Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log:
Accidental shooting: At 2:22 a.m. July 15 near the 30000 block of 26th Place S., police responded to a report of a shooting with a subject down inside the listed residence. Officers arrived on scene and located a 19-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his stomach. The male stated he had the gun in his backpack and it went off accidentally. The subject was transported to Harborview in severe critical condition. This is an active felony investigation.
Dog attack: At 7:48 p.m. July 15 near the 33000 block of 24th Avenue S., police responded to an animal complaint. Once they arrived on scene, it was made known a pit bull was being walked in the neighborhood without a leash. According to the report, the pit bull bit and injured a cat.
Naked man: At 1:24 a.m. July 14 near the 34000 1st place S., police found a male wandering in the parking lot of the listed residence fully naked. The subject stated he had smoked meth around 10 p.m., but could not remember why or how he was in the parking lot. According to the report, he was in no condition to care for himself.
Threat with knife: At 8:30 a.m. July 13 near the 1000 block of South 317th Street, police responded to a call of a woman threatening her husband with a knife. The woman was arrested without incident.
Dog bite: At 1:30 p.m. July 13 in the Fred Meyer parking lot, a woman was bitten after confronting a dog owner for leaving her dog in the car. According to the report, the dog leaped from the interior of the car, jumped on the first woman and bit her arm. The dog owner and the dog left the scene, and police are currently looking for the dog to place it on a rabies quarantine.
Abandoned kitten: At 11:23 a.m. July 12 near the 1800 block of South 281st Place, a small gray kitten was abandoned in an apartment eviction. The kitten was unable to be contained and a trap was placed inside the unit with management approval.
Drug use: At 1:05 a.m. July 11 near the 1200 block of South 320th Street, a man entered the store, went to the bathroom and upon exiting began rolling on the ground while growling and making incoherent statements. According to the report, there were paper towels in the bathroom wet with blood from what looked like needle injections. After the police arrived on scene, they saw the suspect on the ground in front of the store rolling around, sweating profusely, doing push-ups and making extreme arm and leg movements as well as incoherent statements. It appeared as though the suspect was suffering from some type of excited delirium, according to the report. South King Fire and Rescue was called on standby. It took four officers to detain the suspect. Officers found a used and uncapped needle in his pocket. The suspect then admitted to the officers to using meth.
No invitation: At 7:31 a.m. July 9 near the 3300 block of SW 320th Street, police responded to a report of a co-worker arriving at the victim’s residence. According to the report, the co-worker was upset she was not invited to a party the victim was having at her residence. The co-worker reportedly keyed the victim’s car from rear bumper to front bumper. The victim did not want to press charges on the co-worker, but wanted the damage to her car documented. The victim told dispatch the name of the co-worker, but did not want to provide it to police.
Fireworks in a field: At 2:26 p.m. July 9 at 31100 18th Avenue South, police responded to a radio call of a fire in an open field. South King Fire and Rescue responded and put out the smoldering fire. The burnt area was reported to be a patch of grass measuring 5 feet by 5 feet under shrubbery. According to the report, a witness saw a dark Dodge Charger driven by a Hispanic male in his 20s accompanied by a white female in her 20s igniting fireworks in the area. The female lit two and the male lit one. After the fire started, the couple fled. The deputy fire marshall requested the police report.
