Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:
Uncooperative woman: At 1:12 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 30000 block of Pacific Highway S., employees of a gas station contacted police, saying a woman was refusing to leave the property. Upon police arrival, the woman remained uncooperative and was arrested.
Des Moines police borrow K-9 unit: At 2:05 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 700 block of S. 281st St., Des Moines, the Des Moines Police Department requested assistance from the Federal Way Police Department for the use of a K-9 unit to track a DUI/hit-and-run suspect. The K-9 unit located the suspect in some nearby bushes.
Vehicle stolen … and recovered: At 8:41 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 30000 block of 17th Place SW, the victim reported their car had been stolen. According to the report, the victim had left the car running and gone back in their residence for a short time. During that time, unknown suspects stole the vehicle. The report also notes the vehicle was recovered a short time later.
Change stolen: At 9:10 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 30000 block of First Place S., the victim reported that unknown suspects stole $3 in change from the victim’s vehicle.
Couple argues: At 9:22 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the 28000 block of 25th Place S., police responded to reports of a domestic verbal incident. According to the report, a couple in a long-term relationship got into a heated argument and threw things throughout their shared residence. The report notes the argument stemmed from the woman’s displeasure with the man for using his EBT card, and with the man’s displeasure that the woman had not been having enough sex with him recently.
Moped stolen: At 2:01 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the 28000 block of Pacific Highway S., the victim reported that unknown suspects stole the victim’s moped.
Bad parking job leads to drug and stolen vehicle arrest: At 1:49 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the 1500 block of S. 328th St., police responded to a report of a vehicle illegally parked in a fire lane. According to the report, when police contacted the driver, they discovered the driver shooting up heroin. The report also notes that the vehicle was stolen, and that the driver was arrested.
Rent money stolen: At 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the 2200 block of SW 334th Place, a man reported that his rent money was stolen. According to the report, the man believed the likely suspect was his sister’s brief ex-boyfriend, and that both he and his sister only knew him by his first name. The report notes the victim had left his rent money on a counter for his sister while the suspect was still there, left the residence, and then came back later in the day to find the money gone. The report notes that both the victim and his sister have not seen nor heard from the alleged suspect in quite some time.
Mailboxes broken into: At 4:20 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the vicinity of 16th and 304th St. SW, the victim reported that unknown suspects broke into four of six secured mailboxes.
Counterfeit $20: At 8:57 a.m. on Jan. 25 in the 30000 block of Pacific Highway S., store employees reported that a man attempted to pay for his goods with a counterfeit $20 bill. According to the report, the store clerk caught the fake and confronted the man about it. The man said he was unaware it was a fake bill, paid with a real $20 bill and then left the store and the area.