May 28

Knife threat: At about 11:44 a.m. near the 33000 block of 24th Avenue S., a man called police to report his sister had threatened him with a knife. An officer arrived at the location and developed probable cause to arrest the suspect. The man and two juvenile witnesses left the residence unharmed. The suspect was transported and booked into King County Jail for domestic violence felony harassment.

May 29

Warrant and release: At about 1:42 p.m. near the 1600 block of South 272nd Street, a suspect was loitering on property and provided a false name to police when officers responded. Eventually the woman gave her real name and officers discovered she had a no-bail Department of Corrections (DOC) warrant for escape. She was then booked into SCORE, but the jail declined to take the suspect because she was detoxing from alcohol. The Kent Regional Justice Center was not taking DOC warrants, and the DOC told the police to release her. Federal Way police re-entered the warrant into their records and she was released at the Federal Way Transit Center.

Blocking the bus: At about 2:42 p.m. near the 31600 block of 23rd Avenue S., an intoxicated male was standing in front of a Metro bus at the Federal Way Transit Center for four minutes, preventing it from leaving. When contacted, the man refused to obey commands. He was advised he was under arrest, but fled on foot and was apprehended after a brief foot chase. He was booked into King County Jail for unlawful bus conduct and resisting arrest. He was also trespassed from the transit center.

Traffic matador: At about 4:18 p.m. near the 1000 block of S. 336th Street, officers responded to a man who had been previously contacted for trespassing. Upon law enforcement arrival, the man was aggressive with the officer and charged at the officer multiple times. The man was later found in the middle of the road acting as a “matador” for the cars. He was involuntarily committed as he presented a danger to himself and others.

Mailbox theft: At about 3:30 a.m. near the 2000 block of S. 299th Street, a man arriving home late from work went to check his mail and discovered his locked mailbox was open. It appeared the mailbox had been pried open by thieves. He believes the theft took place sometime between 4 p.m. the previous day and 3:30 a.m. the day of. Seven neighbors also had their mailboxes broken into or pried open. Reports of at least a dozen mailboxes being broken into were also reported in the neighborhoods ranging from South 296th Street to South 304th Street.

May 31

Liquor run: At about 1:40 p.m. in the 34000 block of Hoyt Road SW, the manager of a business reported a man in his 50s entered the store, selected several bottles of liquor and fled the store in a vehicle. His description matched the description of the registered owner of the vehicle. However due to a bandana over his face, police were unable to confirm his identity.

June 1

Suspicious backpack: At about 8:02 a.m. near the 1900 block of S. 314th Street, an employee of Walmart called to report a small purple backpack in the parking lot, believed to have a handgun inside. Officers found a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm gun with a magazine with six rounds and an unloaded chamber. The owner of the gun is unknown after police ran the serial number. The gun was taken in as evidence.

Break-in bad: At about 10:43 a.m. near the 34000 block of 6th Avenue S., an individual reported that over the weekend, someone had broken into the business and used an unknown tool to break into the narcotics cabinet. The suspect stole several vials of fentanyl and demerol narcotics, believed to be valued at $1,365. Nothing else in the business was stolen and there were no fingerprints at the scene. Officers do not have any leads.

June 2

Suga mama money: At about 4:33 p.m. near the 31100 block of 24th Avenue S., a man reported he met an unknown female on Instagram and they agreed to exchange phone numbers. As the two began to text back and forth, the woman stated she wanted to be his “suga mama” and deposit money into his bank account. The man agreed and provided the woman with his Chase bank account login information. The woman made three deposits for $2,500, $1,177.81 and another $1,177.81. The woman then withdrew $1,000 from his account using the login info he provided her with. Before the deposits, the man said he had about $120 in his account and now has $3,000. The man contacted his bank to change the account information, and has not suffered any loss as he voluntarily granted the woman access to his bank account.