The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:
Bike dispute: At 11:10 a.m. on June 21 in the 2000 block of S. 281st St., police responded to a residence for a report of a domestic disturbance. The owner of a bike stated that a roommate put a lock on his bike because the roommate didn’t think it was safe for him to ride the bike. The bike owner has a significant leg injury and has trouble walking. He was upset and wanted police to cut the lock off his bike, which police advised him they would not do. No crime occurred.
Man strips in store parking lot: At 4:20 p.m. on June 21 at 1207 S. 320th St., police contacted a man after Safeway staff reported he was taking off his clothes in the store parking lot. He appeared to be heavily impaired due to an unknown substance, so police determined he was unable to care for himself. He was involuntarily committed.
Suspects rob pizza delivery driver at gunpoint: At 10:17 p.m. on June 21 in the 35000 block of 25th Ave. SW, two suspects robbed a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint. The suspects stole his cell phone, pizza and miscellaneous receipts. The driver was uninjured.
Suspicious vacuum salesmen: At 2:50 p.m. on June 20 in the 1100 block of SW 311th Court, a woman reported that two unknown males contacted her at her home. The males stated they were associated with Kirby Vacuum Services and offered to clean a small section of her carpet for free. She let them into her home and showed them around and to an area she believed needed cleaning.
She stated the males informed her they would be back in 30 minutes with equipment to clean the carpet. However, the males did not return, which made her suspicious so she called police. She said the males did not leave any contact information, nor was she able to get a vehicle license plate. She described one of the males as white and the other is either Hispanic or Asian. Both are under 6 feet tall and medium build.
Suspect shoots at house while family sleeps: At 5:49 a.m. on June 20 in the 34000 block of 14th Place SW, an unknown suspect shot at a home while a family of four was inside. One of the family members found a bullet hole in her bedroom wall and told police she believed someone was trying to shoot her husband.
The husband said he associates with approximately 15 people who are involved in criminal activity, ranging from mail theft, fraud, burglary, vehicle theft and selling narcotics. He could not ID anyone in the group particularly, but said they do most of their crime up and down I-5 from Tacoma to Seattle. He recently told the members he was done and trying to get out of “the life.” He said several days ago he destroyed some documents they wanted and know they are angry. He said he believed the shooting was a warning.
Police located two bullet holes in the bedroom wall and recovered 10 bullet casings from the street from a .22 caliber gun.
Thief steals from security company working for U.S. Open: At 4:14 p.m. on June 20 at 32124 25th Ave. S., the owner-operator of Security Detection, a security company, was in Federal Way working for the U.S. Open. His work truck was parked in the Best Western parking lot with an expensive computer X-ray detection machine inside. He left the truck parked in front of the hotel for several days while he was working.
He found that someone damaged the driver’s side door and stole his computer. The cab of his truck was also ransacked. The suspected pried open the toolbox attached to the truck and stole a variety of tools, worth approximately $1,000. There was no suspect information.
Escaped convict lies to police: At 2:04 a.m. on June 20 in the 32000 block of Fourth Ave. SW, a man was sitting in a vehicle in front of a known drug house. The man provided police a false name but police discovered there was a felony warrant for a man with a similar name. The man admitted that he lied about his name and he was indeed the suspect with a felony warrant. Dispatch confirmed that he had a Department of Corrections escape warrant. The suspect also admitted that he was at the house with two others to buy heroin. He was booked into SCORE jail.
Dog digs up gun: At 9:33 a.m. on June 20 at 2111 SW 352nd St., while a man was walking his dog at the West Pointe Apartment’s dog park, his dog dug up a semi-automatic .45 caliber gun buried at the southwest corner of the enclosed dog park. The man reported to office staff that he found the gun and maintenance staff retrieved the gun from the resident. Office staff notified police of the gun.
Fireworks perpetrator turns himself in: At 3:48 p.m. on June 20 in the 1900 block of SW 352nd St., a witness reported someone was lighting fireworks, which started a small fire within a fenced retention pond. He identified himself as the person who lit the fireworks.
