Compiled by P. Waters from Woodinville Police reports

Glance in mirror causes theft

Feb. 13: Employees at a retail store in downtown Woodinville detained a woman whom they saw hide cosmetics in her purse and coat and then leave the store without paying. Police were called, and the woman was arrested. The value of the merchandise she took was about $67.

She was cooperative and upset, saying she had not been sleeping lately because of her children. She described looking in the mirror that day and feeling ugly and just wanting something to make her feel better about herself. She said she could not pay for the cosmetics, so she stole them. At the time of her arrest she had $4 in her purse.

Multiple income streams

Feb. 5: A Woodinville citizen called police to report that his mother’s wedding ring, valued at $4,500, had been stolen from a drawer in the basement bathroom. She recently went to retrieve the ring from the drawer where she kept it, and it was not there. She told police she remembered taking it out and cleaning it on New Year’s Day, then replacing it.

Approximately a week after the cleaning, the homeowner, her son, hired a contractor to work on the basement of his house, and the workers had unsupervised access to the basement of the house for about 3 days. It was after this that the ring was noted to be missing. Putting two and two together, the homeowner called the contractor’s office and suggested strongly that their workers had stolen the ring. Rather than deny this accusation, the receptionist frankly revealed to the caller that her ex-husband, an employee of the contractor, had recently been arrested for being in possession of stolen property, and she verified that he had indeed been on the job at the caller’s house.

A few days later, the ring turned up at a pawn shop in Renton, and with the surveillance video, police confirmed that the ring-pawner was the receptionist’s ex-husband. Other thefts under similar circumstances by the same person are suspected. The police investigation is continuing.

Compiled by Riley Mizell from police reports

February 6, Duvall: The grass is not greener when you’re on pavement. Runaway horse in the middle of the road was probably glad to get back inside his fence.

February 6, Duvall: Man walking along late at night, just checking the cars as he goes by, making sure they’re all locked up for the night. Fortunately a good citizen noticed his deeds and called police before the man found any cars unlocked.

February 7, Carnation: Possibly the father provoked his child to wrath, or maybe the son did not honor his father, but whatever the reason, the son was arrested and is now facing the promise that goes with the fifth rule: it will not go well with him.

February 8, Carnation: Licenses suspended on both in the car, so quick they veered off and tried to look parked. Officers too quick and too fast for these two, they impounded the vehicle and some other stuff too. Hopefully they spend some time behind bars, and learn a lesson about breaking into other folks’ cars.

February 8, Duvall: Student turned over to his parents after marijuana was turned over to officer.

February 8, Carnation: So this guy left his glasses in the back of the patrol car the night before. While officers were on the way to return them, they were informed of a warrant out for him for DUI. So, he got more than he expected when they arrived with his glasses. He also got a back-seat ride to Snoqualmie Police.

February 9, Carnation: Driving way too fast, and way too far after the flashing lights went on, this driver apparently had way too many drinks.

February 12, Carnation: License? Nope, not for four years. Driving? Yup. Well, hopefully not any more. Passenge was allowed to drive the car away.