Oct. 12

Car theft: At about 8 a.m. near the 31600 block of 23rd Avenue South, officers responded to a recent theft from a vehicle. The reporting party interrupted the theft, but the suspect was able to leave with a few of the car owner’s belongings.

Shooting: At about 1:20 p.m. near the 1200 block of South 336th Street, officers responded to a shooting at Kitt’s Corner Apartments. There were no injuries.

Oct. 13

Grandmother assaulted: At about 8:20 a.m. near the 1900 block of SW Campus Drive, a grandmother got into an argument with one of her granddaughters. The dispute turned physical and the granddaughter assaulted the grandmother. The other granddaughter got involved and helped assault the elderly woman. The grandmother sustained injuries on her head and body. Both adult granddaughters were booked into SCORE Jail on assault charges.

Fraud attempt: At about 3:47 p.m. near the 34000 block of Hoyt Road SW, a bank employee called to report an unknown suspect attempted to use a fraudulent Washington driver’s license and military ID to attain a $40,000 cash out loan. The loan was denied and the account was closed.

Oct. 14

Man arrested: At about 9:45 a. near the 32000 block of Pacific Highway South, a restaurant owner reported to police about a homeless man on the property. The owner said he had photos of the man doing drugs and vandalizing the area. The man was arrested after officers contacted him and found he had a felony warrant. He was arrested and as he was searched, the officers reportedly found he was carrying pills that were possibly fentanyl. The man was booked into jail.

Oct. 15

Shoplifter stopped: At about 3:40 p.m. near the 2200 block of South Commons, a man shoplifted multiple DVDs from Target. He was apprehended outside of the store and officers found he had a warrant out of Auburn for $10,000. He was booked into SCORE Jail.

Oct. 16

Drive-thru break-in: At about 6:25 a.m. near the 34400 block of 16th Avenue South, a female suspect broke the drive-thru window at Arby‘s and crawled inside. She attempted to break into the safe, but she was unsuccessful and fled the scene. Around 20 minutes later, a similar break-in was attempted at the Taco Bello location. The suspect did not gain entry to the safe, but did steal a Samsung tablet.

Oct. 17

Knife assault: At about 1:18 a.m. near the 33300 block of Pacific Highway South, a person reported that a suspect ran at him with a knife.

Drive-by shooting suspects found: At about 2:44 p.m. near the 1200 block of South 356th Street, officers responded to a drive-by shooting. Three suspects were found and officers developed probable cause for the incident.

Phone, wallet stolen: At about 9 p.m. near the 2400 block of South Star Lake Road, a person was assaulted a robber of their cell phone and wallet by an unknown woman.

The Federal Way Mirror police blotter is a sample of entries compiled from the Federal Way Police Department’s Public Information Officer log. For more information on our processes at the Mirror, email your questions to editor@fedwaymirror.com