North metro police blotter

JULY 17

Burglary. Someone broke into a garage of a home on the 3200 block of 169th Avenue NW. and stole an all-terrain vehicle and a go-cart.

JULY 9

Burglary. A woman called police to report that someone stole a metal rake with a wood handle from the garage of her home on the 3900 block of 99th Avenue NE. The woman told police her garage is often left open or unlocked.

Property damage. A man called police to report that someone painted graffiti on the driveway and grass at his home on the 9900 block of Madison Street NE. Garage sale signs were also put in his yard. The man was concerned that the incident was gang related. An officer advised the man that the symbol painted appeared be just a crude drawing.

JULY 13

Trespassing. A man from a home on the 12100 block of Radisson Road NE called police to report he is continually visited by Jehovah Witnesses, sometimes a couple of times a day. Three of the visitors left in a vehicle after the man told him he was going to call police. An officer left a message for the vehicle owner but had not heard back.

Theft. A woman reported that someone stole her purse from her unlocked vehicle on Robinson Drive NW and 109th Avenue NW.

JULY 14

Disorderly conduct. A man called police because someone threw six eggs at his house and vehicle on the 12700 block of Eagle Street NW. The man suspected his neighbor because of an earlier incident that evening. Officers checked with the suspect's wife and she found several eggs missing from their refrigerator. Officers then spoke with the 32-year-old man who admitted to throwing the eggs, police said. No charges were filed.

JULY 15

Fire. According to police reports, a woman from a home on the 100 block of 102nd Avenue NW. called police at noon to tell them that while she was walking at 5 a.m., she found a tennis court net on fire. She believed it had been burning for a while.

Disorderly conduct. Police were called to the 1600 block of 69th Avenue NE on a report that a 5-year-old child had been threatened by another child who was 5 or 6 years old. An officer found that the children had been playing when they started to fight. The officer advised both children to stay away from one another if they can't get along.

JULY 15

Suspicious activity. An officer was sent to the 5100 block of East River Road NE after police received a call from a woman seeking help. When the officer arrived, the 29-year-old woman said she needed a ride. She was found to have another person's social security card and a syringe in her purse. She was cited for possession of a hypodermic needle.

JULY 19

Suspicious activity. A homeowner called police to report that people were sleeping in a tent on the homeowner's property on the 5400 block of 4th Street NE. The campers did not have permission from the homeowner. When confronted, they packed up and left.

Suspicious activity. Someone call police to report suspicious activity on East River Road and 51st Way NE. An officer located a woman at the site who said she had been hugging a telephone pole to make it feel better because it was a dead tree. The officer advised her such behavior could be viewed as suspicious. She said she would stop hugging the pole.

JULY 20

Underage consumption. Police were called to a home on the 2300 block of Laport Drive regarding an intoxicated man fighting with family members. The 18-year-old man was cited for underage consumption and transported to a detox facility.

JULY 15

Medical. Police responded to a medical call at Cub Foods, 3930 Silver Lake Road. According to police reports, a 23-year-old man told police that his foot had been slammed in a car door, and that he had exited the vehicle and his friends had driven away. Checks revealed that the man had an outstanding Washington County felony warrant for his arrest. He was treated at a hospital for severe trauma to his ankle and booked at the jail on the outstanding warrant.