‘Homophobic Bitch’
Wed March 17, 11:52 pm: For over three weeks, a security officer at
Northgate Mall had been getting calls from a man who identified himself only
as “Josh.” The first time Josh called, he said “I was told you were gay and
cute. I’d like to go to bed with you. I was also told if I kept pranking you
I could get a naked picture of you.” The security officer didn’t like the sound
of this “misinformation,” and told Josh that he wasn’t an exhibitionist, or
gay. But the man continued to call (sometimes up to 30 times a day), demanding
photos and a rendezvous. Finally, the security officer became so frustrated
he ordered the man to stop calling and hung up the phone. Josh didn’t get the
hint, apparently, and called back the next day to ask, “Hey, you homophobic
bitch, why did you hang up on me? I have 800 people working for me and you’re
going to get your ass beat.” The security officer called the cops, telling them
that he thought his harasser was a guy he knew when he was 16. This old friend
had worked as a bounty hunter, and was recently turned down for a security job
at Northgate. The security officer said he thought his old pal was jealous of
him. The ever-practical police recommended that the security office change its
phone number.
Shopping for Cleavage
Thurs March 18, 10:30 am: A man named Jeff walked into a woman’s clothing
store near the north entrance of Northgate Mall, and asked a 19-year-old clerk
to help him pick out some clothes for his wife. While the young woman assisted
him, Jeff made several inappropriate remarks, and at one point touched her breast
with his elbow. He then put some clothes on hold and left the store. Jeff returned
an hour later, and became very upset when he learned that the clerk had left
for the day.
The Horny House Painter
Tues March 23, 3:49 pm: A prostitute with a crack problem was hanging
out downtown, when a horny house painter offered her some crack for sex. She
accepted the offer and he drove her to a house on 16th Ave NE, where he was
painting. Once inside the house, the painter told her to take off her clothes
and perform oral sex on him. The prostitute said he had to put on a condom first.
The man became angry and began pushing his penis at the woman, saying: “You’re
gonna do it my way–now suck my dick. I ain’t wearing no condom!” At that point,
the prostitute decided she didn’t want anything to do with the painter, and
requested that he drive her to the Metro station at Northgate Mall. The painter
reluctantly obliged. On the way there, the prostitute asked for money for bus
fare. This request proved to be more than the frustrated painter could take.
He stopped his van by the northwest end of Northgate (near Nordstrom), pushed
the prostitute out of the door, threw a dollar bill at her, and left the mall
area in a rage.
Shopping for Cleavage, Part II
Wed March 31, 5:07 pm: A 20-year-old assistant at a women’s clothing
store in Northgate Mall was straightening clothing piles, when a customer asked
if he could hold up a shirt to her body, as she was the same size as his girlfriend.
She agreed to be his model, but when the man held the shirt up to her chest,
he made contact with her breasts. At first she thought it was an accident, but
when he hooked his finger on her neck band and pulled, exposing her cleavage,
she backed away. The young woman was confused by the whole incident because,
as she reported, the man looked like a normal mall type: He was white, dressed
professionally, and spoke in standard English–not the sort to sexually assault
a young woman. Just as the woman was sorting this out in her head, a co-worker
came into the store and recognized the man holding the shirt as Jeff, the very
same man who had fondled her breast with his elbow the week before. She called
mall security, but Jeff made his escape and was last seen leaving the mall parking
lot in a red Chrysler.
From Jail with Love
Thurs April 8, 3:51 pm: A man who was jailed for stealing from a Northgate
Mall department store sent, from his cell, an intimidating letter to a store
clerk scheduled to testify against him in court. The letter said he’d do terrible
things to the clerk if she took the stand. The woman called police, who called
King County Jail and informed jailers that they were going to charge the man
with intimidating a witness.
Bullet in the Butt
Fri April 30, 8:27 pm: A group of young men in a Chevy Impala drove
up to a Northgate Mall entrance, and exchanged gunfire with a group of young
people standing by the mall’s glass doors. Inside, customers hit the deck when
they heard the rounds flying by their heads. One stray bullet hit a young woman
in the butt (her wound was treated by the Seattle Fire Department). The police
were able to make two arrests, but the other gunfighters are still at large.
Cadillac Killer
Sun May 2, 10:52 pm: A man met the end of the road when he was shot
dead near the west entrance of Northgate Mall. His killer is unknown, but a
witness did inform police that the murderer drove an early ’90s white Cadillac
in “great condition.”
