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

Car prowler siphons gas from vehicles: Some time between 6 p.m. and 9:52 a.m. on Dec. 13-14 in the 2200 block of SW 337th Place, management from a business reported to police that someone siphoned gas from several vehicles inside a fenced area.

She also advised police several vehicles had been broken into in the parking lot. However, all of the victims left the complex and did not want to stay to make a police report. The modus operandi in the prowls appeared to be broken windows. All leads were exhausted.

Business burglary: Between 2 p.m. and 9 a.m. Dec. 13-14 in the 31000 block of Pacific Highway S., the owner of Titas Variedades reported that someone entered the business and stole merchandise sometime overnight.

Former friend harasses woman after fallout: At 10 a.m. on Dec. 14 in the 1200 block of S. 336th St., a woman reported her former friend has been bothering her lately and showed up and caused a scene. She said she has been having problems with her former friend since their falling out and over the past few days the former friend has called her and shown up at her job.

She advised on that day that her former friend showed up and said, “Come outside and I’ll beat your a**, b****.” The victim’s supervisor told her to report the incident but she did not want to pursue any criminal charges. Police gave her information on anti-harassment orders.

Police arrest kids for traffic offense: At 12:07 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 30600 block of 16th Ave. S., several juveniles inside a vehicle that was driven by a juvenile without a license were arrested for traffic offenses, false information and trespassing.

Thief uses man’s bank information at Wal-Mart: At 12:32 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 1100 block of S. 313th St., a man reported that an unknown person accessed his bank account and used his information without his permission. He banks with Red Canoe and found that his account was overdrawn due to a $320 purchase at the Super Wal-Mart in Puyallup.

He said he has never been to that Wal-Mart, nor did he give permission to anyone to use his information to make a purchase. He did not have a time or date that the purchase was made and he advised police that his fraud protection was going to reimburse him for the fraudulent purchase. Police did not have any suspects.

Man claims his contractor stole $50,000 from him: At 1:23 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 1300 block of S. 293rd Place, police were dispatched to an IRS theft report. An officer contacted a man who stated his contractor stole approximately $50,000 in cash and miscellaneous tools from him. He provided a contract between himself and the contractor, which appeared vague and did not detail labor and material costs. The man verified the signatures were his and the contractor’s.

He said the contractor did not complete the work per the contract and wanted to know his options. The officer explained that his report was civil and he would need to contact an attorney and file a civil claim against the contractor.

Police also contacted the contractor, who claimed he had already completed the work per the contract, but stated the man and his wife needed to pay additional money to complete the added work they requested. The contractor said he would contact the man and try to work out an amicable agreement. The man was unable to provide evidence with respect to his allegation about the contractor stealing his pressure washer.

Police arrest male on school campus with felony warrant: At 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 14 at 30400 16th Ave. S., a male who is not a student came onto the Federal Way High School campus. Police located the male getting into a vehicle and stopped the vehicle. A records check of the male showed he had a felony warrant out of juvenile hall for residential burglary. Police detained the male, confirmed his warrant, arrested him and transported him to juvenile hall for booking.

Police assist Detroit police with cold case interview: At 3:07 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 3100 block of 50th Lane SW, Federal Way police assisted the Monroe County, Detroit Sheriff’s Office with the interview of the ex-boyfriend of a suspected cold case homicide suspect.

Police suspect classmate of burglarizing home: At 3:25 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 29000 block of 26th Ave. S., police responded to a residential burglary. The resident had left at about 1:15 p.m. and when he arrived back at about 2:30 p.m. he noticed the front door was open. He did not lock it prior to leaving. He said two Apple laptops were stolen. He did not have any suspect information, although there were several high dollar items still at the residence. Police believe the thief may be an acquaintance of one of their high school kids. Two dogs were also on location.

Woman claims father’s ex-lover broke her window: Between 4 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the 31500 block of 25th Lane S., a woman reported someone had broken her window. She explained she had not been at her apartment for approximately three weeks and her father had been staying there off and on. She said her father’s ex-girlfriend was supposed to get a key and retrieve her belongings from her apartment that day but when the resident came by, she noticed the broken window and presumed it was the ex-girlfriend.

A check of the bed inside and below the window revealed a small rock and a great deal of broken glass that did not appear to have been stepped on. The woman surmised that the ex-girlfriend must have come through the broken window. However, the size of the hole did not seem conducive to her theory. The woman said the front door was unlocked when she got home so the suspect must have left through there. She also said the ex-girlfriend was lawfully inside the apartment last Friday.

Mother fears for daughter’s safety: At 8:31 p.m.. on Dec. 14 in the 3400 block of Fifth Ave. SW, a mother reported her daughter grabbed a knife and threatened to hurt herself and jump out a second-story window. The mother was afraid her daughter would try to jump out of the car if she tried to take her to the hospital. The daughter was involuntarily committed.

Thief stalls grocery shopper with conversation over stew: At 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 13 in the 1200 block of S. 320th St., a woman reported that while she was in the produce section at Safeway looking at broccoli, someone stole her wallet out of her purse. She said a middle-aged woman wearing a poofy jacket and a knitted beanie approached her on the left-hand side and asked her about vegetables to put in a stew.

The woman felt she was being distracted so she looked over her right shoulder at the cart and saw her purse still hanging on the cart so she carried on with the 30 second conversation with the woman. She realized her wallet was missing about 15 minutes later when she got to the check out.

Storage units burgled: At 10:19 a.m. on Dec. 13 in the 1100 block of S. 324th St., staff at a storage company reported four of the units at the site were burglarized.

Soccer player punches referee, flees from field: At 11:39 a.m. on Dec. 13 in the 31200 block of 28th Ave. S., during a soccer game, two players got into an altercation. The referee intervened and the suspect punched the referee in the face, knocking him to the ground. There were no obvious injuries to the victim but he was transported to the hospital as a precaution. The suspect initially fled from the location but returned a short time later after a teammate called him.

Suspect keys victim’s car following fight over parking spot: At 2:56 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the 35000 block of Enchanted Parkway S., the victim reported that an unknown suspect damaged his vehicle by keying the paint all the way around it while he was shopping at the listed location. He reported that he was in a minor dispute over a parking space prior to going into the store, but did not observe anyone near his car or damaging it.

He reported that he inquired with store staff about surveillance footage but learned that none was available. The victim could not estimate the value of the damage at the time of this report. He could not describe the people who he was involved in the dispute with prior to going into the store, but remembered they were in a black Chrysler-type Sedan. There is no suspect information at this time.

Assisted living home residents slap each other over TV remote: At noon on Dec. 12 in the 1000 block of S. 308th St., the reporting party contacted police to report an altercation between two residents in an assisted living home. The reporting party stated the two residents both have cognitive disabilities and were trying to slap each other during an argument over the TV remote. The reporting party said neither resident was injured and she was reporting the incident for documentation only.