Teen Lit Multiple Brush Fires In Redmond: Police

REDMOND, WA - A 17-year-old was arrested recently after he was caught lighting multiple brush fires in downtown Redmond. The teen lit fires near the downtown library and the senior center before he was arrested.

The teen lit the two on July 25 around 1:30 p.m. He was taken to jail on charges of reckless burning and obstructing a police officer. He was later released to his mother.

Here are more recent incidents from the Redmond police blotter:

July 23, 2018

• Time: 09:09
• Type: Fraud/ID theft
• Location: 700 block of 135th Place NE

An unknown suspect added themselves to a woman's IRA account and was able to withdrawal $9000 before the victim discovered the fraud. The suspect was in the process of moving more than $100,000 additional dollars from her account but that was stopped before it was completed. The bank and investment company are working on recovering the funds.

• Time: 23:50
• Type: Reckless Burning
• Location: NE 85th St. and 160th Ave NE

An officer discovered a small brush fire alongside 160th Ave NE that burned up a patch of grass and a campaign sign. The officer pulled a fire extinguisher from his trunk and quickly put out the fire.

July 24, 2018

• Time: 21:05
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 2100 block of 148th Ave NE

A woman returned to her car to find her window had been broken and her backpack that was left on the seat missing.

• Time: 21:00
• Type: Vehicle Prowls
• Location: 2400 block of 177th Ave NE

Two vehicles parked in the same lot were hit by car prowlers and the victims lost bags, cash and other property that had been left in the cars. Officers gathered evidence to be processed but there was no immediate suspect information available.
July 25, 2018

• Time: 17:36
• Type: Stolen Vehicle
• Location: 8800 block of 161st Ave NE

A man returned from work to find his car had been stolen from a local parking lot. Police located the vehicle in Federal Way the following day.

July 26, 2018

• Time: 08:37
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 17700 block of NE 76th St.

A woman called police after returning to her vehicle after shopping to find her car window smashed and backpack stolen. Officers gathered evidence at the scene and sent it for processing.

• Time: 07:14
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 17600 block of Redmond Way

Police investigated a car prowl after a man found his vehicle's window had been smashed sometime overnight and a large bag with sports equipment had been stolen. There was no suspect information available.

July 28, 2018

• Time: 09:32
• Type: Theft
• Location: 12000 block of Willows Road

A man called police after discovering 26 plants had been stolen from his property sometime the night before. The plants appeared to have been chosen at random. Both the suspect's identity and whereabouts of the flora remain unknown.

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