Crime & Safety

Shoreline Woman Raped and Robbed

Police are looking for a black male suspect, age 30-40, 5'6" to 5'9", medium build, with short hair and a slight mustache

A Shoreline woman was raped and robbed Saturday night when she returned home from work.

The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of NE 165th Place. The victim said she had just pulled into her driveway and opened her garage door. As she walked towards the garage, the suspect called out to her and approached her.   

The suspect struck the victim with a handgun then took her into the open garage and sexually assaulted her. The suspect took the victim’s purse and other personal items, then fled when another man in a car parked nearby yelled that someone was coming.

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The suspect is described as a black male, age 30-40, 5’6” to 5’9”, medium build, with short hair and a slight mustache. The victim said he had a distinctive Jamaican accent, slightly yellow teeth and smelled of alcohol. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket with some sort of emblem on the left breast.

The vehicle is described as an older, olive-green four-door with black stripes down the side, possibly body molding.

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The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and is working with the victim to obtain a sketch of the suspect.

If you have any information related to this crime, please call the King County Sheriff’s Office Special Assault Unit at (206) 296-7557 or its 24-hour communications center at (206) 296-3311.


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