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

Woman sees burglar leave her home: At 11 a.m. on May 18 in the 28000 block of 19th Ave. S., a woman reported she was away from home between 8-11 a.m. Upon returning home, she noticed the back door window broken out in the garage, and the door leading to her home was open. She looked through the house and noticed a laptop computer and small TV were missing from the living room.

She checked upstairs and on her way back downstairs, she observed a black male subject leaving her garage through the back door. Police did not locate the suspect.

Homeless man stands on bridge overpass: At 1:33 p.m. on May 18 at Enchanted Parkway South and the northbound Interstate 5 overpass, a police officer driving by observed a man standing on the bridge overpass with no shoes on and something off to the side of the road. When the man saw the officer walk over to him, the man appeared paranoid and advised the officer that other subjects at his homeless camp were plotting to rob him, but the officer did not see any people in the area. Police located a large machete on the bridge near where the man was standing. He was involuntarily committed.

Fraudster takes receipt from trash can: At 1:30 p.m. on May 18 at 2201 S. Commons, the suspect took a receipt out of a trash receptacle in front of Target and then selected a matching item inside the store (valued under $10) in an attempt to fraudulently return the item for cash. A Target Loss Prevention officer who is familiar with the suspect and his repeated attempts at fraudulent returns stopped the suspect before he could make the return. At the Loss Prevention officer’s request, police issued the suspect a five-year notice of trespass.

Shoplifter didn’t want to pee his pants: At 3:39 p.m. on May 18 at 1701 S. Commons, a man stole a $5 hammer from Sears, then a witness observed the suspect urinating in the store’s parking lot. When police contacted the suspect, he admitted to stealing the hammer and he returned it to police. He also admitted to relieving himself in the parking lot, explaining that “he had to go real bad” and didn’t want to [pee] his pants.” A Loss Prevention officer relayed to police that Sears did not wish to prosecute the suspect for theft but asked that he be trespassed.

Man arrested for unlawful imprisonment of wife: At 7:03 p.m. on May 18 in the 31000 block of 14th Ave. S., police responded to a residence after a neighbor reported to 911 that there were sounds of a domestic disturbance. Upon arriving, a man wearing a torn T-shirt with blood on the front of it and a cut on his head opened the apartment door. Officers entered the apartment and it appeared the man’s wife was upset and afraid. The man told police that his wife had passed out “from anxiety” during an argument.

Once police determined there was probable cause to arrest the husband, they placed him in handcuffs and he gave police a second version of what happened. He said he returned home from an interview and advised his wife he would get a call back. He said his wife got angry and got in his face, calling him names. He said he pushed his wife and she started yelling that she could not see. An officer confronted the man about this version of the story and that it did not make sense. The man added, “Well, she hit a chair with the back of her head.”

The wife told police that she told her husband that morning before going to work that she wanted a divorce. When she returned from work, she was watching TV when her husband, who she believes was intoxicated, returned. She said her husband took her phone, punched her in the face, causing her to fall back into the wall.

He also kept her from leaving the apartment. She told police he proceeded to hit her in the head, knock her to the ground, grab her neck and drag her down the hall. The wife was able to grab a glass container and strike her husband’s head. She said he also punched her while he was choking her and said he was going to kill her.

Police took photos of her injuries, including bruising to her jaw and eye. They arrested the man for second-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment.

Man arrested for strangling girlfriend: At 7:12 p.m. on May 18 in the 30000 block of Military Road S., the victim reported that her boyfriend strangled her during a dispute about money. She was unable to breathe when he strangled her, her throat hurt during the incident and she told police it hurt to swallow.

She also stated that her boyfriend said he would take her home but instead he took her to the Super Mall and through several neighborhoods in an attempt to talk to her. She did not want to talk and repeatedly told him that she wanted to go home. When they arrived at the apartment complex, he strangled her, she said.

Police find victims’ IDs on shoplifter: At 5:41 p.m. on May 17 at 2101 S. Commons, a suspect was arrested for shoplifting at Kohl’s. During a search of the suspect, police found him in possession of drug paraphernalia associated with heroin, shaved keys, ID cards belonging to five victims and several checks belonging to different victims.

Former employee threatens to bomb car near business: At 4:27 a.m. on May 16 in the 31600 block of Pacific Highway South, the victim reported that the suspect called someone at the business and told him to get everyone out of the business because he put a bomb in the victim’s vehicle and was going to blow it up.

