Bottled up: Suspect arrested for swiping alcohol from store | Police Blotter for Sept. 20-26

Tuesday, Sept. 26

You’ve got no mail: Redmond police took a mail-theft report at 9:06 a.m. in the 5300 block of 156th Drive Northeast. A citizen called police to report the theft of mail from his residence over the past three days. No suspect information currently exists.

Monday, Sept. 25

Trespassing: Redmond police took a criminal-trespassing report at 6:51 p.m. in the 10400 block of 168th Avenue Northeast. A homeowner found a backpack and sleeping bag inside of his tool shed. The items were booked into evidence pending a trespassing investigation.

Sunday, Sept. 24

Vandalism: Redmond police took a vandalism report at 10:48 a.m. in the 17700 block of Northeast 78th Place. An officer investigated damage to a vehicle while it was parked at a local hotel. The case is under investigation.

Saturday, Sept. 23

Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 3:03 p.m. in the 17200 block of Redmond Way. Officers responded to a local drug store after staff recognized a patron as being the suspect from a shoplifting incident days earlier. The suspect was arrested for theft after the earlier video was reviewed and showed the individual concealing a bottle of alcohol and leaving the store without paying for it.

Friday, Sept. 22

Theft: Redmond police took a theft report at 6:29 p.m. in the 7400 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway. A citizen called police after discovering cash was missing from his room at a retirement community. The case is under investigation.

Thursday, Sept. 21

Disturbance: Redmond police investigated a disturbance report at 8:34 p.m. in the 16100 block of Northeast 83rd Street. Officers were called to assist with a disturbance on a transit bus. An intoxicated adult female was asked to leave the bus, and no crime was found to have been committed.

Wednesday, Sept. 20

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 11:08 a.m. in the 6300 block of 156th Place Northeast. A resident reported having received a fraudulent check after being in contact with job recruiters. The check was discovered to have been stolen from a business on the east coast. The check was not cashed and no loss had taken place. No suspect information was found to exist.