Man receives fraudulent documents from IRS
Mon, 11/17/2008
1. The resident of an apartment unit at 952 Southwest Campus Drive contacted Federal Way police to report that he had received some suspicious looking documents in the mail. The incident took place around 9 a.m. on the morning of October 7. The man told police that he had received the documents but he believed that they might not be legitimate. The man is from Mexico, and he had returned to Federal Way after several months there. The documents stated that the man owed $11,000 to the IRS for income he earned going back to 2001-2002. The man said that the documents stated he had filed tax returns for those years, having worked in the United States. But the man told officers that he wasn't even in the country then. The discrepancy caused him to believe the documents were somehow fake. There is no other information listed in the report.
Woman's credit card goes missing, thief uses it to buy lingerie
2. A woman contacted Federal Way police to report a series of unauthorized charges to her pink Victoria's Secret credit card. The woman told police that she went shopping in the Victoria's Secret store, located at 1909 South Commons on October 7. Later on, when she received her statement, it showed several transactions that the woman did not make on the credit card. She told officers that she did not recall getting her card back from the cashier, so she believed the cashier might have stolen it. The report does not mention how much the unknown person charged to her card.
Car prowlers take satellite radio
3. A woman, who lives on the 30900 block of 1st Avenue South, contacted Federal Way police to report that an unknown person or persons broke into her vehicle and stole several items from inside. The incident occurred sometime before 8:40 a.m on the morning of October 7, when the woman said she returned to her car and discovered the crime. The woman said she locked her car and left it overnight outside in her assigned stall. When she left to go to work in the next morning, she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until she opened the car door. She opened the car with the remote, so she couldn't tell if the doors had been locked previously. The woman realized she'd been burglarized when she discovered that the glove box door was open. She also discovered that her XM satellite radio, valued at $85, was also stolen. The unit was wired into the dash, and the thieves damaged her dash when the ripped it out of the vehicle. The woman's radio, valued at $20, and various other items, with a combined value of $25, were also stolen from inside. There is no suspect information, and officers have closed the case pending new leads.
Woman reports bogus money scam
4. A woman who lives on the 32500 block of 30th Avenue Southwest contacted Federal Way police to report that someone was trying to lure her into a confidence scam. The incident was reported around 9 a.m on the morning of October 10. The circumstances resemble those common to the Nigerian scam, where a con artists presents the victim with a large check that they have to cash and send a portion back. The woman told officers that she became involved in a mystery shopper program and received a $4,150 check from this unknown person. The scam artist asked the woman to cash the check and use the funds to make two mystery shopping trips, one of which involved a money transfer at Western Union. The woman called the bank on the check to verify funds, and the bank responded that there was no such account. The woman told officers that she then called the scam artist back and told him that the check was no good. The man denied the accusations. No other information is listed in the report.
Car prowlers strike Pontiac in Commons parking lot
5. In an online report filed on the Federal Way police website, the victim of a car break-in told officers that an unknown person or persons broke into his 2007 Pontiac and stole various items from inside. The incident took place at the Commons Mall parking lot, located at 1920 South Commons. The man told police that he has an automatic lock on his car that doesn't fully lock the car if one or more doors isn't shut properly. According to the report, the man said the back right door wasn't shut all the way and the door didn't lock. While he was inside the mall around 5 p.m .on the afternoon of October 7, someone broke into the unlocked door and took his backpack from the back seat. Inside the backpack was approximately $45 in cash, $60 in compact discs and his identification badge for his job, valued at $50. There is no suspect information, and officers have closed the case pending new leads.
Man busted for smoking marijuana at Steel Lake Annex
6. Around 1 a.m. on the morning of October 7, Federal Way police made contact with Viktor V. Staroverov after a report that someone was smoking marijuana in the vicinity of the Steel Lake Annex. The incident address was 2645 South 312th Street. Staroverov was with another unnamed suspect at the time. Officers found that the suspects were both in possession of marijuana, and both were charged with the offense. Staroverov was booked into the Fife Jail for warrants and various other misdemeanors, including obstructing and interfering with police, sale and manufacturing of marijuana, and several outstanding Federal Way warrants. There is no other information listed in the report.
Abuser violates no contact order, flees the scene
7. A woman who lives in an apartment complex at 1300 Southwest Campus Drive contacted Federal Way police to report that she felt threatened by her boyfriend. The incident took place around 12:45 a.m. on the morning of October 7. The victim told officers that she felt threatened when he said he was going to assault her during an argument over money. Background checks on the suspect indicated that he had a valid no-contact order with the victim. According to the report, the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. Area checks for the suspect, whose name is not mentioned in the report, were unsuccessful. There is no other information listed in the report.