The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:
Student detained: At 2:18 p.m. on Nov. 3 at 30611 16th Ave. S., an officer was called to the front of Federal Way High School for a fight involving two students. An officer contacted both students with school staff. One student failed to comply with the officer’s orders and was detained. The other student complied and went with school staff in the school.
Domestic violence: At 6 a.m. on Nov. 3 in the 35800 block of 16th Ave. S., a man grabbed a woman by her hair and grabbed the back of her neck and throat, choking and slapping her. When she tried to leave, he grabbed her again by the back of her hair, pulling her hair out, slapping her and taking her infant she was carrying from her. He refused to allow her to leave. He was arrested.
Man refuses to pay cab fare: At 1 p.m. on Nov. 3 in the 2000 block of SW 348th St., police arrested a man for refusing to pay his $152.50 cab fare.
Road rage results in shattered window: At 6:34 p.m. on Nov. 3 at 32200 23rd Ave. S., the victim driver was involved in a road rage incident at the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and South 320th Street when the victim cut off the suspect. Both the victim and suspect continued southbound on 23rd Avenue. While the victim stopped for a red light at South Commons, the suspect exited his vehicle, punched and shattered the victim’s driver’s side window. The estimated damage was $500. The suspect then fled towards South 324th Street. The victim described the suspect as a white male in his early 30s.
Men hold gun to burglary victim’s head: At 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 2 in the 1800 block of S. 282nd Place, two or three males armed with handguns broke into the victim’s residence. One of the suspects covered the victim’s head and held a gun to his head, while the others ransacked the apartment. The suspects demanded drugs and money. When they found none, they stole a television, some electronics, a pair of shoes and the victim’s vehicle. The victim recognized the voice of the suspects as belonging to a black male. Police are still investigating the case.
Man assaults girlfriend, cuts his wrists: At 7 a.m. on Nov. 2 in the 3300 block of 335th St., a woman called police to report her son was in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend and cut his wrists. Police contacted the involved parties and arrested the son for fourth-degree assault. South King Fire and Rescue treated him at the scene and he was booked into jail.
Daylight savings snafu prompts outrage: At 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the 2400 block of S. Star Lake Road, a man got into an argument with his girlfriend who he lives with. He was angry because the clock was seemingly unplugged and he thought he was going to be late for work. He did not realize that the time was changed back an hour for daylight savings and that he was not late for work. The girlfriend related that he uses meth and he is always cranky when he wakes up.
Man threatens to shoot up restaurant: At 2:35 p.m. on Nov. 2 at 2002 SW Campus Drive, a customer at the Puerto Vallarta restaurant threatened to shoot the place up. The reporting party declined to meet with police, but identified the suspect to 911 as being in his late 30s, five-feet 10-inches, 170 pounds with braided hair pulled back into a short pony tail.
The suspect wore a black light weight jacket and blue jeans. Police asked to meet with the reporting party due to the facts he or she provided to 911. On scene, the witness told police a black male entered the restaurant alone and became upset when staff concluded he was too intoxicated to serve. The man reportedly became agitated and stated, “The reason Johnny was shot up was because of me!”
The suspect then made vague threats to return and shoot up the place. He left in an older black Volkswagen Jetta. No one in the restaurant appeared to be upset or alarmed by his comments. Police made a report for another agency to follow-up as the “Johnny’s homicide is preparing for trial,” referencing the June 27, 2012 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Cloise Young outside of the former Johnny’s Famous Bar and Grill. An area check for the suspect was met with negative results.
Suspicious pounding: At 7:05 a.m. on Nov. 1 in the 33000 block of 23rd Ave. SW, a neighbor called police to report suspicious activity at her neighbor’s house. She heard loud pounding sounds from inside the home (a shared wall divides her home from her neighbor’s). The neighbor’s dog was also barking and howling as if something was wrong. She looked outside and saw two males running fast to a red Coupe vehicle nearby and speeding off.
Drunk driver nearly plows police at collision scene: At 1:18 am. on Oct. 28 at 3300 SW 320th St. An officer was investigating a serious injury collision as part of the Major Accident Investigation Team. A Honda Civic traveling westbound drove through the collision scene blocked with police vehicles, traffic cones and flares.
One officer reported: “I jumped/dove to the right out of the vehicle’s path, as I did I felt the vehicle brush against my left leg.” The vehicle dragged cones under it and continued for about 400 feet toward three more officers before pulling into the parking lot of the Twin Lakes Plaza. The intoxicated 34-year-old driver from Federal Way was arrested and she later provided two breath samples of .169 and .179.
Confusion over zombies: At 11:37 a.m. on Oct. 28 in the 1600 block of S. 308th St. A 5-year-old student at Wildwood Elementary told his teacher he heard his father tell his mother he wanted to kill her. An officer contacted the mother at her residence and she said they were “playing zombies” last night and her son must have been confused. There were no signs of assault.
Backpage deal broken: At 2:26 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the 2000 block of S. 336th St., a man agreed to provide a woman a room in his brother’s condo in exchange for the woman agreeing to have sex with him twice a week after he saw her on Backpage the day before. The woman invited unknown people over and the man’s items were stolen. The man wanted the woman removed from the condo. She was booked into jail for third-degree theft.
Student arrested for marijuana possession: At 1 p.m. on Oct. 28 at 33914 19th Ave. SW, a Federal Way Public Schools security officer located 5.12 grams of marijuana on a student at Saghalie Middle School. Police seized the drug and arrested the student.
Naked man detained: At 4:35 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the 3000 block of S. 320th St., witnesses saw a man down in the grass and unable to sit up or stand. He was disoriented and managed to roll over and crawl several feet but fell over and was unable to sit up. Witnesses said he has been on the mental decline for the past month and they have seen him wandering the complex nude or semi-nude. They have seen him sleeping in the stairwell, even though he has a fully furnished apartment. The man was involuntarily committed.
Police deploy taser on shoplifter: At 2:02 p.m. on Oct. 27 at 2101 S. Commons, a man concealed $58 worth of clothing from Kohl’s, passed the registers and exited the store without paying. He fled on foot from loss prevention officers and multiple police officer. He was finally apprehended after police deployed a taser on him. He was booked into SCORE jail.
Woman returns from vacation and finds dead man: At 5:28 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the 36000 block of Sixth Ave. SW, a woman returned home from vacation to find 32-year-old Rayburn Lee in the bedroom unresponsive. She tried to call 911 but her cell phone was not working, so she went across the street and asked her neighbor to call police.
South King Fire and Rescue arrived on scene and ruled that Lee was deceased. Someone who knew Lee arrived on scene and reported he saw him the day before around 8:30 a.m. after picking him up from a local hospital and dropping him off at home. Police said his death appears to be natural but the King County Medical Examiner’s office was still preparing Lee’s autopsy report as of the Mirror’s press deadline.