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

Man jumped by three others: At 1:53 a.m. on March 8 in the 1800 block of SW 347th Place, a 25-year-old man was assaulted by three unknown males while walking to his friend’s house. The victim stated he lost consciousness during the attack and had a knife to his neck before the assailants fled.

Schizophrenic man committed: At 5:40 a.m. on March 8 in the 2900 block of SW 323rd St., a man was involuntarily committed after police discovered he set off his mother’s house alarm. The police report states he suffers from schizophrenia and is on meth. Due to his “sporadic behavior” and his inability to answer simple questions, police determined he was a danger to himself, nor could he care for himself. The man was later taken to St. Francis Hospital.

Police hear gunshots: At 5:29 a.m. on March 8 in the 2400 block of S. Star Lake Road, police responded to the sound of gunshots near an apartment complex. The police report states the shots were 15 seconds apart. Sounding like they came from the Riverstone Apartments, they conducted a search but were unable to locate any guns, shell casings or victims. One reporting party had also called 911 after hearing the shots.

Intoxicated woman committed: At 9:56 a.m. on March 8 in the 27900 block of Pacific Highway S., a citizen discovered a female passed out, face down in her own vomit. She appeared under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The police report states she passed out multiple times and urinated on herself. She was later involuntarily committed.

Mother finds son’s body: At 10:19 a.m. on March 8 in the 30000 block of 24th Ave. SW, an 89-year-old mother found her 52-year-old son downstairs, deceased next to a partially unfinished suicide note near several empty prescription bottles. The note said some hurtful words and he thinks he’s a failure. The medical examiner was notified and responded to the scene.

Mail stolen from apartment complex: At 2 p.m. on March 8 in the 900 block of SW Campus Drive, a manager of Glen Park Apartments reported sometime over night the locks on four large multi-unit mailboxes in the complex were damaged and someone had gained access to tenants’ mail. A postal employee responded and attempted to secure the mail.

Children witness deadly dog attack: At 12:45 p.m. on March 8 in the 2800 block of S. 288th St., two children witnessed a large dog attack a small dog at the bus stop near the entrance to Camelot Square. One of the children contacted an officer and brought him over to his sister who sat there, covered in blood, crying.

The small dog was wrapped in a sweater on her lap as she told police it died. The girl said the dog who attacked the other dog was a large white dog with brown spots and ran across 288th Street. The children said the big dog shook the little dog and then tossed it into the air. People in cars honked, yelled and stopped their vehicles.

The girl said a man in his 20s came out of his residence, scolded the big dog and took it into his home. The children tried to take the small dog to Crestwood Vet but it was closed and the dog looked to already be deceased. The owner of the dog called to let police know they take full responsibility for the incident as it was out of character for the dog and her son was watching it at the time.

Son breaks into dad’s car: At 3:38 p.m. on March 8 in the 30100 block of Third Place SW, a woman called 911 to report her grandson had broken the window out of her son’s car and was sleeping in it. Her grandson was gone prior to police arrival and her son was unavailable for contact to complete the police report.

Daughter finds father’s body: At 3:52 p.m. on March 8 in the 32500 block of 41st Ave. SW, police arrived to the scene of a deceased person. A 19-year-old woman discovered her father unconscious and had vomited on himself. Police discovered a suicide note near an empty bottle of painkillers and half consumed bottle of alcohol.

There was also “easy listening” music being played over his sound system at a “louder than average volume level,” and he was wearing a suit and tie, according to the police report. The note read he believed it was his time to go because he was “tired, sore and just done.” He said his greatest accomplishment was seeing his children to adulthood and asked his grandmother to take care of his dog.

Woman slashes man’s tires: At 6:36 p.m. on March 8 in the 36000 block of 14th Ave. SW, a woman was arrested for slashing a male’s truck tires with a kitchen knife. The two were involved in an argument and the man left his home. He returned a half hour later to gather his belongings and noticed his vehicle was damaged.

Man causes ruckus at transit center: At 1:05 a.m. on March 7 in the 31600 block of 23rd Ave. S., a man was arrested at the transit center because he was intoxicated and was causing a disturbance by urinating, flipping over trash cans and knocking things out of random passersby’s hands. He was detained and put in SCORE jail for unlawful conduct and urinating in public.

Suspect asks for drugs in parking lot: At 5:12 p.m. on March 7 in the 2200 block of S 320th St., police received a radio call of a suspicious person in a vehicle asking people for drugs in the mall parking lot. Police conducted a traffic stop on the suspect and discovered he or she had a warrant for driving with a suspended license. But the suspect fled and couldn’t be located.

Police find heroin on man: At 6:25 p.m. on March 7 in the 2100 block of S. Commons, a man was arrested for attempting to steal clothes at Kohl’s. He admitted to stealing socks from Zumiez and wearing unpaid Kohl’s clothes under his clothing. Police discovered he also had a felony Department of Corrections warrant for $7,600 and a $5,100 warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia. During a search, police found the man in possession of heroin.

Man chokes girlfriend: At 4:12 a.m. on March 6 in the 32200 block of 11th Place S., police responded to reports that a 21-year-old woman was choked and hit by her 23-year-old boyfriend. The victims called police to report the assault and to tell police the boyfriend was outside of his residence banging on the door and threatening to damage his vehicle. Officers noted red marks on the victim’s neck. The woman told police she had been a victim of domestic violence throughout their five-year relationship but she declined to provide a written statement for this assault.

Nitrous oxide stolen from hospital: At 6:59 a.m. on March 6 in the 34500 block of Ninth Ave. S., St. Francis Hospital staff reported unknown suspects had stolen three nitrous oxide tanks from an outside gated and locked area at the hospital.