Homeless woman attempts to remove child from day care | Federal Way Police Blotter

Published 2:28 pm Friday, October 16, 2015

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

Illegal dumping: At 7:28 a.m. on Oct. 11, a woman called police to report illegal dumping on her property. She owns the property but her daughter resides at the house. She said over the past three days, someone dumped sofas and wooden entertainment centers on her property between the hours of 2-6 a.m. Her daughter did not see who dumped the items on her property. The woman wanted the incident documented.

Shoplifters flee on scooters: At 1:23 p.m. on Oct. 11 at 2131 SW 336th St., a Rite Aid employee called 911 to report a shoplift in progress involving three males. They stole GNC products. The employee saw them fleeing on scooters northbound through the parking lot. The responding officer happened to be in the area and was unable to locate the suspects.

The employee stated ongoing issues with the same males stealing on a weekly basis. Police reviewed surveillance video and the males appeared to be in their late teens to early 20s. All of them were wearing black/gray hoodies with their hoods over their heads. The video shows the suspects leaving the scene on scooters. The employee was unable to verify the amount of products that were stolen, nor the dollar amount. Police took photos of the suspects.

Woman reports someone renovated her mother’s home: At 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 11 in the 30800 block of 14th Ave. S., a woman advised police that it appears someone entered her mother’s apartment and made renovations while she was gone. The woman and her mother reported changes to appliances, cabinets and wall paint.

There were no signs of forced entry and nothing was stolen or damaged within the residence. The woman said she believes someone is entering and doing these things just to “mess with” her mom. The apartment manager told police that the resident may have mental issues as he has seen her out in the courtyard area at night talking to herself. Police were unable to establish a crime occurred.

Deceased person: At 11:25 a.m. on Oct. 10 in the 33000 block of 10th Ave. SW, a family member called to report that her uncle was deceased. The man, who family members found on the living room floor, had a medical history of seizures. Police did not see anything on scene that was suspicious.

Macy’s strikes back: At 4:36 p.m. on Oct. 10 at 1901 S. Commons, a suspect stole $204 worth of Star Wars clothing from Macy’s and was arrested.

Vehicle hits dog: At 1:01 a.m. on Oct. 9 at 31855 Pacific Highway S., a police officer was contacted regarding an abandoned animal that a vehicle hit. The reporting party was no longer on scene and left the dog tied to a FedEx box in the parking lot of the ARCO AM/PM business. The officer noticed the dog was injured and bleeding and took the dog to the Blue Pearl in Renton, a 24-hour emergency pet facility the Federal Way Police Department contracts with.

Drunk man bothers customers, arrested: At 3:52 a.m. on Oct. 9 at 34520 16th Ave. S., a man was consuming alcohol near the front entrance of Walmart. When he was cited and trespassed, he refused to leave and continued to yell and approach customers. After several dozen warnings, he was arrested and booked into SCORE jail.

Subjects use drugs at park: At 6:02 p.m. on Oct. 9 at 31524 Eighth Ave. S., police contacted a man after someone reported that there were several subjects using drugs at Mirror Lake Park. During the investigation, police determined a man had two outstanding warrants, one from Federal Way and the other from Renton. The man was arrested and booked into SCORE jail.

Drunk driver arrested for vehicular assault: At 3:21 a.m. on Oct. 8 in th 28800 block of Military Road S., a drunk 22-year-old Kent man was arrested for vehicular assault after he ran a red light while driving his mother’s Nissan Altima and struck a Chevrolet Malibu. The responding police officer said flames were visible in the engine compartment of the Nissan and the left front side and back doors of the Chevrolet were caved in. The 36-year-old Federal Way woman who was driving the Chevrolet was transported to Harborview Medical Center with serious non-life threatening injuries. The man admitted to drinking alcohol prior to driving and faces vehicular assault and DUI charges.

Suspicious man looking inside vehicles arrested: At 3:27 a.m. on Oct. 8 in the 1500 block of S. 356th St., a reporting party called 911 to report a suspicious male looking into vehicles. The responding officer contacted a male who matched the description. Police found the male has a felony warrant, arrested him and transferred custody of him to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

Police arrest high school student: At 9:44 a.m. on Oct. 8 at 30611 16th Ave. S., a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputy advised Federal Way police via phone that he had probable cause to arrest a student at Federal Way High School. Police checked for the student’s attendance and school officials said he was at school that day. He was removed from class and arrested. Police transported him to Fife and transferred custody of him. The student was cooperative during the investigation. The report does not indicate what crime the student allegedly committed.

Man smashes woman’s car window, steals purse: At 2:36 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the 2400 block of S. 312th St., a woman reported that a driver stopped his vehicle next to her parked car, exited his vehicle and broke out her right rear passenger door window. She said the male reached in and stole her purse.

Shoplifter cuts store employee with knife: At 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at 1715 S. 352nd St., a police officer received a radio call of an armed robbery at Home Depot. The suspect shoplifted from Home Depot and began fighting with store security. During the fight, the suspect armed himself with a knife and cut one of the employee’s on his hand. The suspect was arrested after a foot pursuit in the area of Home Depot. Witnesses positively identified the suspect, who was booked into SCORE jail.

Suspicious man wearing mask arrested: At 4:44 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the 800 block of SW 312th St., officers responded to a call regarding a suspicious male wearing a mask and pointing his finger in the shape of a gun at passing vehicles. A police officer arrived on location and witnessed the bizarre behavior. The officer noted in the police report it was obvious the male was under the influence of an illegal substance. A routine record check revealed the King County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant for the male on Oct. 7 for fourth-degree domestic violence. The man was booked into SCORE jail.

