Blotter: Robbery, ducks, firefighter theft, BBs

From a woman attacked while walking along 85th St. to a strange case of duck thefts, we discovered some interesting stories in Ballard and Crown Hill while going through the last few days of police reports.

Woman attacked on 85th St.
A woman in her 30s got off a Metro bus at 85th St. and 24th Ave. just after 7 p.m. on Saturday. She said she was listening to her iPod and walking down 85th when four people jumped her, “grabbed her hair and pushed her down.” The suspects stole her iPod and her bag “and took off running.” The victim didn’t have a very good description of her attackers, other to say she believed they exited the bus behind her. She suffered two skinned knees and an injured finger, but she refused medical attention.

Ducks reported stolen from pond
A couple called police this weekend after they said a man has repeatedly broken into their fenced-in pond on 6th Ave. NW and stole several ducks, killing one or more of them. They said it all started when the man knocked on the door and asked for a duck. They refused, and several days later they said they saw him return with a noose on a pole, capturing and killing a duck and then running away. A few days later, the owner suffered a heart attack, and when he returned from the hospital, he said he saw the man return for more, claiming it was a “public pond.” In the end, most of the ducks have flown away. Police are searching for the suspect, who they believe lives nearby.

Firefighter locker theft
A firefighter at Station 35 in Crown Hill says he left his locker open when he rushed to an emergency call on February 4th. When he returned, he noticed $40 was missing from a coin jar inside the locker. Investigators are taking a look at the station logbook to see who had access to the fire station during the time his locker was unsecured.

Drive-by BB gun shooting
A 15-year-old boy reported getting shot by BBs while walking near Philadelphia Church on 77th St. around 6 p.m. on February 6th. He said two teens driving a late 90s dark green Toyota pointed a BB-gun rifle out the window and “sprayed him with what he thought were approximately 10 to 12 BBs,” said the police report. One punctured the skin on his hand and another cracked the lens of his glasses. Police were unable to locate the suspects.