Commercial burglary on Fauntleroy Way S.W.

At 4:20 a.m. on Mon., Sept. 18, the alarm sounded at a business located on the 7400 block of Fauntleroy Way S.W. When the owner drove to the location, he noticed that the window on the south side of the building was broken and called the police. Officers found a lug wrench inside, as well as lottery tickets and cigarettes on the floor. The business was clear of any suspects. By checking the video surveillance, officers found the suspect was male, wearing a gray hooded jacket and carrying a dark backpack. The victim could not tell how many lottery tickets and cigarettes had been stolen. The wrench and a glove left behind by the suspect were submitted into evidence. 

Laptops stolen from medical business

Officers received a call around 7:45 a.m. on Mon., Sept. 18 reporting a commercial burglary on the 4500 block of 41st Avenue S.W. The business supervisor arrived at 6:30 a.m. to find the door was still locked from the night before, but once inside, he saw that a number of laptops and tablets were missing. Officers were not able to look for fingerprints because employees and patients were already inside the business. The stolen items contained confidential patient information, but they were highly encrypted. The business had no security system. 

Contracting business robbed of its tools 

At 11:30 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 16, officers received an email listing all the items stolen from a contracting business on the 7100 block of 18th Avenue S.W. The tools included nail guns, sanders and saws. Each was engraved with a company logo and bearing a company sticker. 

Vitamin shoplifter

Officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of California Avenue S.W. around 8 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 13. The manager of the store said the suspect had recently fled north on California, after stealing $100 worth of vitamins. She said that the man had already been trespassed from the store in the past. She described him as being in his mid- to late 30s, of medium build and wearing reflective sunglasses, a blue plaid shirt and black pants. 

Burglars find car keys, steal car

Just before noon on Fri., Sept. 15, officers received a call of a residential burglary on the 7500 block of 28th Avenue S.W. The victim said she and her boyfriend had been away for two days. When they returned, they noticed that her boyfriend’s car was missing. Inside their home, a number of items were moved. A set of keys that were hung on the wall was missing. Hand tools were also taken from the kitchen and garage. Officers found that a bedroom window had a broken lock and fingerprints on it. The fingerprints were submitted into evidence.