Police Blotter

From the SPD blotter:

On April 21, at approximately 9:40 p.m, about a group of juveniles were hanging out in Golden Gardens Park when the group was approached by three adult males who began walking around the group acting “suspiciously…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

1:00 p.m. on April 18th. 97th block of 12th Ave. N.W.

A man returned home on the afternoon of April 18th to find a burglar walking out of his basement. The victim chased the suspect, who turned and pointed…MORE

Between 10 and 11 p.m. on April 11 a male victim walking home after getting off the bus along the 3700 block of California Ave s.w. was approached by a white male with a beard, wearing a dark beanie and a red jacket. The bearded man grabbed the…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

3:00 p.m. on April 10th. 22nd block of 59th St. NW.

A man was assaulted on April 10th when he went to a friend’s house. The victim said that he knocked on the door and a man spoke rudely to him and punched…MORE

The Ballard News-Tribune received a news-tip this morning that a local homeless man was found dead behind dumpsters on N.W. Market Street early this morning.

The police just confirmed that they indeed received a call at 7:17 a.m. this…MORE

Transient sleeping in new car Deputies responded to Burien Toyota, in regards to a man sleeping in a new car. The subject was contacted, who was asleep in the back seat of a new unlocked vehicle. He said he was homeless and it was a matter of…MORE

On April 3 an officer was dispatched to Highline Medical Center to take a report from a victim/patient there who suffered head and hand damage in an assault on the 4700 block of California Ave s.w. the night before. The victim told police he had…MORE

By Cassandra Baker, Intern

8:40 a.m. on April 1st. 75th block of 15th Ave NW.

A psychiatrist’s office was broken into and ransacked on the night of March 31st. The suspect(s) entered by breaking a window in one of the nearby rooms.…MORE

The police reports that last night at approximately 12:30 a.m., a woman called 911 stating that she had been assaulted by an armed male at a house on 100th block of N.W. 105th.

The suspect assaulted her at gunpoint before assaulting his 80…MORE

Minivan crashes into espresso stand One person was slightly injured when a minivan crashed into a bikini espresso stand near S. 262nd St. and Pacific Highway. Police at the scene say that the minivan went off the highway and crashed head-on into…MORE