Thieves Botch ATM Theft At Redmond Hotel

REDMOND, WA - Two men tried to steal a whole ATM machine from the lobby of a Redmond hotel recently. The theft was wildly unsuccessful, but police did not find the thieves after they ran from the scene of the crime.

The two thieves went to the Element Seattle hotel along Street just before 1 a.m. on June 21. They entered the hotel lobby armed with a dolly. The two thieves tried to hoist the machine onto the dolly, but two hotel employees spotted them and called police.

By the time police got to the hotel, the thieves were gone. However, police did gather evidence at the scene in the hopes of tracking them down.

Here are other incidents from the Redmond police blotter June 18 - 24:

June 18, 2018

• Time: 13:57
• Type: Arrest for Shoplift
• Location: 17700 block of NE 76th St.

Two teens were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting after they were seen grabbing alcohol from a local grocery store and running out the door. Officers tracked the two suspects down to the nearby greenbelt and located them hiding in some blackberry bushes. The teens were arrested, booked, and released to their respective guardians.

• Time: 20:15
• Type: Fraud
• Location: 15800 block of NE 90th St.
• Case Number: 18-003250

A woman reported that more than $1300 had been fraudulently charged to her debit card. The case was forwarded to the Sand Diego Police Department where all of the charges occurred.

June 19, 2018

• Time: 03:18
• Type: Arrest for DUI
• Location: NE 90th St and Avondale Road

Police responded to an idling vehicle that was stopped in the middle of Avondale Road with the driver asleep at the wheel. The woman behind the wheel exhibited numerous signs of intoxication and was booked into jail on suspicion of DUI.

• Time: 07:43
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 9600 block of 162nd Ave NE
• Case Number: 18-003254

An unknown suspect stole a wallet out of a vehicle and quickly made several fraudulent charges on the stolen credit cards. There was no sign of forced entry on the car.

June 20, 2018

• Time: 08:48
• Type: Residential Burglary
• Location: 4600 block of 170th Place NE
• Case Number: 18-003272

A man called police to report his vehicle had been broken into while parked in his garage. The thieves stole a laptop, sports equipment, checks and several other items. The suspects apparently entered after the garage door had been inadvertently left open. Evidence at the scene is being processed and the investigation is ongoing.

June 23, 2018

• Time: 09:07
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 15300 block of NE 24th St.
• Case Number: 18-003326

A car prowler smashed the window of a parked vehicle with a rock and snatched a backpack containing the victim's wallet and other personal items. There was no suspect information immediately available.

June 24, 2018

• Time: 16:01
• Type: Vehicle Prowl
• Location: 9700 block of 164th Ave NE
• Case Number: 18-800293

A vehicle owner called police to report their Good to Go pass was missing from their vehicle and had been in use by an unknown suspect since April.

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