Police blotter: Identity thief gets working man’s unemployment check

Wrong guy got unemployment

May 6 – An employee was called into his company’s human resources office and asked why he had filed for unemployment. He hadn’t. It turned out that the man’s social security number had been stolen.

Police were dispatched at 12:03 p.m. to the 7300 block of Forest Glen Court where the man had learned that $700 in benefits has been deposited into an unknown account.

The man provided police with the bank account information listed, along with a phone number.

Pocketing a socket set

May 7 – A customer was told by management that he was not allowed to have his dog in the store. The man complied, but a short time later he returned and was seen taking an item, police said.

Police were dispatched at 4:25 p.m. to the 4800 block of Point Fosdick Drive where the man left the store without paying for a $110 Craftsman socket set. The man was asked to pay for the item, but he did not, leaving the store and driving off.

An employee wrote down the vehicle’s license. Police learned that the man, whose vehicle is registered in Olympia, currently lives in Poulsbo. An investigation is continuing.

This story was originally published May 12, 2020 at 12:00 AM.