Police Blotter: Man assaults two people in Fremont; burglaries in Ballard; man suffers unprovoked attack
Thu, 10/20/2011
By Cassandra Baker, Intern
1:00 a.m. on October 16th. 36th block of Dayton Ave N
Police received several 911 calls about a large fight in the Fremont neighborhood on October 16th. Callers said that one of the participants in the fight had fired a gun into the air. The first officers to respond located the suspect and his car. The vehicle was searched and three suspects were detained. The gun was also recovered.
Officers determined that the suspect had assaulted two victims by punching, kicking, and pistol-whipping them. Seattle Police reports that the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect also sustained minor injuries and was treated before being booked into the King County Jail.
1:46 p.m. on October 15th. 105th block of Greenwood Ave N
A man arrived at his office on October 15th to find that it had been burglarized the previous night. The burglar broke a window, entered the office, and stole numerous items. Three computer monitors, a flat screen TV, a gaming system, and four video games were taken.
9:25 a.m. on October 14th. 8th block of NW 45th St
A man arrived at his abandoned building to find that the front door was open. Several officers searched the premises but did not locate any suspects. The victim did not find any property damage and could not determine the point of entry. He believed that the suspect may have taken some copper strikers. No fingerprints were found at the scene.
12:25 a.m. on October 13th. 11th block of NW Leary Wy
A man was assaulted while walking with his girlfriend. The victim’s girlfriend said that the two of them were walking to their vehicle when a car came up and an unknown man got out and punched the victim in the face. The victim’s girlfriend said that the suspect did not say anything. She said that she the first time she had ever seen the suspect before was at a nearby 7-11 a few minutes before the attack. The victim’s girlfriend also said that there was a white male in the suspect’s car who yelled at the suspect to get back into the car.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male with a husky build, tattoos “everywhere,” and wearing a gray shirt and gray sweatpants. The suspect’s vehicle is described as an older silver vehicle, possibly a station wagon.
The victim was treated at the scene and then transported to Harborview Medical Center.