Thief makes big grab, makes off with merchandise

A suspect got away with five bags of stolen merchandise from a store located at the 1400 block of N.W. Market Street Feb. 16. The store security officer called police after the incident occurred. He told officers he watched the suspect load numerous bags of merchandise from the store into a shopping cart. In the check-out line the suspect paid for two bottles of orange juice and claimed to have entered the store with the other items. The security officer confronted the suspect outside the store. There was a struggle. Bags tore open. The men grappled for the merchandise. In the end the security officer reclaimed about $92 of the stolen items. Bruises and red marks were visible on the security officer’s arms. The suspect fled on foot northbound east of 15th Avenue N.W. with the stolen goods. Police were unable to locate the suspect. They collected security footage of the incident.

Wallet stolen from teacher; instructor afraid to drive without license

A schoolteacher is replacing her driver’s license after it was stolen from her car in a secure parking garage at the 2000 block of N.W. 59th Street on Feb. 7. The complainant called police after her wallet was stolen. She thought her passenger door was unlocked. There was $30 in her wallet and all of her identification items. Police found no fingerprints at the scene. The complainant was concerned she would not be able to get a replacement operator’s license before the next day when she was scheduled to instruct a class. The officer quelled her concerns by offering her a case number and told her to show his card if by chance she was pulled over while driving.