Shoplifters use wheelchair to hide items: At 7:59 p.m. on Oct. 8 at 1910 S. 320th St., a male and female attempted to steal several Seahawks men’s clothing items. The shoplifters used a wheelchair to conceal the items. When Loss Prevention confronted the suspects, they left the items and the wheelchair behind. Loss Prevention recovered all of the items on-site but was unable to identify the suspects.

Engaged couple fight over new car: At 10:57 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the 900 block of SW Campus Drive, an engaged couple bought a car that day and the woman used her fiancé as a co-signer. The dealership told them that if the credit was run under the man’s name and the woman was listed second on the loan, then the payment and interest would be lower. However, now that the man is the “top name” on the loan, he argued that he should be able to drive the vehicle when he wants. The couple stood outside and called 911 for police to make the determination for them. No assault occurred.

Homeless woman attempts to remove child from day care: At 5:37 p.m. on Oct. 7 at 28715 18th Ave. S., an officer was dispatched to Kinder Care after a woman tried to remove a child who was not hers from the premises. A daycare employee said she went across the street to get 16 kids from the bus and walked them back to the daycare. As she got to the facility’s door and opened it for the kids to go inside, the woman approached the employee and told her she had seen her son Jacob get off the bus and asked why he was at the daycare.

The employee told the woman she did not know her and could not release any information to her. The woman continued looking through the door at the kids who were now inside of the day care waiting to go inside of their class. The woman looked through the window and told the employee, “It’s the boy with the short curly hair and glasses.” However, Kinder Care contacted the child’s mother, who told the daycare only she and her sister have custody of the boy. The daycare employee told the woman she could not help her and closed the door.

She departed east on South 288th Street but police located the woman, who told police she saw her son get off of two school buses and walk into the daycare. She described her son and said he should be with her sister who lives up the hill and not at the daycare. The woman told police she is homeless and is currently living in a broken down car on 18th Avenue South. After speaking with the woman, police said it was evident she really believed she saw her son walk into the daycare. Based on her mental state, the woman was committed to St. Francis hospital for an involuntary evaluation.

Man wearing Batman mask scares store employee: At 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 7 at 2201 S. Commons, a man quickly entered Target at The Commons mall wearing a Batman mask and went into the restroom while shouting. An employee called 911, fearing the man was going to harm somebody. Police contacted the man and arrested him when they determined that he was previously trespassed from the mall for shoplifting at Sears. The man said he was wearing the mask because he got it for Halloween and he denied shouting at anybody in particular. He did not have any weapons and he appeared to possibly be under the influence of drugs.

Shoplifter with knife lunges at store employee: At 8:35 p.m. on Oct. 6 at 31601 Pacific Highway S., a Loss Prevention officer for Best Buy reported that he observed a man in his late teens or early 20s wearing a black hoodie, black pants and had open sores on his face. The man concealed merchandise and went into the restroom.

The store officer went into the restroom and could hear the man opening merchandise. The officer exited the restroom and another store employee went into the bathroom and pretended to wash his hands as the man exited the handicapped stall and left the restroom. The employee went into the stall and located the packaging for a Samsung Galaxy phone inside the toilet paper holder. The employee radioed the store officer and advised him to stop the man.

The Loss Prevention officer approached the man as he was walking toward the front of the store. He told him to give back the merchandise and they would let him go; however, the man said he did not have the merchandise and that he left it in the restroom.

When the man refused to surrender the merchandise, the store officer called over the radio to have someone call the police. As the man tried to leave the store, the officer tried to get in his way to keep him from leaving. The man told the store officer he had a knife, reached down to his midsection and pulled one out. The man lunged at the officer, who jumped back out of the way.

The man hopped on a bicycle and started to ride away, but he wrecked the bicycle into the smoking wall and fell off. He fled on foot toward Jo-Ann Fabrics and the police could not locate the suspect. Police have images of the suspect on store video but do not have any suspect information.

Boys report seeing man being loaded into back of van: At 10:04 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the 33100 block of First Place SW, two juvenile males reported seeing a screaming male being loaded into the back of a van by two unknown males on the eastside of a building at the Cove Apartments. One of the boys stated that he and his friend were walking back home to the Westbourough Apartments after swimming at the Cove Apartments, when they heard a male yelling, “Ah! Ah! Ah!” He saw two males wearing hoodies dragging another male to the back of a van. He said the van had a hatchback-style rear door that was open and he thought the van might be a dark purple but was unsure.

The juvenile said the van backed up quickly and turned south towards the office. The boys then took off running and did not see which way the van went on First Avenue. The responding police officer called the monitor company and inquired about surveillance video of the lot near building 16. However, an employee said the video would be unavailable until the next day. The case was closed until police can obtain further evidence.

Suspect attempts to steal rent checks from drop box: At 11:59 a.m. on Oct. 4 in the 35800 block of 16th Ave. S., an apartment employee reported that on Oct. 4 someone attempted to steal rent checks from the outside drop box. The suspect used a sticky glue substance on the inside of the box. The employee was unsure if the suspect was successful.

The next day when the employee came into the office at 9 a.m. someone attempted to steal the rent checks again, this time using a circle that had the sticky substance all around it with a string attached. However, the suspect was unsuccessful stealing any checks. Apartment management has closed off their drop box for now.