The suspect is a former employee who was in the business earlier that day and was witnessed on video camera standing outside behind the victim’s vehicle that was parked in front of the business. An officer attempted to contact the suspect at his residence with no success.

Unknown suspect shoots man in leg: At 1:18 a.m. May 16 in the 1000 block of S. 359th St., police were dispatched to a shooting call near Todd Beamer High School at 35999 16th Ave. S. The 21-year-old victim, who had a gunshot wound to his leg, was at St. Francis hospital, where his friends had dropped him off.

An officer spoke with the victim at the hospital, who said he got a text message from an acquaintance, telling him about a get together at a friend’s house. The victim arrived at the Crosspoint Apartments at around 10:15 p.m., where there were seven other people. After a few shots of alcohol, the victim and three other males decided to walk down South 359th Street towards Pacific Highway South to get some air and walk off their drinks. They walked until they got to a gate that had a chain and padlock on it on South 359th Street that blocked off a gravel road that led into the woods.

At this point, the victim observed three dark colored sedan-type vehicles traveling westbound on South 359th Street, one after another. The vehicles were traveling the speed limit and passed the four males who were walking. The victim heard what sounded like a vehicle driving over a rock. He told police his leg felt like it went dead and he started to limp and his leg went numb. His friends pulled out their cell phone and used the light to look at his leg and he saw blood soaking his pant leg.

They dropped him off at the hospital, where the doctor confirmed that the victim was shot in his shin. The bullet fragmented in the leg but did not hit the bone. The doctor said the bullet will most likely remain in his shin but he did not think the victim would need surgery.

The victim did not know who shot him and did not know anyone who was mad at him or would do this to him. He did not wish to prosecute the person(s) who shot him.

Police processed the crime scene near the gate in the 1000 block of South 359th Street and they did not find any shell casings or blood anywhere near the gate or on South 359th Street. Police booked the victim’s clothing into evidence.

Sex offender fails to register: At 7:52 a.m. on May 16, police discovered a level two sex offender failed to register his current address with the King County Sheriff’s Office on April 21, as required by his sex offender registration. A felony filing will follow.

Man challenges store that gave him counterfeit bill: At 2:14 p.m. on May 14 at 31855 Pacific Highway S., the victim said he received a $10 bill as change from the AM/PM that was counterfeit. He went to the AM/PM to confront them but he said they denied that they gave it to him and did not give him a real $10 bill. He turned the bill into the police, who confirmed that it was counterfeit. Police booked the bill into evidence and closed the case.

Man presents knife during store robbery: At 10:34 p.m. on May 16 in the 2100 block of SW 336th St., police responded to Safeway for the report of a recent robbery. The initial report was that the Loss Prevention officer attempted to detain two males who stole $230.36 worth of alcohol from the store and that one of the males presented a knife after the officer confronted him. The males left the store with the alcohol.

Police found and arrested one of the suspects, a 50-year-old Federal Way man, and found a pocket knife on him. He was booked into SCORE jail for investigation of first-degree robbery. Police did not locate the second suspect who presented the knife during the robbery.

During an interview, the suspect in custody denied having any part of displaying a weapon and said he had no knowledge that his friend had done anything like that. The man refused to “give up his friend” and would not provide his name. Police advised the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office that they did not believe that there was sufficient evidence at this time to file felony charges for the 50-year-old suspect. They requested that he be released from custody regarding the felony charges. However, there was sufficient evidence to establish probable cause for third-degree theft.

A police officer later conducted a search of the local database looking for the suspect’s known associations and police found one in particular who matched the Loss Prevention officer’s description of the second unknown suspect. Police assembled a photo montage and asked the Loss Prevention  officer to review the montage. The officer selected a subject who is currently incarcerated and was in custody at the time of the robbery. Police were unable to identify the suspect with the knife.

Soon-to-be-evicted tenant seen with handgun: At 3:28 p.m. on May 15 at 31223 20th Ave. S., the manager of an apartment complex called 911 to say that a soon-to-be-evicted tenant was seen in the parking lot with a handgun. Several police units responded and were in position while police investigated this further.

The investigation showed that while the tenant is a paranoid suspected drug user, he did not commit any crime. He apparently came outside with the gun in response to someone beeping their car horn.