Married couple linked to 23 area crimes including 11 in Redmond

As reported by Jim Bove, RPD, there were two very active criminals that were a husband and wife team recently sentenced for a variety of crimes--Arne and Crystal Rosander.   

The original investigation started on January 9^th, 2012 when a Redmond officer took a car prowl report . The victim reported multiple items stolen, including her wallet which contained several credit and debit cards.  After fraudulent transactions were made with them an investigation led us to the suspect names. We learned that Bellevue and Bothell Police Departments had active cases on them too. Our investigators took the lead on the case and on February 2^nd, 2012 served a search warrant on their residence where they located a large amount of stolen property, including stolen mail, sports equipment, electronics, purses, clothing, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a stolen motorcycle, tools, and a shotgun. They were linked to 23 total crimes including 11 in Redmond and others in Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, Kirkland, King County, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Renton, and Seattle. Crimes ranged from mail theft, car prowls, motorcycle theft, fraud, and storage burglary. They both pled guilty to several counts of Mail Theft and Identity Theft 2^nd Degree.  Arne Rosander was sentenced to 17 months in prison followed by 3 years of DOC Supervision. Crystal Rosander was sentenced to 8 months in prison followed by 3 years of DOC Supervision. Both suspects were also ordered to pay several thousand dollars in restitution to the victims.   

This goes to show the importance of reporting crimes, no matter how small they may be and keeping a good record of your valuables, credit cards, electronics, and jewelry. BTW, I don’t usually share names on the front end of a case, but since this is all public record at this point I figure there is no reason not to.
By Jim Bove, RPD