Police find escaped convict on motorized shopping cart: At 8:45 p.m. on June 20 at 31800 Pete von Reichbauer Way, police stopped a suspect riding a motorized shopping cart off the 314th Street Walmart property. Police discovered the suspect had several outstanding warrants, including a Department of Corrections escape warrant. He was booked into SCORE jail and trespassed from Walmart.
Serial shoplifter trespassed from mall: At 9:06 p.m. on June 20 at 1928 S. Commons, a man stole Beats headphones worth approximately $200 from Kohl’s. He was also arrested on June 16 for shoplifting at Macy’s and trespassed for previous thefts at Target. During his most recent arrest, police issued the suspect a permanent trespass notice for The Commons mall. He was also found in possession of drug paraphernalia associated with smoking heroin.
Police catch thief stealing tires: At 3:30 a.m. on June 20 in the 29805 block of Pacific Highway S., police responded to a reported burglary in progress at Western Auto Recovery. A woman called 911 after she heard a car alarm sounding on the property, looked outside her home and saw two unidentified males climbing through the chain link fence surrounding the property. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a hole was cut in the fence and observed a male, later identified as a 28-year-old Des Moines man, rolling a tire and rim through the yard. The man noticed police and fled the area on foot. With the aid of a police canine, police found him hiding in a nearby wooded area. His accomplice was never located.
An investigation revealed that the suspects gained entry by cutting through three separate sections of the chain link fence surrounding the property and were in the process of removing the aftermarket wheels and rims from several vehicles that were parked inside when police interrupted them.
The fair market value of these tires and rims was estimated to be several hundred dollars. The suspects also forced entry into the company’s GMC Sierra by breaking a side window and stole a mounted laptop computer worth $1,000. Police also discovered they forced entry into a Ford Explorer and damaged the in-dash GPS navigation system in an apparent effort to steal it.
Post Miranda, the Des Moines man refused to identify his co-defendant. However, he admitted he was in the process of stealing the tires and rims, explaining that he planned to conceal them in some nearby bushes until he could sell them on the secondary market. He said he needed the money because he was unemployed and homeless. He was arrested and is facing charges of second-degree theft, malicious mischief and trespassing.
Police nab mail thief: At 3:14 p.m. on June 19 in the 28900 block of 19th Ave. S., a witness observed the suspect opening other neighbors’ mailboxes and stealing their mail. Police contacted the suspect, located his backpack containing the stolen mail and arrested him.
Godmother’s good deed leads to godson’s arrest: At 5:42 p.m. on June 19 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway S., a godmother called police on her godson’s behalf to report someone harassed him. Police were unable to reach the godmother by phone, so an officer spoke with the godson, who said at around 3 p.m. on June 19, a random person wanted to fight him. When he refused, the suspect broke out his window.
Upon further investigation, the godson admitted the suspect was a former friend. He never called 911 to report the incident. The former friend left a note on his car overnight stating “stay off the highway.” The godson refused to cooperate with the investigation and only wanted the incident documented. He also lied to police about his name and police discovered the godson has a felony larceny warrant out of Las Vegas.
Kool-Aid conflict leads to son’s arrest: At 5:16 p.m. on June 19 in the 100 block of S. 330th St., a mom told police she had been letting her son stay at her house. Her son became upset and started throwing Kool-Aid in the kitchen, causing quite a mess. Police found the son had a confirmed Department of Corrections escape warrant and booked him into SCORE jail without incident.
Homeless suspects steal from resident: At an unknown time on June 19 in the 2200 block of SW 334th Place, two homeless people contacted the victim and asked him if they could clean up his apartment as they are currently homeless.
The man agreed and let them inside his home. He went into his bedroom and closed the door. When he went back into the living room area of his apartment, the suspects were gone. The victim noticed several items were missing from his apartment. He provided police with the serial number of his laptop, which police entered as stolen into the Washington Crime Information Center database.
