Ballard - Police Blotter

Police catch two burglars in the act

Seattle police arrested two suspects while they were trespassing in a home on the 2000 block of NW 65th Street on August 22. Officers were called to the residence after the owner reported two males were…MORE

Burglar pushes through AC unit to get in business

Police are on the lookout for a suspect who pushed through an air-conditioning unit in order to gain access to a business located on the 100 block of NW 85th Street on August 18. Officers…MORE

Shoplifters make get-away with goods, assault employee with bear spray

Police report reveals more details to Market Street shooting

An attempted robbery on NW Market Street and Ballard Avenue NW turned into a shooting that wounded three people on August 8. Police spoke with security guards outside the club…MORE

Attempted robbery ends with shooting, three people injured

Three people were injured after a man tried to steal a necklace from woman and fired three shots from a pistol on August 8. The incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. on the street…MORE

Thief makes off with $1820 in tools

Police are looking for a tool thief who nabbed power tools from a home located on the 1000 block of 14th Avenue Northwest on July 28. The complainant told officers that he came home to find the tools he…MORE

Thief takes purse and cash from store employee room

Police are looking for a purse thief after he stole items from the private employee area of a store located on the 5400 block of Ballard Avenue NW on July 17. Witnesses told police that…MORE

Masked man rips off convenient store register

Police are searching for a young white man after he smashed a large window of a convenient store located on the 2400 block of NW 80th Street and ran off with cash register. Police received a…MORE

Contractor employee threatens theft before $2,900 in tools taken

A Ballard man is missing $2,900 in power tools after a burglary occurred at his home on the 100 block of Third Avenue NW on July 5. The man came home to find his front door…MORE

Burglar breaks in to party

A Ballard resident reported that while she was away someone broke in to have a party in her home located on the 900 block of Eighth Avenue N.W. On June 26 the complainant told officers she was gone for a week,…MORE