$300 taken from the till; inside job suspected

On August 17 officers responded to a burglary at a business residing on the 1700 block of Northwest Market Street. The business owner told officers that he had locked the front and back door before leaving the night before. He returned later that evening to retrieve his laptop, entering and exiting through the back door. The next morning the complainant told officers that $300 in cash had been taken from the cash register. The key to the till was kept in a drawer below the till and it had been moved. Officers inspected the doorways and there was no sign of forced entry. Nothing else was reported stolen. Officers did not recover fingerprints or security footage.

Screen cutter at it again

On August 18 Seattle police responded to a burglary/forced entry at a residence on the 105th block of Third Avenue Northwest. The resident told officers that he returned home to find his east facing kitchen window screen missing. He inspected the screen and found that a three-inch cut had been made. He believed that the suspect was unable to enter his home because of his large guard dog that must have barked. No fingerprints we recovered from the scene.

Suspect stabs woman’s chair with shotgun

On August 19 SPD responded to an assault with a deadly weapon at the 4600 block of Leary Way Northwest. Officers pulled up to the business and recognize the suspect described by dispatchers: white female in 40’s with pink top and black yoga pants. The suspect was leaving the business when officers arrived and slowly started backing into the business after seeing officers. There was also a male behind her. Officers told them to stay where they were and they did. They were arrested and cuffed for safety. Officers met with the victim who said that she was talking with the arrested male and giving him an update about her boyfriend, who was recently paralyzed, when the suspect pushed the back of her chair with a shotgun. The victim was knocked to the floor from the force. The male quickly took the gun away from the suspect and hid it behind a trash bin. Apparently the suspect was upset about the boyfriend’s medical condition. The suspect was arrested and booked into King County Jail.

Car in secure parking garage rampaged

On August 21 officers responded to a burglary in a secure parking garage at the 220 block of Northwest 58th Street. The prowler broke through the window and took the radio and other personal items from the car. The estimated loss was $1400. No security footage or prints were recovered.