Suspect swipes wine from store, evades police | Police Blotter for Jan. 2-8

Monday, Jan. 8

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 10:13 a.m. in the 17400 block of Northeast 35th Place. A woman reported having $1,000 withdrawn from her bank account without her permission or authorization. An officer provided resources on what to do in the case of identity theft. There was no known suspect information at the time.

Sunday, Jan. 7

Fraud: Redmond police took a fraud report at 5:32 p.m. in the 16200 block of Northeast 99th Street. The victim reported that an unknown suspect had illegally charged more than $500 to her account at a local department store.

Saturday, Jan. 6

Shoplifting: Redmond police took a shoplifting report at 4:02 p.m. in the 17200 block of Redmond Way. Officers pursued a male suspected of shoplifting wine from a local grocery store after he fled from the shop, jumped in his vehicle and recklessly sped away through a crowded parking lot. The suspect evaded police and no pedestrians were injured during the incident. Investigation is ongoing.

Friday, Jan. 5

Theft: Redmond police took a report of a theft from a building at 12:52 p.m. in the 3600 block of 150th Avenue Northeast. Microsoft security reported the theft of four computers from one of the company’s offices. There is no suspect information at this time.

Thursday, Jan. 4

Trespassing: Redmond police took a criminal-trespassing report at 1:35 p.m. at the intersection of 162nd Place Northeast and Northeast 104th Street. Neighborhood resource officers were called to a report of a male who had been repeatedly camping on Puget Sound Energy property. Upon contact, the officers referred the subject to the Redmond homeless outreach coordinator, who provided local sheltering information and resources.

Wednesday, Jan. 3

Assault: Redmond police took an assault report at 10:32 a.m. in the 19100 block of Union Hill Road. A woman reported being assaulted by her ex-roommate while she was attempting to serve him with court paperwork. The suspect allegedly slapped the court papers out of her hand, causing minor injury. A report of the incident was made and sent to the prosecutor’s office for review.

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Burglary: Redmond police took a non-residential burglary report at 9:42 a.m. in the 11500 block of 162nd Avenue Northeast. An unknown suspect broke into a local church and stole a fire extinguisher from the building’s garage. The suspect apparently broke a window to enter the church but no other property was damaged or stolen.