Ballard police

Claims he has gun,

robs woman

Shortly after mid-night, a Ballard woman called 911 to report a robbery. The suspect was short, wore a puffy style hat that obscured his face, had a medium complexion and build with athletic style shoes. The woman had just parked her car and was walking to her building when the suspect passed and said hello. When she reached the door, the suspect asked where 15th Avenue Northwest was. The suspect said he had a gun and to give him all her money. She only had about $6 and some receipts mixed with the currency. The suspect left the scene. A Seattle Police K-9 unit was called in and could not locate the suspect.

Mean streets of Third Avenue

A couple from Ferndale arrived in downtown Seattle via a Greyhound Bus. As they walked down to Third Avenue and Pike Street, a group of four people came up and asked for money. A female suspect pulled out a 9mm pistol and pointed it at them. "What's up," she said. The couple tried to walk away towards a pay phone and the four suspects went in the opposite direction. Police officers found the suspects nearby and detained them. They were placed into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery.

Cadillac full of bad guys

Some alert police officers observed people in a 1969 Cadillac they had contact with in the past and pulled it over. On April 12, the same driver was caught selling drugs and was armed with a switchblade knife. All three suspects were ordered out of the car and searched. The driver had a metal, spring-loaded window punch. He then driver ran away as fast as he could with the officer giving chase. He ran past another police officer parked on the street. The second officer started up his patrol car, put it in reverse and slammed into a parked car. While other officers looked for the driver, the first cop tried to verify the identity of some of the others. Because they gave false information, the officer had problems proving who they actually were. A search of the car turned up a bag of marijuana. The driver was taken to the North Precinct.

Sesame Street doll accomplice

The always-busy University District was the scene of a three police officer bicycle emphasis patrol last week when a citizen called from a pizza joint to report a drug transaction. "The complainant reported he observed a drug transaction by a male, wearing a black hoodie, black jeans and carrying a blue "Grover" Sesame Street doll. The caller said the suspect hid his narcotics inside the doll," the report said. Police officers were well acquainted with the "Grover" doll drug dealer from past contact. The suspect told police he only carried marijuana for his personal use.

Robbers give victim dollar for bus

It was still light out when a man got off a bus in north Seattle. He heard some voices behind him but ignored them. Then he heard footsteps as the three suspects approached and surrounded him. A suspect in a dark blue jacket lifted it up to reveal a handgun. "We're not playing, give me your wallet," he said. The victim said he had his identification in his wallet and would hand over the money if he could keep a dollar for the bus. After he gave them the money, the suspect refunded him one dollar and all three bad guys walked away.

Exciting night turns sour

A group of friends were out drinking when they decided to go to a party on the University of Washington's Greek Row. One of the young men, listed in the police report as the victim, told police out of a scale of one to 10, he was at six on the intoxication level. The young man was inside at the party when three male suspects offered him sex. "The victim told them he was straight and would only do it with a female suspect," the report said. When they offered a female, the young man accepted. Once in a compromising position the young man felt dizzy. His drink had been drugged. "His memory was very limited as to what occurred through the night. The last thing he remembered was waking up, gathering his clothes and leaving," the officer said.

Postal thief caught in act

It was well after 10 p.m. when a witness called 911 to report a man tampering with the post office drop box in front of the Ballard station. Officers arrived in time to catch the suspect. They ran his name and he had a felony warrant for escape.

Black tar heroin is bad

While patroling an alley, an officer spotted a male suspect sitting on the ground with a syringe in his arm. "Based on prior training and experience the dark brown liquefied substance in the syringes appeared to be black tar heroin," said the officer. After searching the suspect and putting his needle in a safe needle container, the officer looked inside a backpack and found 50 used syringes. The heroin had a street value of $200. The suspect was sent to the King County Jail.

This column is taken from official Seattle Police files.