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

Son steals mother’s car: At 3:56 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 37300 block of Pacific Highway S., police responded to a call about physical domestic violence taking place. Police spoke with the victim who said her adult son pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground. He took her vehicle keys and fled the scene. She said she was uninjured, but wanted to report her vehicle stolen. She said her son did not have permission to take her vehicle and is a drug user. Police were unable to locate the suspect during an area check.

Woman assaulted, purse stolen: At 7:11 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 35400 block of 21st Ave. SW, police responded to a report of a robbery. A woman stated that she had been walking home after drinking at the Sierra Trading Post in northeast Tacoma. She was on 21st Avenue Southwest when she saw a male acquaintance that she knew was homeless. He asked her for money, but she told him she would only provide him with food or socks.

She said three other males then exited the bushes near her and pushed her to the ground, causing her to strike her head on the sidewalk. She did not know what suspect took her purse but that her ID was in it. She then later stated that it was only two males in the bushes. When police asked her to confirm the number of suspects, she said she didn’t remember.

She walked to Jersey’s Sports Bar and had an employee call the police for her. The victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital to treat her injuries. An officer noticed that she had trouble holding still while being tended to and looked to be impaired by something other than just alcohol. The suspects were not found.

Man disrupts early morning traffic: At 1:18 a.m. on Aug. 29 in the 30400 block of Pacific Highway S., an officer saw a man standing in the northbound HOV lane blocking traffic. The man was holding a cordless phone and pointing it at the traffic lights. When the officer announced himself, the man took off running.

He picked up a long, silver object and held it towards the officer. The officer radioed for backup and told the man to drop the item several times while holding him at gunpoint. The man just yelled “Why? Why?” but did not approach the officer. An officer fluent in Spanish was able to get him to drop the weapon and sit on the ground. He was arrested and transported to SCORE jail to be booked for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Suicidal man arrested: At 11:06 p.m. on Aug. 29 in the 28400 block of 26th Ave. S., a man called 911 to report feeling suicidal. Police found that he had a misdemeanor warrant out of the King County Sheriff’s Office for $20,010 for a domestic violence order violation and domestic violence assault. He was arrested and booked with suicide precautions into SCORE jail on the warrant after reporting to officers that he consumed alcohol and took medication in an attempt to die.

Man found passed out in vehicle: At 3:42 p.m., on Aug. 28 in the 34600 block of 10th Place SW, police were called about a male in a vehicle who was “freaking out” and “moving aggressively.” The caller waved one officer down. The officer saw that the man was in a car with the pedal fully depressed and the engine revving at a high rate on the side of the road. The man had passed out and left a bag on top of the car.

There were children out in the street playing at the time and the officer said he feared for the children’s safety. He reached into the vehicle and turned it off. At that time, he saw that the driver of the vehicle had a needle in his pocket.

Another officer arrived and detained the man and then interviewed him. He saw that the man had sores on his arms and rarely opened his eyes. The officer suspected him of being under the influence of methamphetamine. The man was arrested for reckless endangerment due to the close proximity of the children. He was booked into SCORE jail.

Woman steals from store, uses getaway driver: At 6:53 p.m. on Aug. 29 in The Commons mall, a woman stole $192.99 worth of clothes from Sears. She concealed the merchandise in her dog carrier, which also contained her pet Chihuahua. She fled from Sears Loss Prevention and got into a waiting getaway vehicle driven by another individual. When detained, the two were found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. The woman also admitted to stealing $109.47 worth of shoes from Payless.

Man punches girlfriend after she broke window: At 10:19 p.m. on Aug. 28 in the 31400 block of 12th Ave. SW, officers responded to a hang up call that was made. Police could hear a dispute before the caller hung up. When officers arrived, they heard loud yelling between a man and a woman in a driveway. They saw a child sitting in the front seat of a van near them. They also saw that the passenger side front window was broken out. The woman went into the house.

One of the officers interviewed the man and he told them that the woman was his girlfriend and the mother of his children. When asked if there was any physical assault or contact, the man hesitated and told police he wouldn’t say anything that would get his girlfriend in trouble. He then told officers that she broke the window with a detached bumper and that the dispute started because she called his autistic son “retarded.”

The woman admitted to breaking the window and said the man then punched her in the mouth. She complained of loose teeth and was bleeding, but declined medical aid. She told police that the children were present for this. The man stated he pushed her away with an open hand. He was arrested and booked for assault and exposing a minor to domestic violence. Officers also noticed cuts on the man’s arm, but he declined to tell them how they got there.

Woman found face down on sidewalk: At 12:54 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the 31400 block of 23rd Ave. S., a person called to report a female lying on the side of the road who looked incoherent. Another person called to report the same female was face down on the sidewalk.

An officer said that when he arrived on scene, he observed the female lying face down on the pavement. She appeared confused and thought that people were coming to get her. She was unable to tell officers where she lived. The woman’s pupils were constricted and she admitted to drug use. She was unable to take care of herself nor able to provide a name or number for any guardian or parent. She was involuntarily committed for her own safety.

Chickens nearly fry in vehicle: At 2 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the 34200 block of First Place S., a rooster and a hen were located and seized out of a hot vehicle. The owner was non-compliant in helping remove the birds and would not surrender the heat distressed animals. Animal services is seeking animal cruelty and unsafe confinement charges.

Overly excited gamer buys wrong console: At 4:02 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the 33000 block of Pacific Hwy S., the victim met the suspect after responding to a Craigslist ad to buy a PlayStation 4. The victim stated he was too excited and gave the suspect $250 for the PlayStation without inspecting it.

After the suspect left, the victim discovered the console was a PlayStation 3. Initially the suspect agreed to meet the victim to exchange back the money and the console. The suspect sent another person to pick up the item, but did not send him with money. The other person did not know where the suspect was. An officer confirmed this was legally insufficient for a fraud case because the victim had ample time to inspect the item before exchanging money but neglected to. Suspect was unable to be located.

Man attacked and stabbed in woods: At 12:32 a.m. on Aug. 25 in the 1300 block of S. 336th St., 911 was called because a man was stabbed in the hand. The man stumbled into Ernie’s Truck Stop and told the clerk to call police. He had a small, two inch cut on his left hand. He told police that he was at a campsite in the wooded area of South 336th Street with another male. He said he refused to leave and the other male stabbed him. He was transported to St. Francis for evaluation.

While at St. Francis, officers received a call that another male had walked into the truck stop and told an employee to call 911 because he was stabbed in the head. When officers came back, he told them that the man who had came in first had stabbed him.

He told officers he was sleeping at the campsite when he was awakened by the other man. He told the man to leave, but the man punched him instead causing him to cut his lip. He was then put into a choke hold. When the suspect let go, the victim saw he was holding a knife. The victim was sliced across the head, face and armpit. The knife was lodged into his armpit area. The victim removed it, but was put into another choke hold. He almost passed out this time, but used the knife to stab the suspect in the hand.

Officers found the knife in the woods. They were also advised that the three people at the campsite were all reported missing from Cascade Hall in Seattle, a clinic for people with mental disabilities. The suspect was charged with second-degree assault.

Dog bites passerby: At 11:01 a.m. 0n Aug. 25 in the 500 block of SW 289th St., an off-leash pit bull mix breed dog ran from its front yard into the street and bit a man on the leg. The dog was rabies quarantined. The owner <sp