Crime & Safety
Shoreline Police Blotter: Man Locks His Girlfriend in a Bathroom
The following blotter items from Sept. 13- Sept. 17 and information on arrests were supplied by the Shoreline Police Department. The reports do not indicate a conviction

SEPT 13
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: A man was arrested for disorderly conduct after breaking a mailbox and trying to start a fight with another individual.
WEAPON VIOLATION: A man, arrested with warrants on N.E. 159th St. and 5th Ave. N.E., failed to identify himself and was in possession on an unlicensed firearm.
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SEPT 14
ASSAULT: A man hit a woman, with an open hand and a broom, when she parked her car on the street in front of his condo in the 19300 block of 15th Ave. N.W.
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BURGLARY: An unknown person walked into a coffee shop on N.E. 179th St. and stole money from the register.
KIDNAPPING: A man was arrested after locking his girlfriend in a bathroom, assaulting her and threatening her with a knife.
SEPT 15
LARCENY: Someone stole a purse from an unlocked vehicle in the 18500 block of Firlands Way N., and made fraudulent charges with the credit cards at a gas station.
MENTAL COMPLAINTS: A man was transferred to the hospital after threatening to commit suicide and banging his head against the wall.
CRIMINAL WARRANT: A man was arrested for outstanding warrants after being kicked out of a Taco Bell for drinking a beer and passing out behind a dumpster.
SEPT 16
FORGERY: Someone stole money orders from a locked mailbox at an apartment building, in the 17200 block of Aurora Ave. N., and forged signatures on them.
THREATS: Someone left threatening posts on a blog.
SEPT 17
DISTURBANCE: People were cited, at a loud drinking party, for violation of the Shoreline Noise Ordinance.
LARCENY: While at a stoplight on Aurora Ave. N., juveniles stole a marijuana blanket from a roadside salesman.