LFP Police Blotter: Chaos at Adult Family Home

MARCH 12

DEAD ON ARRIVAL:  The police arrived in the 19500 block of 38th Ave NE to find a deceased person.  No other information was given.

FRAUD:  A person in the 19700 block of 41st Ave NE told police that someone made unauthorized charges to his/her checking account.  Some checks were possibly taken from his/her mailbox around March 9th.  The two checks cleared (via U.S. Bank) for $1,500 each.  The checking account has been closed.  Police advised the LFP resident to get a LOCKING mailbox.  The locking mailbox MAY help.

THEFT:  A man in the 14900 block of Bothell Way NE had over 100 brass flower bases stolen from him.  The thief was making a “clanking” sound with the bag of stolen brass bases as the thief ran off.

HOUSE RANSACKED:  A very drunk woman in the 16700 block of 39th Ave NE said that someone rifled through her belongings.  It is unknown how a person gained access to the house and unknown what was stolen.

MARCH 13

SUSPICIOUS: An incident happened nearby 40th Pl NE and NE 185th Street.  A person told police that a woman was acting strange.  Upon arrival, police found a disheveled woman who spoke very fast and could not keep still.  The woman was carrying a brand new gas can with a small amount of liquid.  The woman said she ran out of gas, that she was coming from a motel and on her way to her mom’s house in Mountlake Terrace.  She said she left her brother in the car for over two hours and walked to a gas station and got lost getting back to the car.  The person who called police claims the woman was walking up and down the driveways of some homes looking for something.  The person did not see the woman attempt to open front doors of homes or car doors.  The police drove the woman to an address in Mountlake Terrace.  Police noted that the woman was no longer concerned about her vehicle, her brother or the gas can.

WOMAN UPSET:  A woman who had been drinking in the 16700 block of 39th Ave NE was very upset because she didn’t know where her jewelry box was.  Still angry, she asked why her husband doesn’t care about her anymore.  The police advised her to stop drinking and call her A.A. sponsor.

DUI:  A vehicle hit a fence in the 3500 block of NE 180th Street.  A man who was impaired and had an odor of intoxicants as well as watery blood shot eyes was taken into custody.

MARCH 14

FRAUD:  A woman in the 19000 block of Ballinger Way NE said that her US Mail was stolen in January.  Recently, a $1,000 check was cashed on her credit card.  Citibank would not investigate the situation without a case number from LFP Police.

WARRANTS & ARREST:  A woman was taken into custody nearby the 17400 block of Ballinger Way NE.  She had two warrants for marijuana possession ($1,000 each) and driving while under the influence ($2,600.)

MARCH 15

RECOVERED U.S. MAIL: The police (in the 4600 block of NE 195th Street) found a large stack of soaking wet U.S. Mail.  The mail was from Lynnwood.  Two construction workers said that the mail was there when they arrived at 7 a.m.

SCREAMER:  A woman reported that she and her husband found a man yelling obscenities in their neighborhood.  The husband and wife believed the man was on drugs.  When police arrived, the man pretended that he was in the shower.  The man said he was taking care of his elderly mom.  The police told the man to stop screaming bad words at his neighbors.  He complied.

MARCH 16

ILLEGAL DUMPING:  Someone illegally dumped stuff in an east parking lot in the 14500 block of Bothell Way NE.  This happened around 2:00 a.m.

BAD DRIVER WHILE DRUNK:  A person in the 19000 block of Lago Pl NE reported that a man drove through their fence.  The drunken man tried to run away and later brandished a golf club that police had him place on the ground.  The man was taken into custody.

THEFT:  A woman in the 19500 block of 40th Pl NE said that she was in Edmonds at her relative’s home when she discovered that her medications, money and iPod were missing from her purse.  She suspects that her cousin is the thief.

MORE THEFT:  A mother in the 18500 block of 37th Ave NE who spoke Spanish reported that someone stole her daughter’s iPod Touch.  The mom believes it was stolen at daycare or at her daughter’s school.  The police told the mom that iPod’s have no tracking device so “it’s probably long gone.”

MARCH 17

CHAOS AT ADULT FAMILY HOME:  An elderly man (82 years old) in the 18500 block of 36th Pl NE was yelling because he dislocated his shoulder.  His caretaker advised police that he is rather “difficult” to deal with.  An aid unit was on the scene to help the old man.

FILTHY R.V. ON ANOTHER PERSON’S PROPERTY:  A homeowner at the 3900 block of NE 157th Place told police that the RV lights were on all night and other suspicious activity happened.  The police found out that the owner of the R.V. was in jail.  The R.V. is mostly unoccupied unless the R.V. owner’s son comes by.  The police said that the interior of the R.V. was like a garbage dump with uncapped needles and broken glass.

MARCH 18

BURGLARY:  A homeowner in the 18200 block of Ballinger Way NE reported to police that someone had broken into their home and tagged their garage.  It was unknown what was taken. Also unknown was how the person gained entry to the house.

BAD NEPHEW:  A woman in the 17400 block of Ballinger Way NE said that her nephew committed fraud.  Upon further investigation, the police concluded that the crime happened in Shoreline.  The police advised the woman to speak to Shoreline P.D.