Around 6 p.m on Nov. 28. 5700 block of 22 AV NW

Three 13-year-old boys were hassled by a group of suspects who demanded their valuables. One victim gave them his cell phone which seemed to momentarily satisfy the suspects who walked away but returned short thereafter demanding more items. One victim was put in a headlock while his cell phone was taken. Another victim handed over $3. Even the kids’ hats were taken by the suspects. None of the boys were injured or complained of any pain and stated that the suspects were regulars of the skate bowl area and might be transient or street kids.

01:30 a.m. Nov. 28. 8200 14th AV NW

It seemed that the group of suspects mentioned earlier moved on from mugging three boys to attacking an adult that same night. A man was walking home Sunday night when he was approached by a group. The suspects told the victim to empty his pockets but the victim refused and suspect #1 attacked the victim. The victim successfully fought off suspect #1 but then the other suspects joined the attack. The victim said he fought off the suspects who fled the scene. Suspect #1 may have suffered a broken nose. The suspects are still at large.

Between 10 a.m. on Nov. 24 and 10:15 on Nov. 26. 7216 GREENWOOD AV N

Returning to work after Thanksgiving, Mr. Garcia found that the glass of Vitality Pilates’ front door had been broken out. He said the business had been entered and gone through by unknown suspect(s). At the time of the report it was unknown what had been stolen from the business.

Between 3 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 9 p.m. on Nov. 27. NW 44 ST

Returning home after having been out of town for Thanksgiving, the victim
noticed that his back door had been kicked in. The bolt had split the door and caused the frame to crack. The suspect(s) ransacked the house, pulling out several drawers and throwing items helter-skelter around the home. $850 in cash had been taken out of a drawer as was the victim’s work laptop.

Between 2:20 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 27 5200 block of 9 AV NW

On Saturday evening a burglar entered the victim’s house through a sliding window. Once inside, the suspect(s) collected numerous items and carried them out in a pillow case which was also stolen. Upon arrival, the police officer observed that the screen to the front window had been removed but was unsuccessful in retrieving any latent prints. Burglar has yet to be found.

Between 5 p.m and 6 p.m. on Nov. 27. 9500 block of 2 AV NW

The property on the corner of NW 97 and 2 Av NW. is entirely fenced and each gate is secured with heavy duty chain and padlocks. Along the SW fence is a locked gate. The suspects cut the chain and locks securing this gate to enter the victim's property. Suspects then continued to cut the chain, locks, and securing steel bar attached to an outboard motor on the victim's boat, a 22-ft Bayliner on trailer. A 15 HP Mercury motor was removed from the external mount. The victim said this same thing happened about four years prior.

Between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Nov. 29. 40 GREENWOOD AVE N

A Greenwood Ave resident returned to her house to find that someone had kicked in the side
door. Only certain areas of the house were disturbed including the master bedroom and the laundry room. Here, the suspect(s) found what they were looking for - a video camera, a borrowed projector, camera lenses and vintage watches. Multiple high value items were left throughout the house undisturbed.
The suspect was clumsy however and left a stray BIC lighter behind which was collected for fingerprints.