Crook breaks through back window, takes electronics

On Nov. 18, Seattle Police officers responded to a burglary at residence on the 8700 block of 22nd Avenue Northwest. The complainant old officers that while away, someone had burglarized her home. When she arrived home she noticed some of her personal items in the yard. When she went inside her home she noticed her television, iPad and laptop had been pilfered. A lower level window was the point of access for the crook. Police dusted for fingerprints but found none. Officers speculate the suspect was wearing gloves.

Church rifled, suspect believed to have key

On Nov. 24 it was reported that a burglary had occurred at a church on the 1400 block of Northwest 73rd Street. Security footage captured a suspect entering through a locked back entrance. The suspect rifled through the church and took an undisclosed number of items. The complainants believe that suspect must have a key because this is the second time the individual matching his description has burglarized the church.

Bank uses ‘die pack’ to help recover stolen cash

On Nov. 21 officers responded to a bank robbery at Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest. The bank employee told officers that a man wearing a mask entered the bank brandishing a handgun. The suspect was aware of the numerous bank robberies that had occurred in the last few weeks and quickly tripped the alarm. The suspect then went behind the counter and grabbed a bag of cash. The suspect fled the scene moving west. SPD police reports state that there was a “die pack” with the bills and it exploded causing the suspect to drop the cash. Officers later recovered the money.