Selected crime reports for the week of December 30, 2019 to January 5, 2020. This is not a complete list of all incidents that occurred in Redmond during this time period. You can also reference our online crime map for further information.
December 30, 2019
- Time: 09:21
- Location: 15300 block of NE Turing St.
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 19-007580
A 25-year-old male is facing theft charges after he opened his neighbors' mail at his apartment complex.
December 31, 2019
- Time: 13:00
- Location: 15800 block of Bear Creek Parkway
- Type: Theft of a Motor Vehicle
- Case Number: 19-007874
Police investigated the theft of a motorcycle from an apartment parking garage. The suspect is not known.
- Time: 06:45
- Location: 2600 block of 151st Place NE
- Type: Theft of a Motor Vehicle
- Case Number: 19-007851
A thief stole a company van from the company's parking lot. No arrests have been made.
January 1, 2020
- Time: 20:42
- Location: 148th Ave NE and NE 24th St.
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 20-000046
A 63-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was seen driving toward on-coming traffic, swerving off the road and hitting a pole. Sobriety tests confirmed the suspect was intoxicated.
- Time: 17:05
- Location: 9300 block of Red-Wood Road
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 20-000038
Police arrested a 40-year-old male who was found trespassing in an abandoned house. The suspect is also facing charges for possessing drug paraphernalia and for having burglary tools.
- Time: 18:45
- Location: 17100 block of Redmond Way
- Type: Hit and Run
- Case Number: 20-000044
An erratic driver in a stolen vehicle hit two police patrol cars and narrowly missed running over an officer. The incident began when police spotted a reportedly stolen car in a Redmond parking lot. When officers approached, the panicked driver sped out of the parking spot. The suspect then smashed into a patrol ca, reversed quickly and hit a second patrol car. She then careened out of the parking lot, hit a curb and narrowly missed an officer. Responding officers searched the area but the suspect vehicle was not located.
January 2, 2020
- Time: 19:02
- Location: 17600 block of Union Hill Road
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 20-000104
A 53-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of fraud after he paid for electronics with counterfeit money and then returned the items for cash.
- Time: 16:45
- Location: 17900 block of NE 65th St.
- Type: Vehicle Prowl
- Case Number: 20-000092
A prowler smashed a car window and stole a backpack and wallet that had been left inside. The victim's credit cards were used soon after. The thief has not been arrested.
January 4, 2020
- Time: 16:50
- Location: 15300 block of NE 24th St.
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 20-000237
A 65-year-old male is facing multiple charges after shoplifting at a thrift store, giving false statements to officers and being in possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Time: 21:25
- Location: 7300 block of 170th Ave NE
- Type: Vehicle Prowl
- Case Number: 20-000257
A thief smashed a parked car's window and stole a purse that had been left under the seat. The unknown prowler used the victim's credit card soon after in Bellevue.
- Time: 19:02
- Location:2300 block of 184th Ave NE
- Type: Fraud/ID Theft
- Case Number: 20-000249
A woman was conned by a caller posing as an official from a Chinese police department. The fraudster claimed the victim had been the target of identity theft and asked for personal information such as her Chinese passport number, driver's license number and address. The victim received several more calls claiming she was now a suspect in a crime and by people posing as Bank of America and asking for her account details. Police advised she not answer the unknown numbers, not click on suspicious emails or reply to any messages from the unknown callers.
January 5, 2020
- Time: 15:20
- Location: NE 85th St. and 158th Ave NE
- Type: Arrest
- Case Number: 20-000287
A vigilant witness called police after spotting a male subject peering into parked vehicles and then entering an unlocked car. Police contacted the vehicle owner who came out to the parking lot to see if anything had been stolen. The victim reported a loaded handgun left in the car had been taken by the prowler. Using the witness' description, officers quickly located the suspect and recovered the firearm that was hidden in his waistband. The suspect was booked into jail and is facing multiple charges.
- Time: 14:17
- Location: 8800 block of 161st Ave NE
- Type: Theft of a Motor Vehicle
- Case Number: 20-000284
A movie-goer walked out of the theater to find his Ford truck had been stolen from where he had parked it. No information about the thief was immediately available.