Ballard police

Viaduct coffee rage

In a case of coffee rage on the Alaskan Way Viaduct, a north Seattle man was driving southbound near Columbia St. when another motorist threw a cup of coffee at him for no apparent reason. "Though he was uninjured by the coffee, it placed him in a substantial risk of injury as he was driving at the posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour," the officer reported. The driver was visibly shaken because he might have lost control of his car. "The front left quarter panel, windshield and driver's side of the vehicle was coated with a creamy coffee residue," the report said. The victim followed the car to the West Seattle Bridge to the Delridge exit. The suspect's car was registered to a Granite Falls man.

Fists fly over employee parking

Two co-workers have been having an on-going dispute over parking at their work place. Last week they began arguing again. Suspect one said he was not putting up with this "stuff" anymore and attacked the other man. Another employee heard the disturbance and tried to breakup the fight. During the fight, the victim fell to the ground. When the victim tried to get up, like he was about to fight back, the suspect punched him and pushed him back down. Both men have worked for this company for over 20 years and have no police records.

Man impersonating the police

A Blue Ridge man was driving around Queen Anne when he looked in his mirror and saw a car tailgating him with its lights flashing on and off. Since the man thought it might be the police, he pulled over. The suspect driver walked up to the man and claimed to be an undercover police officer, then started lecturing him on his driving. When asked for his identification, the suspect refused, but said he had a gun. The suspect then used his cell phone to make a fake call, acting like he was having a conversation before letting the man leave. The police now have the license of the fake officer's car.

School alarms go off

Alarms at Adams Elementary School were triggered on July 25 around 7 p.m. A witness found several unsecured doors, a shattered window and graffiti on the west side of the building. The alarm company had called her and told her all six alarms were triggered in the Learning Resource Center.

$10 robbery

When a teenager was standing in the parking lot of Greenwood grocery store, a suspect came up to him and struck him in the right eye and nose. A $10 bill was taken from the victim's hand. He told police he might have known the robber.

Auto service burglary

The owner of a car repair facility in Ballard came to work and found the window of the business broken. Officers responded and found rocks that were used to break the window. Since the hole in the glass was too small to gain entry, officers believed entry was made through a basement door possibly left unlocked by an employee. Two hundred dollars was taken from a bank bag under the front counter. Police speculated the thief spent some time using tools to force open a floor safe but it was empty. Officer found fingerprints for evidence.

Bar fight spills into street

On July 25, two men drinking in a Ballard tavern got into a verbal argument at 2:15 a.m. Suspect one hit his victim outside and several bar patrons witnessed it. The suspect had the upper hand, hitting and kicking the victim while he was on the ground. A second suspect got into the act, kicking the man while he was lying in the street. Two bar customers tried to break up the fight and were assaulted by suspect one. Both suspects ran off towards Market St, while the victim, covered in blood walked away. He refused assistance from bystanders. The suspects were caught by police several blocks away and were identified by witnesses. Their next stop was jail.

Nervous couple hiding secrets

Around 10 p.m., Ballard police officers were on patrol when they spotted a burgundy 1988 Mustang parked mid-block with a couple inside. "As we passed, they both looked at us and looked very nervous," the report stated. Both suspects exited the car and walked northbound on 12th Avenue Northwest. Officers circled back, thinking the car might be stolen. A computer check showed that it was registered to a Magnolia owner. Officers caught up with the couple and asked if they had car trouble. They said they were walking to a friend's house up the street. It turned out the man did not have a driver's license and the woman had outstanding warrants for her arrest. They were also hiding an open can of malt liquor.

A "safe" place for money?

Seattle Police responded to a disturbance call at the Canal Street Park on a Sunday at 6:47 p.m. "Officers observed four safes in shallow water. Harbor 4 suited up and went into the water to retrieve the items. A total of four safes, two lock boxes and a cash drawer were pulled from the water," the report said. All of the items had been pried open. There was paperwork from two local restaurants found among the safes.

Not my gun officer

It was nearly 2 a.m. when police officers in unmarked cars and black uniforms went to monitor a large crowd outside a north Seattle nightclub. They saw a suspect crouching down and walking slowly like he was looking for something. Because it was dark, the officers had trouble seeing. They finally saw the suspect getting into a car's passenger seat. "We yelled 'police' and the suspect was told to put his hands up. The suspect looked right at us, and he threw the gun out of the front passenger's window," the report said. After being handcuffed, the suspect said he had taken the gun away from someone who was trying to use it on him.

This report is taken from official Seattle Police Department records.