Thieving yard sale shoppers involved in hit and run

Around 1:30 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 3, officers were dispatched to the 8500 block of Mary Avenue N.W. to investigate a robbery. First they checked the area for the suspect’s vehicle. Then, they spoke to the victim, who explained that he was having a yard sale, since he is moving soon. He had a number of tables with clothes, toys and items on display. A group of three people—one man and two women—arrived in a pickup truck. One of the women requested that the victim show her some items—diverting his attention from the other two individuals. She expressed interest in one item, saying she would come back to purchase it. All three left—and the homeowner returned to his lawn. He realized several items were missing and immediately realized he had been conned. He searched the area for the suspects. He could not find them, so he returned to his yard. Then the suspects came back, and the man tried to yell out at them. The pickup accelerated, striking the man in the chest with the driver side mirror. He fell to the ground and scraped both elbows. The pickup continued south on Mary Avenue N.W. and then turned east on 85th. The man driving the truck had dropped his wallet, including the driver’s license inside, as well as multiple baggies that officers suspected of having drug residue and crumpled aluminum foil. He told officers that the photo in the license matched the suspect. Officers placed the wallet into evidence. The victim said the stolen items included a cell phone and case, antique toys and about 35 t-shirts. 

Homeless woman attacks man

When officers arrived to investigate an assault on the intersection of 24th Avenue N.W. and N.W. Market Street around 11:50 a.m. on Sun., Sept. 3, the Seattle Fire Department was already on the scene, wrapping up the victim's forehead with gauze. The man had a two-inch laceration on his head but refused to go to the hospital. He said he was on the dock in the morning, when a homeless woman approached. He asked if she wanted a drink, and she said yes. They shared some vodka, and she asked if he had a speaker so she could listen to some music from her cell phone. He said yes. She tried to connect with the Bluetooth using her phone but was unsuccessful and became increasingly frustrated. He told her they could just listen to the music on her phone. This angered her, and she threw the speaker, hitting him in the arm. She then picked it up again, this time throwing it at his head, cutting him in the forehead. He stood up, and she tried to shove him. He shoved her back, knocking her to the ground. He was bleeding profusely from the forehead and told her that he was going to call the police. She threatened to kill him as he walked away in search of a phone to call 911. The victim is homeless and has no mailing address or phone. He believes the suspect hangs around the area of 22nd N.W. and N.W. 57th Street. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate her.

Man pulls gun near Safeway

A man flagged down a police car near the 5300 block of Leary Avenue N.W. around 5 a.m. on Thurs., Aug. 31. He told officers that someone had pulled a gun on him several hours ago by the Safeway on 15th Avenue N.W. He said he did not know the suspect, who he described as being in his 40s or 50s and 5'10" tall with a large beard. The suspect drove a small blue car with a loud muffler. Officers told the man to call them if he saw the suspect again.