The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:
Nail salon, smoke shop burglarized: At 4:08 a.m. on March 29 in the 32000 block of 23rd Ave. S., Lady Nails and Mary Jane’s House of Glass were burglarized. Police discovered two open doors in the back of Mary Jane’s House of Glass and a hole in the wall of a bathroom to gain access to Lady Nails. About $100 worth of tools, $100 of pills and medication, a $20 Nike Air backpack and $100 in currency was stolen.
Woman assaults boyfriend: At 7:12 a.m. on March 29 in the 1900 block of SW Campus Drive, a woman was arrested for assaulting her ex-boyfriend. When police arrived, the woman blocked entry/exit of her ex-boyfriend and the officer had to force his way in. According to the police report, this was when the woman assaulted the man. Police found a crying child locked in a bedroom and had to force their way into that room as well. The woman was booked into jail.
Missing woman found: At 12:37 p.m. on March 29 in the 27500 block of Star Lake Road S., police responded to reports of a woman who was walking down the street. She had fallen several times and appeared confused. South King Fire and Rescue located her and noted she appeared to be in her 80s. The woman wouldn’t speak, had no identification or any idea where she was walking from. Police found no reports of missing people in the area. She was later transported to St. Francis Hospital due to health reasons.
Man pounds on resident’s door, claims being chased: At 12 p.m. on March 29 in the 28600 block of 26th Ave. S., a 40-year-old man was arrested on a Renton warrant after police were called to a different man’s residence. The reporting party said the man pounded on his door as he said he was being chased. In a police interview, the man told officers unknown people associated with his ex-wife were chasing him from his residence, however, police found no evidence of a crime.
Dog traps resident: At 1:52 p.m. on March 29 in the 28900 block of 28th Place S., a man called police to report a dog trapped him in his residence. When police arrived, the dog had gone home and was inside the owner’s house. The man said he was coming out of his house when he noticed two dogs in his yard. He went inside the front door and one of them started barking at him through his screen door. The dog’s owner had two civil infractions for an unlicensed dog and a public nuisance last summer. The man told police he would shoot the dog if it endangered his life.
Dog fight: At 2:38 p.m. on March 29 in the 29200 block of 18th Ave. S., officers responded to a report that a man was beating four dogs with a pipe in his backyard and had also threatened to beat his wife. The man told police he had broken up a dog fight between two female dogs. They were supposedly fighting over a 4-month-old puppy and had sustained wounds. Per city code, the owner had to give up one of the dogs and decided to surrender her oldest one.
Dog bite: At 6:38 p.m. on March 29 in the 32900 block of 44th Place SW, a man reported his daughter was bitten by a neighbor’s dog and had taken her to the emergency room. His daughter had punctures on her right arm as well as bruising. She told police she went outside to play with a neighbor who had a family dog on a leash.
However, when the two started playing, the dog bit her. The dog’s owner said her family had adopted the dog from the Auburn Humane Society, was spayed and had all the appropriate licensing and shots. When the officer photographed the dog, he noted the dog growled and barked. The officer stated the dog had to be confined home for 15 days and had to be muzzled and on a leash when outside.
Man finds box of marijuana: At 7 p.m. on March 29 in the 3900 block of S. 322nd St., a man called to report a box in the middle of the street containing several bags of marijuana and a bag of unknown substance. Police took the drugs, weighed the bag, photographed them and put them into evidence for destruction. The total weight of the marijuana was 1.65 pounds. The other substance appeared to be organic, possibly a food substance and was also disposed of.
Police find meth, glass pipe: At 2:47 a.m. on March 28 in the 31400 block of 20th Ave. S., a man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. Police stopped him for driving without taillights and discovered he had a Renton warrant. Upon searching the man, police located a glass pipe and small baggy of what appeared to be methamphetamine residue in his pants pocket.
Police find meth, heroin at mall: At 11:30 a.m. on March 28 in the 1900 block of S. Commons, a 31-year-old man was arrested on a Federal Way warrant for theft. Police found him after they responded to The Commons mall for a welfare check. Witnesses reported the man was sitting on the ground in pain, however, he told officers he did not need medical aid. After arresting him for the warrant, police found multiple plastic baggies with methamphetamine and heroin. Police weighed the drugs and determined there was .16 grams of heroin and .06 grams of methamphetamine.
Suicidal man committed: At 12:17 p.m. on March 28 in the 3100 block of SW 314th St., a male was involuntarily committed after he stated in front of police officers he needed help and wanted to kill himself. Although he did not disclose how he wanted to kill himself, he said he takes Adderall and Cymbalta. His sister told police he also suffers from depression and anxiety.
Police find marijuana at mall: At 12:24 p.m. on March 28 in the 1900 block of S. Commons, a 20-year-old woman was arrested on a Puyallup warrant and was found to have drug paraphernalia associated with smoking heroin and a small amount of marijuana. The woman is also a suspect in a case involving a stolen cell phone and credit card, and has gotten in trouble with mall security for loitering and panhandling in the past.
Brother pushes 6-year-old down stairs: At 2:06 p.m. on March 28 in the 31800 block of Third Place SW, medics responded to a 6-year-old with facial injuries that were caused when his 7-year-old brother pushed him down the stairs. The boy’s head struck the ground and his mother took him to St. Francis Hospital with minor injuries. The mother also requested police talk to her older son to warn him not to do it again.
Police help upset woman: At 2:21 p.m. on March 28 in the 30800 block of 21st Ave. SW, police responded to an upset woman who was standing in her driveway. She was crying and said she wanted to end her life. She told police she had depression, panic attacks and was on Wellbutrin, Alprazolam and Citalopram.