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Police Blotter: Customer Orders Food, But Doesn't Want to Pay for It

The following blotter items range from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6. Information on arrests is supplied by the Shoreline Police Department. The reports do not indicate a conviction.

Dec. 3

YOU EAT OUT, YOU PAY: A customer ordered food and ate it at Denny's in the 900 block of 155th St. But he refused to pay and was cited for trespassing.

WEB SCAM: Police investigated a report of a person who used a computer scam in an attempt to swindle money from a victim.

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NEED A MAP: Someone stole a GPS from a vehicle from the driveway of a residence on Third Avenue NW.

Dec. 4

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GUN AT COSTCO: Numerous deputies responded to Costco on N. 205th after reports of a man waving a gun.

BREAKING IN THROUGH ROOF: A suspected burglar broke a portion of roof over a cigar shop in the 20000 block of Ballinger Way.

SCUFFLE OVER GESTURES: Two people got into a dust up at McDonald's on Ballinger Way after exchanging inappropriate hand gestures.

Dec. 5

NOT SERVICE YOU WANT: Someone threw a full can of Busch beer through a window on 158th St.

OH NO YOU DIDN'T: A person met his probation officer drunk at Shoreline District Court 1.

Dec. 6

SPARE A SQUARE: Someone lit toilet paper on fire in the men's room at Hamlin Park.

TAGGING: New, obscene graffiti tags reported at Ridgecrest Park.

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