Pet Owner Cited for Leaving Dogs in Car for 4 Hours: Edmonds Police Blotter

The following information is selected from Edmonds Police Reports for March 27-April 2. Where an arrest is noted, it does not indicate a conviction.

March 27

• A man was caught at about 3 a.m. trying to steal wheels and tires off a vehicle in a car lot on Hwy 99.

March 28

• A student was arrested after a disturbance brought police to the school, where he was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon. Police also seized a small amount of dried marijuana from the student. 23200 100^th Ave. W.
• A shoplifting suspect was caught on video at a store at 24111 Hwy 99, and a witness got her license plate number.
• A dog owner was cited for two counts of animal cruelty after leaving two dogs locked in a vehicle for more than four hours on 5^th Avenue in downtown. The pets were in obvious distress, the report said.

March 29

• Someone stole the tip jar from a coffee stand at 21408 Hwy 99.
• Several vehicle prowls were reported in the area of 8400 Maple Lane. At least one of the victim vehicles was unlocked, police said.
• A person was stopped by loss prevention officers at Top Foods while trying to hide merchandise and walk by the cash registers. He was cited for theft in the 3^rd degree.
• A motorcycle was stolen and a storage trailer broken into on the 9600 block of 236^th Street SW. The motorcycle was soon recovered down the street.
• Someone tried to smuggle 5 bottles of vodka beverages out of Safeway.

March 30

• A man was arrested for assaulting a hotel manager at 22127 Hwy 99.
• About 2 am, a hit and run of a parked car was reported. Police located the suspect, who was arrested for DUI.
• Canopy World at 21508 Hwy 99 was burglarized.

March 31

• Police received a report of items being stolen from the trunk of a car while it was parked overnight at the motel at 23916 Hwy 99.
• Graffiti was reported on the side of the Heritage House Condos on Walnut Street.

April 1

• Police responded to a residential burglary, targeting jewelry, at the 15800 block of 75^th Place West.
• A man lied to and fled from police during a trespass investigation at a motel on Hwy 99. The man ran through a second business and tried to hide in the employee areas, but was caught and arrested, and booked into Snohomish County Jail.

April 2

• Police received a report of a burglary at a vacant home on the 23200 block of 75^th Place West.