Ballard police

A rash of vandalism

A tagger hit the Greenwood Department of Licensing officer last week using "Lotrimin," a jock itch spray. An officer manager spotted the teen and took the spray away. "The suspect stated he was bored and looked at it as 'writing with chalk," the report said.

Near the intersection of 8th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 65th Street, a witness observed two men kicking and hitting vehicles just after mid-night. Officers arrived and found the suspects in action. One suspect was intoxicated to the point he had difficulty standing and/or walking. The owner of one of the cars said she was alerted to the situation when her dog started barking. She opened her window and yelled at the men. Suspect one responded by jumping up and down on the trunk of her car. Officers found dents on the hood and trunk, along with shoeprints. The suspects were taken to jail.

After arriving at Whitman Middle School Monday morning, a staff member found graffiti painted on the buildings. The estimated damage was $2,000.

An employee of a Ballard company came to work and found the gas line of a truck had been hack sawed, spilling fuel on the ground. Estimated damage $300.

Over on Greenwood Avenue, a man parked his car and found it had been attacked with paint balls when he returned. He told police he has been having conflicts with a neighbor over parking, but was not sure if the neighbor was a suspect in the attack.

Angry man attacks rental fleet

Police officers were sent to a parking lot on Aurora Avenue in the middle of the night when the owner of a rental car company noticed the gas caps had been removed from some of his vehicles. A homeless man who lived in his car and served as a makeshift security guard said a very angry looking man was loitering around. Since he found the suspect frightening, the homeless man hid in his car. The gas caps to a 2000 Ford van, 1990 BMW, 1999 and 1995 Ford sedan and 1997 Dodge Ram truck were missing. All the fuel was still in the cars.

Two wheeled police nab suspect

Bike officers were on patrol at Bitterlake Playfield when they found a man with an open container of alcohol. "I noticed the suspect appeared nervous and kept putting his hands in his pocket after being told multiple times to keep his hands out of his pockets. Believing he may have a weapon, I asked him if he had any guns, knives or other weapons on him," the officer said. The suspect took out a pocket knife. Police searched his pockets and found an uncapped needle and a baggy of green leafy material.

Heist unhinges homeowner

Gone for the day, a homeowner came back to find five days of medications in a pill organizer gone. She told police the thief had removed the hinges from her door, entered, stole the pills and then put the hinges back on before leaving.

Gun stolen from unlocked car

When a Eureka, Montana man parked his truck at Golden Gardens without locking his door, he came back hours later to find his father's gun stolen from the middle console and some scuba diving equipment gone from the floorboard. The truck's windshield was also smashed in two places.

Gold fish, ice cream and weed

Using the automated check out machine at a grocery store, a shoplifter scanned two bags of Gold Fish crackers and slipped two other bags past the scanner. When she was stopped by store security, they found several boxes of Hagen Dazs ice cream also. The suspect was escorted back into the store and the police took her to the North Precinct. A computer check turned up an outstanding warrant with bail in the amount of $2,500. When searched, a bag of marijuana was found in her purse.

Drugs found in police parking lot

A police officer was standing in the parking lot of the North Precinct by the south gate when he noticed a large lump of tar-like substance, wrapped in clear plastic on the ground. A field test was performed on the material and it tested positive as heroin.

This compilation comes from official Seattle Police reports.