A Fremont man returned home to find a stranger inside his house. It happened around 2pm this past Wednesday (8/25) in the 200 block of N. 45th Street. As the man came into the home, a woman came down the stairs with bags and purses. The woman told him she knew his wife and was supposed to be there, but couldn’t remember the name of his wife. As the man started to call police, the woman begged the man not to turn her in. She started taking stolen items out of the bags and purses and offered several apologies. She then asked the man for food. He gave her $5 and asked her to leave.
After she left the home, the man called police and gave them a description. Officers thought it might be a woman they were familiar with. They later found her at a bus stop at 46th and Phinney. The homeowner identified the woman and police arrested her.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Pizzle // Aug 30, 2010 at 2:34 pm
He gave the burglar money. Classic!
2 Mike // Aug 31, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Gave her money…WTF
3 Tweaker // Aug 31, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Give her $5 to get hiiiigh!
4 claggy // Sep 1, 2010 at 10:19 pm
And we wonder why this neighborhood is a magnet for lowlife scumbags. They know the sheeple here and frigging MORONS.
5 bob // Sep 1, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Golly Doug, I would think with all your journalistic background (KING TV, Seattle Times, etc) you would have written the “news article” about the robbery I interrupted in my home with a little more accuracy and not quite so much “editorializing”. I guess you just needed to make the story and the people seem a little more interesting. Scary moment. Frightening to run into a person in your house stealing your stuff. I would have preferred you just run the whole police report (you know the one I gave the officer that you used for the basis of your “news article”), since you did such a poor job of “reporting it” as a journalistic piece. Fundamentals of good journalism, last time I took the class, was still the four W’s. Might be time for a refresher course Doug. By the way (oh I’m sorry it’s BTW), might be nice for you ‘reporters’ to put an email address where we ‘readers’ can contact you to air these things in private, last time I checked most real print media op-ed’s columns do that as SOP.
6 Doug Alder // Sep 2, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Bob,
Your feedback is appreciated. For anyone who wants to read the entire police report, here it is:
On 8-25-10 I was working as a uniformed Police Officer for the City of
Seattle as 2J21. I responded as the primary unit to a burglary where the
victim, later identified as came home and
found a burglar in his residence.
V / stated that he arrived home at approximately 1400 hours and
entered through the garage. He noticed that the front door was unlocked but
the dog gate was still up so he assumed that his wife had forgotten to lock
the door when she left. He then set some items down in the entry way and
went out the front door to the side yard where he set up the sprinkler
system. He came back inside and started to go from the main level to the
second level. As he rounded the first landing, halfway between the first
and second floor, he saw the suspect coming down the stairs from the second
floor with three bags / purses. He recognized one of them as his wives.
He asked her “Who are you? What are you doing here?” She attempted to
explain that she knew his wife and that she was suppose to be there but
could not remember his wives name. Both then went downstairs to the entry
room of the house. V / told the suspect, later identified as
, “that’s my wives purse.” A / replied “yes
it is” and dropped the purse. V / noticed that she was wearing his
wives flip flop style sandals. He asked her to empty the remaining purses.
She did not reply and continued talk switching between apologizing,
explaining and crying. V / pulled out his cell phone with the
intent to dial 911. A / panicked and said “Don’t call, don’t’ call”
she then headed toward the front door. V / stepped between her and
the door and told her “You’re not leaving I’m not letting your out until
you empty your purses.” He noticed items that belonged to him in the purses
like his laptop.
She sat down on a bench in the entry way and he spent the next 10-15
minutes going through the purses taking his items out. V / stated
that A / continued talk switching between apologizing, explaining
and crying but also helped by identifying what was hers and what was his in
the purses. V / located a small turtle shaped garden statue in one
of the bags along with the key that was hidden under it on the back porch
of his house also located was his wives old Washington State Driver’s
License. After he was finished going through the purses he asked her to
leave. At first she was reluctant to leave and asked for food. V /
declined to give her food but did give her five dollars and told her to
“just leave” as he opened the front door. She stated “don’t call, don’t
call for a day, give me a day. She then left out the front door and walked
southbound on the sidewalk barefoot. V / shut the front door and
called 911.
V / described the suspect as a white female, slim build, red
shoulder length hair, blue eyes in her late 20’s to early 30’s but looks
older wearing a black spaghetti strap dress and no shoes. Based on the
description biased on previous contacts with her I thought that it might
have been I responded to A / last known address 44
Linden Av N with backup. A / was not located at her house.
Officer Baseley #5571 located A / a short time late at the bus stop
on the south east corner of intersection at N 46 St / Phinney Av N. I
transported V / from his residence to that location for a show up.
V / stated that the individual that A / was the person who
was in his residence. A / was placed under arrest and read her
Miranda Rights by Officer Baseley who then transported her to the North
Precinct. I transported V / back to his home where I took a
statement from him.
I photographed the scene with my department issued digital camera and
submitted the photographs as evidence.
I collected two cigarette butts found on the floor of the entry way of the
home and submitted them as evidence. Neither V / or his wife smoke.
I collected the sandals and submitted them as evidence.
Search incident to arrest two five dollar bills were located in A /
property. Both were seized as evidence.
V / was provided with a SPD business card with my information on it
and the case number along with a victim follow up form.
7 bob // Sep 2, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Thanks Doug, it is appreciated.
8 claggy // Sep 4, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Bob, you are a moron.
God help the rest of us when we have idiots like you actually TIPPING the criminals.
Unbelievable.
9 pegsfriend // Sep 5, 2010 at 8:03 am
Bob,
You are NOT a moron. Kudos for calling the cops and getting this person arrested.
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