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By Sara Longley

Mar 28, 2002 -- On a Saturday at 4:30 p.m., police are called to the scene of an assault at a Northgate dry cleaning business. The proprietor tells police that a woman dropped off clothing to be cleaned, and also requested that buttons on a coat be repaired. She quoted the woman a price that included only the cost of the cleaning. The woman returned and was given her clean, repaired clothes and the new bill which included the charge for the button repair. She became upset. The proprietor explained that the extra $6.50 charge was for the labor and the buttons, and the woman became even more upset. Without provocation, she spit on the proprietor. She paid and left in an unknown direction. The proprietor gives the police officers the woman's phone number, but when they call they receive no answer...

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At 4:18 a.m. on a Sunday morning, a Wedgwood man calls police. He reports that at midnight, he saw his car parked on the street in front of his house. He says it was not locked, but the windows were rolled up and the convertible top was closed. At approximately 4 a.m., he heard dogs barking and his car alarm going off. He looked outside and saw his car on fire. The flames were coming from inside the car, but nobody was in the area. He says the car had not been driven for two weeks and has had no mechanical problems recently. Responding police officers have the car towed...

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A man enters a large drugstore on Lake City Way NE on a Sunday at 11:30 a.m. He looks at electric razors and grabs one off the shelf. He continues walking around the store for a while, and then employees see him run out the door without paying for the razor. He jumps into the passenger side of a car driven by a person with long hair. The suspect vehicle drives away, but the witnesses get the license plate number. Police officers visit the address of the registered owner but nobody is home. The car is involved in another shoplift incident an hour later...

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A young man waits for the bus in the 4300 block of 15th Ave NE at 1:12 on a Monday morning, when a car pulls up in front of him. Several men in their 20s get out and run up to him, demanding his wallet. When the victim refuses, one of the men hits him in the face. The victim flees on foot towards NE 45th Street, chased by the would-be thieves. When the victim reaches 45th, he flags down a passing car for help. The driver stops and yells at the pursuers to leave the victim alone. They turn around and return to their car and leave the area. The victim was too busy running to get a good look at the suspects, but the witness says he could probably recognize them if he saw them again...

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A Crown Hill woman reports that someone let all the air out of her car tires overnight between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. She says she does not know who did this but suspects her landlord may have had something to do with it. Police are not able to reach the landlord at the time of the report...

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Police respond to an assault call on a Monday at 4:17 a.m. When they arrive they find a group of people gathered around an elderly woman sitting on the curb. She tells them this story: She was walking her dog on Greenwood Avenue N when she heard someone approaching behind her. She moved over and pulled her dog out of the way to allow the man to pass, and then he said, "hello." As she began to walk again, he turned around and came toward her. He began to slap her with both hands across the face. He then grabbed her and shoved her to the ground. She says he then started to unzip his pants, and she screamed loudly. Several neighbors woke up, and the man fled westbound on N 47th Street. The Fire Department arrives and treats her, but the police officers notice that she does not have any apparent injuries from being slapped and pushed to the ground. Her glasses are on her face and intact, and her clothes are not disheveled. When the medics ask her if she is on medication, she pulls out a piece of paper with a list of pharmaceuticals. She is transported to Swedish/Ballard and provided with victim follow-up information...

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