Police Blotter | Man found in bushes after stealing alcohol from Albertson’s
Published 10:13 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014
September 13
Forgery: A 19-year-old woman reported that someone she met at Bellevue College gave her two checks, one for $4,362 and one for $4,678, and asked her to cash them. She deposited the first check, withdrew the funds and gave them to the suspect, but was told when she went to deposit the second check that it was returned, and that the money she withdrew previously was on a check that was also returned and she owes the bank $4,362.
September 15
Suspicious circumstance: A 50-year-old female living on the 8300 block of S.E. 82nd Street reported that she received a piece of mail through the U.S. Postal Service that was returned for lack of postage. She opened it and found 22 tablets of what was later identified as the prescription drug Adderall. The return address on the envelope was hers, but she and her family members did not recognize the piece of mail.
September 16
Car Prowl: A 22-year-old man reported that his vehicle was entered overnight unlawfully and has car stereo, valued at $100, was stolen. Police say the vehicle was likely left unlocked.
Fraud: A 72-year-old male reported that an unknown suspect accessed his credit card information and purchased $1,000 worth of gift cards at a Seattle QFC grocery store.
Identity theft: A 51-year-old male reported that he had his Macy’s account information to make a purchase of $400.
Identity theft: A 67-year-old female reported that her charge card was used without permission for a total loss of $150.
September 17
Shoplifting: A 26-year-old man was seen by an Albertson’s manager taking alcohol, putting it in his bag and leaving the store. Police found the suspect in the bushes along the walking path at 77th Avenue and Sunset Highway. He was detained and arrested. The merchandise – two Seahawks hats, a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of vodka – was valued at $91.40 and recovered by Albertson’s.
Fraud: An 82-year-old man reported that three pieces of mail (checks) were stolen from him and used fraudulently. One check was washed, rewritten for $899.46 and was used in an attempt to be deposited. His bank account number was used to electronically transfer $1,500 to a Fidelity account, and his credit card number was used for a $900 online charge.
Collision: A 41-year-old woman was evacuated to Overlake Hospital after her car was hit by a backhoe on the 6200 block of 77th Avenue S.E. Police say the parking brake on the unmanned backhoe may have failed, causing it to slid down the hill, into the woman’s vehicle and an iron rod fence.
September 18
Collision: A vehicle crossed over the line on West Mercer Way, striking the side rear tire, wheel and rear quarter panel of another vehicle. The driver of the first vehicle, a larger black SUV, did not stop, though police say the driver was likely aware of the collision.
September 20
Theft: A 58-year-old man reported that his outboard motor was stolen off his boat, which was tied to a community dock on the 4200 block of Holly Lane.
September 21
Collision: A woman traveling northbound on 74th Avenue S.E. and making a turn on S.E. 24th Street collided with another vehicle. The woman claimed she stopped at the stop sign and did not see the other vehicle before colliding with it, but the other driver said he thought she didn’t stop.
Theft: A 57-year-old man reported that sometime between Aug. 1 and Sept. 1, an unknown suspect stole the front and back Washington State plates off of his late mother’s vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of her residence on the 2400 block of 73rd Avenue S.E.
September 22
Scam: A 34-year-old male said he confronted a subject in the south QFC parking lot on S.E. 68th Street. He believes the subject defrauded him several months ago by charging him $300 to fix some dents in his vehicle and not actually fixing them. He saw the same subject attempting to solicit another person for his ‘scam.’ When confronted, the subject fled in his green Suburban, which had no license plate.
