Ballard Police Report: Strong words from the back of a patrol car and construction guise goosed a metal thief

shaneh — Mon, 19 May 2014 18:31:47 +0000

shaneh Mon, 05/19/2014 - 11:31am

Intoxicated gentleman lashes out at store staff after asked to leave; Threatens to ‘ruin or damage’ police

May 11 -- At the 8700 block of 15th Avenue Northwest officers responded to an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon report. Officers arrived at a store and witnesses pointed out the suspect walking away. Officers apprehended the suspect and asked him to sit on the bumper of the patrol car. The suspect was uncooperative and had the aroma of an ”intoxicant.” Witnesses told officers that the suspect was a known shoplifter and degenerate, and that when he came into the store that day they asked him to leave. He grew angry with the staff and yelled slurs and spat in their direction. The suspect threatened to “beat the crap out of" the staff. He then tried to push a shopping cart at the staff. That’s when the complainants called police. The suspect was arrested, read Miranda Rights and placed in a patrol vehicle. From the back seat the suspect yelled, “[Expletive] you!” toward officers.

Construction guise goosed a metal thief

May 4 – Officers responded to a burglary/non-forced entry at a construction site at the 6400 block of 24th Avenue Northwest. The complainant told officers that when he arrived at the site he found the chain link fence had been opened and that there was a man wearing a white construction hat and an orange vest out “working” on the site. The complainant was suspicious because there were no contractors scheduled to be there that day. He asked the suspect what company he worked for and the suspect said the “steel guy.” The complainant asked what the name of the company was and the suspect said that the name was on the truck parked on the street. At this point the suspect started walking away and climbed up and over the fence farthest from the complainant. He followed the suspect and called 911. On the phone the dispatcher told the complainant to stop following the man, and so he waited at the site until officers arrived. The vehicle parked at the site was a gray 90’s Toyota Four Runner with a trailer attached. Police discovered construction equipment and copper wiring from the site in the trailer. The truck’s plate revealed the suspect had been involved in another incident at a construction site in April.

Dreamer awakes to wrench to face

May 8 -- Officer responded to an aggravated assault report at the intersection of 22nd Avenue Northwest and Norwest 57th Street. The complainant told officers that he was sleeping in his van when he heard a pounding at the door. He didn’t answer and then he heard someone kicking his van and yelling from outside. He went out and found a man he recognized who seemed to be very intoxicated. The suspect told the victim that he was looking for someone. Without warning the suspect hit the victim across the face with an unknown object. The victim thought it looked like a wrench. The suspect fled before police arrived. Seattle Fire Department treated the victim at the scene.

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Ballard Crime Watch: Outbursts in the library...bike fiend on the loose...disturbing domestic violence...evicted addict attempts burglary

shaneh — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:45:23 +0000

shaneh Tue, 02/25/2014 - 10:45am

Boyfriend blames and beats girlfriend for alleged attack

Feb. 15 at the 8th Avenue Northwest and 52nd Street, a public disturbance was reported. A man and women were in an argument and the woman was reportedly kicking and chasing the male down the street. When officers arrived on the scene she told officers that after drinking alcohol for most of the night, on the way home a man stole her purse and threatened to rape her. When she got home her boyfriend asked her about the offender and became jealous. The boyfriend said that “if she hadn’t left on her own she never would have been threatened.” She told officers that her boyfriend had “punched her in the face” repeatedly and was later taken to the hospital.

Evicted tenant breaks into previous apartment

Feb. 14 at the 2200 block of Northwest 60th Streets, officers responded to attempted burglary. When the victim came home after work she found part of the door lock on the ground. However, she thought that the suspect did not gain entry because nothing was stolen. The victim thought the she had a suspect in mind and said the suspect used to live with her but was evicted. She also said that the suspect has a heroin/methadone addiction and frequents the Shoreline Methadone Clinic.

Bike thief gets away... for now

Feb. 14 at the 6500 block of 15h Avenue North officers responded to burglary at a storage unit of an apartment complex. The unit contained bicycles. Officers arrived and made contact with the owners. There was no sign of forced entry. However, a chain that locked the bike was cut. Police believe they should be able to track the bike via serial code.

Disturbance at Ballard Library

At the Ballard Library Feb. 13 there was an attempted assault on a librarian after the suspect was told to leave for yelling. After being told to stop disturbing others, the suspect became enraged and accused the librarians of being discriminating toward “Hispanics” and “lesbians.” The suspect picked up a paperweight and threw it at a librarian but missed. The librarians called the police but the suspect was gone before they arrived. The librarians said that they have had problems with the suspect in the past. Currently, not court order has been filed.

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