Juveniles rob, assault man: At 9:32 p.m. on June 18 in the 32000 block of Pacific Highway S., a police officer was dispatched to a possible fight or robbery in the area. The officer observed a man holding a bicycle in the parking lot at Chase Bank.
He explained he was at the corner waiting to cross when he was surrounded by numerous black males who told him to give them his belongings. He refused and they began to advance on him. He was wearing a backpack that was holding an Old Spice gift box he had just purchased at Target for his father. As they fought him, he dropped the items and began backing out into the street to get away from them. He fought back and they began to take swings at him. He eventually fell and several of them kicked at him and stole his backpack before fleeing the area.
Police saw a small contusion above his eye and a laceration behind his ear and the man said he would go to the hospital on his own. Police obtained video surveillance of the robbery from Target Loss Prevention, which shows two juvenile black males walking behind the victim when he exited the store.
Two days later on June 20, a police officer was in his car patrolling the city’s 25th anniversary carnival, when a man walked up and asked for help. The man identified himself as the victim of the robbery on June 18. The man said he saw part of the group of the teen boys who had robbed him. He said he was playing carnival games when the juveniles came up behind him and started to threaten him as they made fun about how they beat him up. The boys also slapped the man’s father as he tried to call 911.
Police found the group of juveniles and asked the victims if they could identify any of them, but they could not.
Toddler wearing only diaper found at theater: At 3:59 p.m. on June 17 at 2501 Gateway Center Plaza, a witness called to report she found an abandoned 3-year-old boy near the Gateway Theatre without his parents. An officer arrived and a woman took him into one of the theater rooms where her friend was caring for the found child. The toddler was wearing only a diaper. The woman said she and her friend were walking towards the theater when she saw the boy walking alone. He could not speak any words.
A passerby advised police that she saw the boy coming from the apartment across the street. While en route to the Chelsea Court Apartments, the boy’s mother walked up to the officer’s patrol vehicle while on her cell phone and she told police she was missing her child.
The officer asked her why her son was walking around by himself. She stated she was asleep on the second floor with her other child when the toddler left the house. The boy apparently opened the front door on his own. The mother said she had placed a childproof cover over the door knob, but he somehow managed to open it.
A background check on the mother revealed there was a previous report on similar circumstances. The boy had left on his own and was located near the Federal Way police sub-station. The mother said a Child Protective Services agent instructed her to purchase a door knob protector.
The woman who found the child also notified the officer that she saw some red marks and a bruise on the boy’s shoulder. The mother said she did not know how her son incurred those injuries. She showed the officer her residence and the officer observed the cover over the door knob. He forward the case to Child Protective Services for review.
Man jumps off I-5 overpass onto semi-truck: At 8:03 p.m. on June 17 at South 320th Street and the Interstate 5 overpass, a 21-year-old Federal Way man jumped off the 320th Street overpass, landed atop a semi-truck on I-5 and then fell off onto the freeway in an apparent attempted suicide. The man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
The truck driver stopped and told police he thought someone threw a rock off the overpass. It is unknown whether any other vehicles struck the man after he landed on the pavement of the freeway.
The man’s mother told police she thought maybe someone was chasing after her son and he was forced to jump. However, a witness told police she saw a man walk on the overpass, climb over the railing and jump down from the north side of the overpass towards the slower traveling lanes of traffic.
Returning razor thief arrested: At 2:19 p.m. on April 6 at 2201 S. Commons, a man stole $668.97 worth of electronic razors from Target. He returned on June 17 and stole $309.97 worth of electronic razors from the same Target. Police arrested him and also found he was in possession of drug paraphernalia associated with smoking heroin and three counterfeit bills.
Panty raid: Between 7-7:30 p.m. on June 16 at 1919 S. Commons, an unknown suspect or suspects stole approximately 60 pairs of Very Sexy and Cheeky panties from Victoria’s Secret valued at $750. There were no witnesses nor suspects. Corporate Loss Prevention advised police they would determine if there is any security video footage of the incident and, if so, would turn that over to police.