8 p.m. on July 29, 2011. 1400th NW 53rd St
A couple driving around in Ballard parked along side the curb at 14 block of NW 53rd St to check their GPS navigator when a vehicle in front of them started backing up. The suspect vehicle, which had been occupied when the couple pulled over, began backing up. The victim in the driver's seat of the victim vehicle said he could see the driver of the suspect vehicle looking at him in the rear view mirror but continued to back up. The suspect vehicle struck the front of the victim vehicle and then turned around and pulled alongside the victims' vehicle.
The suspect yelled undescribed obscenities at the victims before heading northbound onto 15th Ave NW. The suspect then entered a driveway at the northeast corner of the intersection, turned and drove "at high speed" at the parked victim vehicle, coming to a stop only a couple of inches from the victim vehicle.
The suspect then drove away.
The victim's vehicle was not damaged by the impact and had been parked two car-lengths away from the vehicle in front of them.The victims felt the suspect had had more than enough room to leave the spot without striking their car and were confident that the suspect struck their car intentionally.
This occurred in daylight. The victims described the suspect as a white male in his 40s, heavy-set wearing "round-ish" eyeglasses. He had short brown hair, a "normal" hairline and haircut, and was wearing a polo shirt.
4 p.m. in July 30, 2011. 7000th block of 19th Ave NW
On Saturday, July 30, 2011 at approximately 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residential burglary. Upon arrival, the victim stated that earlier that afternoon, he had left for a family function and when they returned later in the evening, he discovered that a window in a rear bedroom open. He noticed eighty dollars taken from the bedroom and discovered an additional one hundred dollars missing from another bedroom. The victim did not notice any further property taken from the residence.
Police found no signs of forced entry and no fingerprints.
12:54 a.m. on July 31, 2011. 7700 block of 18th Ave NW
A Ballard homeowner reported that when he returned to his house on Sunday evening, his bedroom furniture was out of place and a bedroom window was unlocked.
He found $300 missing from a box on top of his bedroom dresser.
There were no suspects and the homeowner was advised to put more lighting on that side of his house.
Vehicle Thefts
There were several vehicle thefts on August 3rd at the following locations:
1500 block of NW 53rd St
NW 60th and 24th Ave NW
6th Ave NW and NW Bright St