Jan. 14

A woman reported she had been the victim of identity theft. She said she started getting emails from a pay-day loan company called “radiantcash.com” telling her she defaulted on loan payments. She investigated and found suspect(s) had opened a bank account at JP Morgan Chase in her name using her personal information. Then, the suspect(s) got a $500 loan from radiantcash.com. There are no suspects or leads at this time.

Jan. 15

Three cars were prowled at the Terrace Park Elementary parking lot. All belong to teachers at the school. The prowl occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., when a school assembly concluded. All three vehicles had windows broken and valuables were taken from the cars, including purses, earrings and several check books. Three witnesses, including two children at the school, described a woman wearing blue prowling the cars. The one adult witness said there was a second woman with a heavy build driving a dark green 4-door sedan.

Jan. 16

An officer responded to Roger’s Market in the 23100 block of 56th Avenue West. The store’s assistant manager said there was a shoplifter in custody. The store’s assistant manager said the suspect had concealed some items within his clothing, then acted as if he was going to pay for other items with a food card that had no money. The suspect admitted he knew there was no money on the card. The assistant manager contacted the suspect at the register and recovered the concealed items. The suspect was issued a trespass notice and told he is not allowed on the property for 1 year, then he was released.

A man reported someone broke into his storage unit in the 6000 block of Saint Albion Way and stole several items. The units are located right next door to the apartment. The owner said he heard two unfamiliar male voices and assumed it was the neighbors in their unit. Later he went out to the storage unit and saw his unit had been broken into. The door into the common area was not forced open, but several units had been broken into. The victim’s padlock was still attached to the unit, but the door had been removed from its hinges. Two laptops and other items were stolen.

Jan. 17

A woman was at 220th Bingo in Mountlake Terrace. She had placed her phone down on a table before going to the bathroom. When she finished, she left the building and went to her home in Tacoma. She then realized she forgot her phone. She called 220th Bingo to ask if the phone had been turned it. It had not been turned in.

A possible arson was reported in a carport located in the4300 block of 236th Street Southwest. Charcoal briquettes were found in a bag that was possibly lit on fire beneath the passenger side of a Silver Toyota Camry. It was parked in the carport. There was no visible damage to the car, parking space or carport. The woman who owns the car says she doesn’t know of anyone who is upset or mad at her, and there are no significant others or friends who are upset at her. One witness said he smelled smoke and burning plastic. He saw something glowing next to the car under the carport. He went outside with a pail of water and a fire extinguisher. He said he saw a dark, older bodied Ford Focus sedan drive through the lot with its lights off before he put the fire out. He didn’t get the license plate. There are no other witnesses or suspects.

 Jan. 18

The night manager at QFC, located in the 22800 block of 44th Avenue West, called to report a theft. He reported a man stole two bottles of beer. He had the license plate number of the suspect’s car. An officer traced the suspect by the address on the registration and contacted him. He had one bottle of beer and candy bar. The suspect said he put the second beer bottle back before he left. The suspect was brought back to the store and the officer asked the night manager how he wanted to proceed. The suspect was given a trespass notice and is not allowed in the store for 1 year.

A man at who lives in an apartment in the 21400 block of 48th Avenue West said someone climbed onto his balcony and damaged his porch. He said he heard tapping metal on his metal window frame at 5:30 a.m. He then said he heard heavy sounds on his porch. The porch is enclosed and can usually only be accessed from inside the unit. It’s surrounded by a 4-foot wall and a railing. The man took pictures of the damage to a wicker chair and the railing. The officer looked at the porch. He saw one corner of it was rotted and sagging. He didn’t see any footprints. The officer does not believe anyone got inside the enclosed porch and couldn’t determine if a human or animal was responsible for the noise or damage.

Jan. 19

An officer was contacted by a man who wanted to report a fraud. The man said he noticed a fraudulent charge on his First Premier Master Card for $742.23. The charge was made in Great Britain. He didn’t know what for. He said he doesn’t use this credit card, so he’s not sure how it was compromised.

An officer was contacted by a woman who wanted to report a fraud. She said she attempted to file her income taxes but was told someone else already filed her taxes. Her refund was sent to an address in Canada.

Several residents in the 5602 block of 222nd Place Southwest reported a suspicious man wearing a yellow rain jacket loitering in yards. An officer responded and found the man in the 22400 block of 58th Avenue West. He appeared to be having mental health issues and had been drinking alcohol. The man said he dropped off his 9-year-old son at one of the houses and was trying to find him. The officers checked several houses on 222nd Place Southwest. None of the residents knew anything about a 9-year-old boy. The man in the yellow jacket said he lived in an apartment on 66th Avenue West with his ex-girlfriend. The officer went to that location and contacted the ex-girlfriend. She said she was fine and their 9-year-old son was there with her. She said the man was not welcome at her apartment and he lives with his parents. She said she didn’t want the man around her kids because he had been consuming alcohol and drugs. She had kicked him out of the apartment earlier that day.