KPD Blotter: Cops Catch Car Prowler Downtown Rifling Through Vehicle

The following are selected reports from the Kirkland Police Department for the period of Aug. 9-14. The reports do not indicate a conviction.

Aug. 9

• Police arrested a 53-year-old Houghton woman after she allegedly went to the home of her 66-year-old ex-boyfriend on 103rd Avenue NE in Houghton just after midnight and used a key to scratch the car of his current girlfriend. The victim is a 52-year-old Edmonds woman, and her Mazda MX-5 sports car was scratched on the side and trunk. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of malicious mischief and trespassing.

• A 12-year-old boy allegedly kicked a hole in the office wall of a social worker who deals with troubled children on 6th Street South in Houghton about about 11 a.m. The 64-year-old social worker, from Everett, asked that the boy be charged and agreed to participate in the prosecution, according to the report.

• Police arrested a 15-year-old youth for suspicion of indecent exposure after he allegedly showed his genitals in public in front of a 48-year-old Kenmore woman. It happened at 11:30 a.m. along 11th Avenue West in the West of Market neighborhood.

Aug. 10

• An unknown number of tries were stolen by unknown suspects who used a tool to cut through cyclone fence and break into a storage unit at a Totem Lake area tire store off NE 124th. The time of the theft was not clear in the report, but police obtained video surveillance to review. The theft was reported by the store’s assistant manager, a 37-year-old Lynnwood man.

Aug. 11

• A 25-year-old neighbor man was identified as a suspect in the burglary of a 44-year-old woman’s home on NE 141st Place in Kingsgate. Stolen were a diamond pendant, diamond bracelet and a gold ring with ruby, sapphire and diamond stones. There was no sign of forced entry. The theft occurred between July 28 and Aug. 11.

• One hundred dollars cash was stolen from the wallet of a 59-year-old Spokane woman while she was dining at a Carillon Point restaurant the night of July 29, and later $200 was withdrawn from her bank debit card, she told police. She also lost her driver’s license and Social Security card. There were no suspects.

Aug. 12

• An unknown person used a key to scratch the finish on both sides, front to back, of a Honda Civic Del Sol left parked on Main Street downtown by a 16-year-old woman. It happened between 6:20 p.m. and 8 p.m. Police found no leads.

Aug. 13

• After allegedly throwing a rock through the windshield of a parked car near the intersection of  100th Avenue NE and NE 124th Street in Juanita just after 4 a.m., a 22-year-old Kirkland man was arrested on a charge of malicious mischief.

Aug. 14

• Caught inside a car parked on Central Way downtown after allegedly being seen breaking its window at about 8 p.m., a 49-year-old Redmond man was arrested on five charges of motor vehicle prowling, theft and malicious mischief. Police say they later determined he was responsible for stealing from another vehicle and trying to steal from a third. The man was found rifling through belongings of one car and was found with two pairs of sunglasses, $20 in change and dollar bills and various vehicle registration, insurance card and other documents.

• A 30-year-old Marysville man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for felony assault after he was found sleeping in his grandmother’s garage on NE 47th Place in Houghton at about 10 a.m.

• Two mountain bikes were stolen from the bottom of the stairs at a 63-year-old woman’s condo on NE 144th Lane in north Juanita. The woman had moved them from the her deck while it was being stained and left them unlocked. They were stolen sometime between Aug. 9-14.

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