Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Customer Orders Food, But Doesn't Want to Pay for It
The following blotter items range from Dec. 3 to Dec. 6. Information on arrests is supplied by the Shoreline Police Department. The reports do not indicate a conviction.
Dec. 3
YOU EAT OUT, YOU PAY: A customer ordered food and ate it at Denny's in the 900 block of 155th St. But he refused to pay and was cited for trespassing.
WEB SCAM: Police investigated a report of a person who used a computer scam in an attempt to swindle money from a victim.
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NEED A MAP: Someone stole a GPS from a vehicle from the driveway of a residence on Third Avenue NW.
Dec. 4
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GUN AT COSTCO: Numerous deputies responded to Costco on N. 205th after reports of a man waving a gun.
BREAKING IN THROUGH ROOF: A suspected burglar broke a portion of roof over a cigar shop in the 20000 block of Ballinger Way.
SCUFFLE OVER GESTURES: Two people got into a dust up at McDonald's on Ballinger Way after exchanging inappropriate hand gestures.
Dec. 5
NOT SERVICE YOU WANT: Someone threw a full can of Busch beer through a window on 158th St.
OH NO YOU DIDN'T: A person met his probation officer drunk at Shoreline District Court 1.
Dec. 6
SPARE A SQUARE: Someone lit toilet paper on fire in the men's room at Hamlin Park.
TAGGING: New, obscene graffiti tags reported at Ridgecrest Park.