Thief uses old receipt for cash, caught by security officer

On Jan. 28 officers responded to a shoplifting call at a business residing on the 900 block of Northwest 45th Street. The security officer had the suspect in custody when officers arrived and officers told police that the suspect entered the store and grabbed a pair of Dr. Scholes insoles ($6.78). She took the insoles to the retail counter and “returned” them using a receipt from an earlier date and from a different store (Shoreline). As soon as the retail technician gave the suspect the money for the insoles the security officer asked the suspect to come with him. She did. The officer contacted the store in Shoreline and found out they had issued a criminal trespass notice for the suspect. The photo in the notice matched the suspect. The notice stated that the suspect is not allowed in any of the branch stores for any reason at any time. Seattle Police officers found out that the suspect had multiple warrants out for her arrest for theft. One had a bail amount of $7,600. Officers booked the suspect in King County jail.

Suspect kicks in door, takes nothing

On Jan. 27 officers were dispatched to a burglary at the 1200 block of Third Avenue Northwest. The complainant told officers that while walking up to his house with his daughter, he noticed that the basement light was engaged. This was alarming to him because the light is motion activated. He entered the house and found the back door was open and a window in the kitchen had been broken and there was glass on the floor. Officers noticed that the door had been split, indicating it was kicked through. The complainant did not notice anything missing from the home. Officers dusted for latent finger prints but found none.