The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:

Large fight breaks out on soccer field: At 12:44 a.m. on June 28 at Sacajawea Park, officers responded to a fight involving more than 20 people. The fight began when a player from one of the teams on the field received a couple of yellow cards. An argument broke out between the teams shortly thereafter. During the altercation, one man picked up a camping chair and struck another and proceeded to kick him while he was on the ground.

The wife of one of the players tried to separate him from the fight, but was punched in the face by a player from the opposite team. She had a bruised forehead, but initially refused medical treatment. She requested aid 30 minutes after police interviewed her. Police arrested the man who punched the woman and the man who swung the chair after gathering information from witnesses.

Man tries to stop argument, ends up in fight: At 3:12 a.m. on June 28 in the 1800 block of South 282nd Place, police responded to reports of a fight. A woman and her boyfriend were involved in a verbal argument while walking. A male resident overheard the argument and exited his apartment to intervene, but in turn started a fight with the girlfriend and boyfriend. While the males fought, the woman kicked the resident of the apartment in the head. The man had a small contusion to his head, but refused to cooperate with police regarding an investigation. The woman thought her boyfriend was going to lose the fight with the resident so she kicked him to “stop the fight.” The man who was kicked refused medical attention.

Home undergoing renovation burglarized: At 3:09 p.m. June 28 in the 2900 block of S. 284th St., police responded to a report of a home that was burglarized. A couple was checking in on their home that was being renovated, but they found their door had been kicked it. They told police that their brand new, unboxed washer and dryer was stolen from the residence. Uncapped hypodermic needles were also found outside of the residence. There were no witnesses to the crime.

Police chase ends in crash: At 5:23 a.m. on June 27 in the 2600 block of SW 320th Place, police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The owner of the vehicle heard it drive away after being stolen. One of the responding officers found the vehicle minutes after the call. The driver fled in the vehicle and officers pursued the driver into northeast Tacoma, where it lost control and crashed into a tree. The occupants were arrested.

Man wires money to another country: At 4:40 p.m. on June 27 in the 3900 block of S. 326th Place, police were contacted by a man who was scammed by unknown persons on the phone. He wired $3,500 to the Dominican Republic before realizing it was a scam.

Man claims prostitutes ‘forced’ him out of home: At 5:18 p.m. on June 27 in the 2100 block of S. 336th St., a man called 911 requesting police. When the police arrived, he told them the apartment they were at belonged to his brother. He said he called two prostitutes to his house from backpage.com. The two female prostitutes came over with several other females and males. He claimed they paid him and he provided them with drugs.

He then said the males with them “forced” him to sign a contract renting out the apartment to them, then forcibly removed him from the house. Despite being “forced” out, he stayed there until police arrived. The two females said the man agreed to rent the apartment to them with the signed contract. They provided the contract, which was dated for that day. They said they each paid him $1,000. Police could not verify either account. The man who called police was uninjured. He was arrested on a Department of Corrections warrant.

Kids left at house alone with marijuana grow: At 8:33 p.m. on June 27 in the 2500 block of S. 317th St., a woman called police to report her 8-year-old kids were alone at her ex-husband’s apartment. The ex-husband was supposed to have weekend custody of the kids. When the kids were dropped off by friends, he was not at his apartment. The mother came to the location and said her ex-husband’s car and cell phone were at the apartment. She said it was unusual for him to leave his cell phone behind.

Officers checked the apartment and did not locate him. The woman called his friends and they did not know where he was. Officers found a large marijuana grow inside the apartment. There were approximately 40-50 plants in the apartment. The marijuana was hidden in the attic behind walls that someone had cut holes into to gain access. There were additional marijuana plants on the kitchen counters. Both kids told police that the plants were part of their dad’s garden.

Woman punched while holding infant: At 12:59 a.m. on June 24 in the 29500 block of 21st Place S., a woman reported her boyfriend of two years punched her in the face while she was holding their 3-month-old daughter. She told police that he had been abusive in the past. He was arrested and booked into SCORE jail.

Man scammed by fake tech support: At 12:26 p.m. on June 24 in the 1300 block of S. 302nd St., a man reported that he was the victim of fraud. Someone called him saying they were with Apple tech support and there was a problem with his account. He allowed remote access to his computer and the caller obtained his BECU debit card information. He stated the subject attempted to make several unauthorized transactions, but they were unsuccessful. He told police he gave no one permission to use his debit card to make purchases.

Juvenile arrested for arson: At 1:50 p.m. on June 23 at Silver Lake Elementary, police were dispatched to investigate a brush fire near the school. One of the callers who reported the fire told police that her children were at the basketball courts at the school playing. Police questioned her son and he told them that another teenager who was there had mentioned a lighter. Police questioned the other teenager and he admitted he started the fire with a lighter he found because he was bored. He was arrested and taken to the Federal Way police station for processing.

Fast food employee spits into customer’s car: At 4:10 p.m. on June 23 at the South 347th Place Jack in the Box, police were called by both the employees and the customers regarding a dispute. The woman who was buying food realized after paying for her meal that she could get a coupon for free fries through a text message promotion. The employee told her she would need to refund the order and have them place another order to use it. They then began to argue.

Both sides said that the other was the aggressor and had threatened to harm them. The customer got out of the vehicle and entered the restaurant to continue the argument. Once she left, an employee quickly locked her out of the restaurant. The customer returned to her vehicle and began to record on her cell phone as the two sides yelled at each other.

After giving the customer her order, while still arguing, the female employee at the window intentionally spit into the vehicle. The customer tried to enter the restaurant, but it was still locked. Both sides told police their behavior was wrong and Jack in the Box management said they would handle punishment of their employee.

Fireworks burn hillside: At 9:59 p.m. on June 23 in the 33800 block of Seventh Way SW, an officer responded to a call of an illegal fireworks discharge. Five minutes after the call, another person called to report a fire on the hillside at the same location. The officer used a fire extinguisher to put out most of the fire. South King Fire and Rescue responded and extinguished the remaining fire. A witness stated the fireworks were lit by a group of four juvenile males who fled.

Stalker bites, kicks police officers: At 1:49 p.m. on June 22 at the Federal Way Regional Library, police were called when a man who had been previously trespassed from the property was seen in the parking lot. The police ran his name and found that he had an outstanding warrant. The man sat on the hood of one of the employee’s cars and told police that he wanted to know if the person who owned the car was safe. Police told him to get off the vehicle and he reluctantly complied.

The officers then tried to detain the man, but he resisted. The officers told him to stop resisting, but he wrestled away from their grasp and took a swing at them. One of the officers took out his expandable baton, but the man was able to take it from him. The other officer used a taser, which allowed them to retrieve the baton, but did not stop the man. Eventually, the man took the taser from the officer and they used the baton to make him drop it.

The man then began to bite one of the officer’s legs as he was on the ground. The officer struck the man in the face with the side of his fist to get him to let go. The man then got into a position where he could kick one of the officers in the chest with his feet, which he did repeatedly. Other officers arrived and they were finally able to detain the man.

The library employee who owns the car the man sat on said that the man had been stalking her for over a year. She previously worked at a different library where he would also harass her.

Heroin user passes out while infant in back seat: At 7:35 p.m. on June 22 in the 33700 block of 21st Ave. SW, a man reported an unconscious woman in her car with an infant in the back seat. South King Fire was able to wake the woman, who told an officer that she was asleep and had just taken heroin while her child was present. The woman let police search her vehicle, where they found drug paraphernalia. She was taken into custody and the child was turned over to her grandmother.