Lake Forest Park Police Blotter: March 14-19

The following blotter items were selected from Lake Forest Park Police reports from March 14-19: 

March 14

 HAZARD: An intersection at 17000 Bothell Way N.E. flooded as a creek overflowed its banks. The intersection was temporarily closed. Public Works brought pumps in to fix the problem.

 BURGLARY: Someone entered a home in the 16800 block of Bothell Way N.E. by breaking a back glass door and stole a laptop, checkbook and keys.

 March 15

 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: A sign post at 14500 Bothell Way N.E. was snapped off at its base. The act appeared to be purposeful, according to police. Public Works was notified as the post was still in good shape.

 ANIMAL:  A woman’s roommate’s girlfriend’s dog bit her son in the 4500 block of N.E. 201st Place. The son went to the hospital and was treated because the bite broke the skin in multiple locations. An officer completed a report and forwarded the information to Animal Control.

 March 16

AUTO THEFT: A man and his wife in the 4000 block of N.E. 178th St. went out to walk his dog and exchanged greetings with a woman. When they came back home they noticed their red 2009 Nissan Versa was headed toward Ballinger Way from his driveway with a blond, skinny woman, the same person who walked past them, driving it. He had left the door unlocked and believed she may have gotten the keys from the house. His wife’s purse and cellphone were also missing. The vehicle was discovered by police at the Kenmore Safeway and three people were contacted by police in connection with the crime. The car and items were recovered.

 March 17

 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES:  A man in his 40s or 50s was seen possibly burying a yard waste bag 10 feet off the Burke Gilman Trail near 145th St. Police asked a neighbor about it but he didn’t see anything.

 March 18

 AUTO THEFT: A 1996 Honda Accord was stolen from the 14800 block of Bothell Way N.E.

 BURGLARY: A backpack and some money were taken from a home in the 17000 block of 37th Ave. N.E. The front door had been unlocked.

 March 19

THREATS: A man who lives in the 17000 block of 33rd Ave. N.E., who is separated from his 34-year-old wife, was contacted by her. She asked him to tell her 19-year-old boyfriend, who she is living with, to leave her alone. He did and got into a texting battle with him. The boyfriend told the husband in one of the texts that he better bring a gun with him if he comes looking for him. An officer told him that did not meet the elements of a threat and the man was upset that the boyfriend would not be arrested. The officer advised the man on how he and his wife could get a no-contact order to keep the boyfriend, who is on a student visa, away.

 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Someone broke a window at the back of a residence in the 19700 block 40th Court N.E.