A Ballard resident reported—and signed papers verifying--that his Mustang had been stolen from in front of his house on Sept. 1. (Fortunately for his insurance company, but unfortunately for him, officers discovered he had actually sold the car to a wrecking yard back in May.)

Around 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, a resident of the 6000 block of Northwest 74th heard suspicious clanking noises outside his home. An hour later he discovered that someone had stolen his outboard motor from the back of his Bayliner as well as four fishing poles and two loaded tackle boxes.

A citizen called to report that $7,000 worth of fine jewelry is missing from a basement room of a house on Northwest 67th. She suspects that someone might have taken it during a real-estate open house back in June.

A young man reports that on Wednesday, Sept. 16, he was working on a car near 17th and Northwest Ione when an older man walked by and struck up a conversation. Suddenly, the older fellow reached out and grabbed the victim by the genitals before walking away southbound on 17th. The suspect is a white male, 50-64 years old, slim, and with brown hair.

Someone stole a woman's VISA card from her wallet while she was in the vicinity of Ballard Hospital and made over $2,000 worth of charges.

One day when they returned from work, a couple noticed that a drill and a cellphone were missing from their home, but there were no signs of forced entry. When they called the cell number, a man answered, said he wanted $80 for the phone (since he had “paid $100”), and offered to meet the owners at an intersection on Northwest 65th. The victims declined and called police.

Around 6 a.m. on Sept. 15, employees at the Holman Road QFC called to report that an elderly gentleman (whose listed address was in Anacortes—and who had driven to the location) was disoriented. The man told officers he was lost—that he couldn't find his daughter's home, but that she lived “around here.” Searching the man's wallet, officers found a telephone number and were able to contact relatives on his behalf. Family members picked him up at the North Precinct.

Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls by block: 7800 8th NW, 8000 29th NW, 5800 4th NW, 5300 34th NW, 300 NW 93rd, 14200 Sherwood Dr. NW, 7000 Jones NW, 6000 NW 74th, 6200 24th NW