail.
Bike tippers
A witness stated she heard two male voices outside her apartment window on West Lee Street at around 12:44 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 23. She heard a man say "which one" and another responded "that one right there." Then she heard a large crash.
She looked outside and saw two men get into a blue compact vehicle and drive away. Police officers arrived and found a motorcycle tipped over and lying in the street. The brake handle had been broken off and the right front light was also broken.
The owner could not be located, but officers set the motorcycle upright and left a note on the seat.
Mistaken Identity?
Police responded to a call in the Queen Anne area at 4 p.m. on Aug. 22 after a woman reported to police that she was afraid for the safety of herself and her 5-year-old daughter because her friend had received a threatening phone call from a man she used to know. The man threatened to kidnap the victim's daughter, because he believes it is his child.
The woman told police she met the man in another country while she was living there and he was there visiting. The man is now married and living in another state, and the woman later had a baby with another man.
The victim told police that she hasn't spoken to the man in five years. She doesn't know how he got her friend's phone number. She said she doesn't believe the man has her phone number or address. But after her friend received the phone call, she said she called the man herself. He continued to say he was going to come and take the child.
Police told her to contact them immediately if she finds out the man is in Seattle. They also talked with her about options for protecting herself and her child if she feels she is in danger.
Caught Red Handed
Upon returning home at around 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 a resident saw a suspicious looking man trying door handles of cars parked in the apartment complex parking lot located on the 500 block of West Olympic Place. The person successfully opened the door to a black Ford Explorer that the resident recognized as his neighbor's.
The resident informed the neighbor, who began following the suspect from the parking lot while calling 911. The operator told him to stop following the man, so he did. The suspect was last seen walking northbound on West Olympic Place.
The Ford owner told police he might have left his door unlocked, and that a few dollar bills were missing. Neither resident had ever seen the man before.
Dumpster Diver
A police officer was patrolling an area near Fisherman's Terminal on Aug. 22 when he saw a man he recognized as someone who was known to carry a firearm and has threatened area businessmen in the past. His car was parked in a business parking lot at 22 Ave. W. and West Elmore Street at 12:19 p.m.
The man was inside the business's dumpster. When the officer approached and asked what the man was doing, he said he was looking for bolts. The officer was suspicious, so he called for backup and waited around the block.
When two other officers arrived they went over to the parking lot. A second person approached and got into the man's car. As they approached the two men, officers saw a newer looking saw in the man's car. When they asked where he had gotten it, the man said he found it in the dumpster.
Officers left the men alone after their records checked clear.
Graffiti
The retaining wall of a man's home on the 3200 block of 25th Avenue West was spray painted with graffiti the night of Aug. 23 sometime between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.
The graffiti included derogatory words and what appeared to be a tagger's name. Police found a spray paint can cap near the wall. The cap was dusted for prints.
Roommate Problem
A woman reported that her roommate had been stealing her property at 2:20 p.m. on Aug. 23. She had been roommates with the suspect for about a month.
Police had been called to the home on the 3600 block of 36th Avenue West several times, one of the incidents was reported as domestic violence and the suspect was arrested for domestic violence assault.
Since that incident, said the victim, she has been finding her property in the suspect's possession. Stolen items include an iPod, blank checks and two cable TV tuners.
On this day, prior to calling the police, the victim found her wallet in the garbage. Upon examining the contents, she discovered her social security card was missing.
The victim said she is planning on moving out, but doesn't know where she will go. She said the suspect has been calling her employer and making false accusations to her manager about her personal life.
park prowlerer
A police officer was patrolling the south end parking lot of Discovery Park at around 6 p.m. on Aug. 21 when he noticed shattered glass on the ground near a car. He discovered the car had been prowled; the passenger side window had been broken out.
The officer could not locate the person who did it, or the owner of the car. He filed a report, and left a business card as well as a Victim Follow-Up Report on the drivers seat.[[In-content Ad]]
