Ballard police

Goat's rosy dinner

When a small white goat was found running around a Woodland Park neighborhood, the police were called. "I discovered a small crowd that was laughing and directing their attention to the front yard. I then observed the goat in the yard, dining on a variety of rose bushes. A resourceful Officer Schubeck was able to fabricate a collar from a small piece of rope," the report stated. The goat was transported to an animal clinic.

Mom screams

The sounds of a car alarm going off at 3:30 a.m. woke up a Ballard homeowner. She then saw two juvenile males walking down the street, checking the door handles of vehicles. A police officer on patrol nearby, ordered one suspect to stop. "He was obviously intoxicated and a little confused. He was wearing a red backpack and had the hood of his grey sweatshirt pulled over his head," the officer said. The teen claimed he was trying to find a friend's house and the backpack belonged to that friend. He denied drinking alcohol, although a test was positive. The backpack contained a 30 GB iPod and 80 GB iPod, cell phone chargers, car stereo faceplate, loose coins, sunglasses, watch and other items. Back at the police station, the boy's mother came to pick him up. The officer showed her the backpack and what was inside. "She opened it and nearly screamed when she saw the contents," the report said.

Out of gas and nailed

A Ballard tavern employee was monitoring the front door on Friday night when he heard a loud noise across the street. When he looked, he saw a man in his early 20s hitting a silver Audi, breaking the window. The suspect reached into the car and pulled out a laptop computer. The witness saw blood on the suspect's arm. Other witnesses chased the suspect but he got away. The same suspect later drove up in a Jeep just as it ran out of gas. The suspect asked people at the scene for gas money. His arm was bleeding. When the policed arrived, the owner of the Audi told police the computer was stolen, along with two passports, wallet and a GPS system. The stolen items were found inside the suspect's Jeep. Moments later the suspect was seen on Market Street and police made contact. A computer check showed the suspect had a suspended license and a misdemeanor warrant. He was taken to jail and the wounds on his arm were photographed for evidence.

Unlocked doors a no-no

It was around 6 a.m. when a Ballard woman was woken up by her dog's barking. She got up and saw a man standing by her front door in the living room. She yelled and the man said he thought it was his house, then left. The woman reported the incident to 911 later that morning from work. She was told she had to be at home when reporting it. It was another case of an unlocked door.

Common sense lacking

Waiting for the bus at Northwest 85th St., a woman with an Issaquah address accepted an offer for a free ride from a male suspect, even though he was a total stranger. It became apparent after several minutes that the suspect and his accomplice were not taking her to the requested destination. They took her to a house in Greenwood and attacked her. As the woman fought off the attack, another woman listed as a cousin of one suspect came home, stopped the assault and drove the woman to where she wanted to go.

Transient on rampage

On a Saturday night in downtown Ballard, a couple had just left a tavern. They went to a car, with the intention of moving some items to a nearby home. The woman who was unloading her vehicle then noticed a suspect 30 feet away. The suspect began kicking and punching a wall of a business. He then turned his hostility towards the woman. The woman's male companion told the suspect to leave them alone. The suspect attacked the man, then the woman. The victims drove to Swedish Hospital for treatment in the emergency room. They told police the suspect was probably a transient and could identify him.

Metal thieves strike

Thieves broke into a seafood company's boat yard and stole two pallets of "shore cable." The cable is two inches in diameter and 400 feet long. The other was 150 feet long. The cables contain copper in the middle and are valued at $9500. Police officers found the cables inside a stolen car later that evening.

Victim dragged by arm

Late one evening, two women were walking down a North Seattle street when a car pulled up. The passenger asked them if they knew where a party was. The passenger then accused the women of being stuck up, then grabbed one of them by the arm, through the open window. The car drove off and the victim was dragged several feet, before falling to the ground, scraping her thigh and leg.

This article is taken from official Seattle Police reports.