Bottled up: Officers arrest man for swiping wine from store | Police blotter for April 5-11

Tuesday, April 11

Theft: Redmond police took a theft report at 12:29 p.m. in the 14000 block of Northeast 71st Place. A citizen called police after witnessing a theft from his neighbor’s house via his remote access camera system. The suspect exited a newer black Cadillac and proceeded to steal a package off the victim’s front porch. Images from the video are being used to aid in identifying the suspect.

Found it: A citizen made an online report that his bicycle was stolen from the 7800 block of 170th Place sometime over the past few months from an apartment complex storage locker. Follow up was conducted and the victim was able to provide a serial number for the bicycle. An officer used that data to locate the bike at a pawn shop in Snohomish County. Owner and bicycle were reunited.

Monday, April 10

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 11:14 a.m. in the 18400 block of Northeast 95th Street. The victim had been notified by her bank that an individual tried to cash a check on the account. The checks were believed to have been stolen in a previously reported theft from a community mailbox. No loss occurred during this attempt.

Sunday, April 9

Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 5:06 p.m. in the 11400 block of Avondale Road. A convenience-store employee reported a male having taken a bottle of wine out of the store without paying for it. Having seen the crime take place, staff at the store took possession of the young man’s walker and he limped away. Officers soon found the intoxicated suspect after he hobbled across the street and was causing a verbal disturbance in front of another business. He was identified as the shoplifter and arrested for misdemeanor theft.

Saturday, April 8

Assault: Redmond police took an assault report at 9:08 p.m. in the 16200 block of Northeast 87th Street. Officers were called after witnesses reported seeing a group of individuals looking like they were about to fight. It was discovered that a scuffle between two subjects resulted in one person being grabbed by the arm and pushed. The adult male suspect was located at another location and placed under arrest for misdemeanor assault.

Friday, April 7

Criminal trespass: Redmond police took a criminal-trespass report at 5:05 p.m. in the 8500 block of 154th Avenue Northeast. An intoxicated subject was found sleeping in a bathroom stall at a local business. Officers contacted the individual, and at the request of the business, a trespass order was issued to prevent the subject from returning in the near future.

Thursday, April 6

Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a building at 3:07 p.m. in the 5300 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway. A citizen contacted police after finding a large amount of wire had been cut and stolen from a house under construction. No suspect information exists at this time.

Wednesday, April 5

Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a motor vehicle at 9:42 a.m. in the 18100 block of Northeast 91st Court. The victim discovered her sunglasses and a camera were taken from the unlocked vehicle overnight. An item not belonging to the victim was found inside the vehicle and is being processed for fingerprint evidence.