Off-leash dog causes thumb injury | Police Blotter

Police blotter for Sept. 24-30.

Sept. 24

Burglary: At 12:49 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Mercer Way, a victim’s house is being remodeled. No one is currently occupying the home. Sometime between Sept. 20-22, someone entered the home and stole several items from the homeowner and general contractor.

Sept. 26

DUI: At 12:26 a.m. in the 7600 block of Mercer Way, a driver was stopped for an equipment violation. The driver showed signs of impairment. The driver provided two valid breath samples.

Car theft: At 6:58 a.m. in the 3800 block of 76th Avenue Southeast, a car was stolen and dumped nearby in the 3500 block of 69th Avenue Southeast. The victim’s father and brother arrived at the location and recovered the car.

Fraud: at 3:23 p.m. in the 4600 block of 8th Avenue Southeast, a victim was told by their credit card monitoring service that there were multiple fraudulent attempts to open credit cards in his name. All of these attempts were seen as suspicious and declined.

Forgery: At 10:43 a.m. in the 4700 block of Forest Avenue Southeast, a victim reported a check forgery and identity theft that happened on Sept. 19.

Sept. 30

Dog chase: At 8:25 a.m. in the 8100 block of Southeast 40th Street, a dog was running off leash and chased someone walking their dog. That person fell and had a thumb injury. The dog was not being aggressive nor did the dog bite the injured person. The dog owner was cited for the dog being off leash and not under control.

Theft: At 11:59 a.m. in the 3600 block of 76th Avenue Southeast, the victim had a check from a tenant stolen from his mailbox. This likely happened on the same day his son’s passport went missing after USPS reported it delivered. Check was from a tenant in Renton who said the check was cashed in a bank account by a female suspect. The check was for $2,803.