Kirkland police are seeking help from the public on at least three crimes that took place within the last year.
Officers have posted photos of suspects on CanYouID.me, with the intent that someone will recognize the supposed criminals and email a tip to the detective assigned to each case.
The three most recent Kirkland crimes are below:
Texas woman claims fraud
On April 9, a 64-year-old Texas woman told Kirkland police she was the victim of fraud and identity theft. She said her bank had informed her of a $740 transaction on her Visa card at the Juanita Rite Aid in Kirkland three days prior.
Kirkland police went to the drugstore and obtained the transaction information, interviewed the cashier and obtained video footage from the time of the large purchase.
According to the police report, two black women in their 20s to 30s allegedly used the victim’s card to buy house items, a $50 Banana Republic gift card, a $100 Amazon gift card and a $500 Vanilla Visa gift card.
The receipt name appeared to say “Jessica” with the first initial of the last name as “A” and the rest illegible.
Although the victim’s bank reimbursed her, as of April 30, detectives were unable to acquire any other leads and the case was deemed inactive.
If you have any information on this case, email Detective Don Carroll at dcarroll@kirklandwa.gov.
Suspect defrauds Kirkland couple
On Jan. 31, a Kirkland couple in their 30s reported their East West Bank debit cards were stolen from their mailbox. The cards were new and had not been activated yet.
The husband had opened the account but never received the cards. He only noticed the fraud after he was informed that his automatic mortgage bill could not be deducted from his bank account due to insufficient funds.
The police report states approximately $11,630 was charged in individual transactions. The majority of charges were $200 to $500 ATM withdrawals made in Federal Way and Sea Tac, and one large transaction at a Staples store in Burien.
After police contacted Staples, they discovered a laptop and desk scanner were bought at the store.
Eventually police were able to contact a Bank of America in Sea Tac and obtained eight still images of a male suspect from an ATM machine.
The male appears to be wearing a motorcycle jacket, red and white stripes with a black hood underneath.
The couple did not recognize the suspect.
As of April 2, detectives were unable to acquire any other leads and the case was deemed inactive. If you have any information on this case, email Detective Adam Haas at ahaas@kirklandwa.gov.
Nordstrom items returned for cash
One year ago on June 19, 2012, a 55-year-old Kirkland man informed Kirkland police his account information had been fraudulently used for several charges in Lynnwood.
According to the police report, this crime appears to be part of a larger crime spree where suspects use stolen credit card numbers to purchase Nordstrom merchandise and then return the items for cash. The Kirkland victim’s credit card number was used at Nordstrom and The Apple Store at Alderwood Mall.
A Nordstrom Loss Prevention investigator sent a photo of the suspect and stated a black woman, who was using a counterfeit Pennsylvania identification with the name of Kim Scharfglass, went to return a Burberry handbag that had been purchased with the victim’s card number.
A black man who was using a counterfeit Illinois ID, also had returned a Gucci tote bag to Nordstrom. Both drove away in a Red Altima rental car.
Police later discovered the two had purchased a $700 gift card but it was not used and the balance was returned to the bank that issued the card.
As of April 23, detectives were unable to acquire any other leads and the case was deemed inactive.
If you have any information on this case, email Detective Don Carroll at dcarroll@kirklandwa.gov.
Kirkland police are searching for two black women pictured here who allegedly used a woman’s card to buy items at the Rite Aid in Juanita.
This woman is suspected of stealing a Kirkland man’s account number to purchase items from Nordstrom and return them for cash.
This man, along with the woman (pictured above) is also suspected of stealing a Kirkland man’s account number to purchase items from Nordstrom and return them for cash.
