Driver slams vehicle into store, flees | Federal Way Police Blotter

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

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

Woman arrested for scratching sister: At 5:32 p.m. on April 5 in the 30800 block of 20th Ave. S., two sisters got into a physical altercation. A woman scratched the side of her sister’s neck with her fingernail during the argument.

The wounded sister then pushed the woman back, causing her to hit her head on a vacuum cleaner, which bruised her cheek. Other family members then separated the two. However, all involved parties became highly uncooperative and hostile toward police when they arrested the woman who scratched her sister’s neck. The woman was booked into SCORE jail without incident.

Unknown suspect burgles business: At 1:30 p.m. on April 5 at 35002 Pacific Highway S., the manager of Blue Island Roll and Sushi reported that an unknown suspect burgled the business. The suspect entered through cutting a hole in the wall of an electrical room adjacent to the business and stole $9,000 in cash from the business.

Man threatens to kill demonic people: At an unknown time in the 28800 block of 23rd Place S., a woman called police to report an emotionally unstable man at her home. Police contacted the man sleeping at the woman’s house and he stated he had been hearing a girl crying in his head.

He said he was going to kill people because they were demons. The woman said the man also told her he was going to burn her house down and her daughter’s house down to rid them of demons. The man was transported to St. Francis Hospital and involuntarily committed.

Resident finds man with pants down in his home: At 1:30 a.m. on April 4 in the 2400 block of S. 273rd Place, a man went to sleep in his apartment and when he awoke, he found an intoxicated male sitting in a chair in his apartment.

The unknown male’s pants were down. The resident told the male to leave his apartment and the male complied. The reporting party described the suspect as a muscular white male with a shaved head and a white tank top. Police could not locate the male during an area check. Nothing was missing from the resident’s apartment.

Man stabbed: At 2:16 a.m. on April 4 at 31224 20th Ave. S., a 30-year-old man told police he was walking to a store when an intoxicated male approached him from a car and swore at him. An argument transpired and as the victim turned to walk away, the suspect grabbed him from behind and stabbed him several times with an unknown thin sharp instrument.

The victim lifted up his shirt for police, who noted two puncture wounds on his back and one on his right arm. The wounds were fresh and about the size of a dime. He told police the suspect was a white male about 25-30 years old with greasy brown hair. The assailant was wearing light cargo pants and a blue jacket.

Although a K9 unit was released in the area and the victim was transported to St. Francis Hospital, the victim wouldn’t sign his statement because he didn’t want to “do another stint in the pen.” The case was deemed inactive pending further information and cooperation from the victim.

Driver slams vehicle into store, flees: At 6:04 a.m. on April 4 at 32935 First Ave. S., a 27-year-old man was arrested for a hit and run collision after slamming his silver 2007 Dodge into a window and wall of a 7-Eleven store.

Police discovered debris and a trail of fluid leading away from the scene heading toward First Avenue South. They also found a damaged license plate near the parking stalls. Officers drove the 7-Eleven manager to identify the owner of the vehicle and he confirmed it was the man who drove into the store. Witnesses also identified the man and he was booked into SCORE jail, pending city prosecutor charges.

Business burgled: At 10:44 a.m. on April 4 at 31248 Pacific Highway S., an unknown suspect burglarized the Taquería La Tentación restaurant. The suspect damaged a glass door, stole $1,000 in cash and a cash register worth $200.

Man assaults wife in front of son: At 1:38 p.m. on April 4 in the 10th block of S. 338th Place, a man shoved his wife to the floor, interfered with her 911 call by pulling her away from the phone with his arm around her neck, and then punched her three times on her back.

He caused pain to his wife’s back and a small cut inside her mouth. The incident occurred in front of their 3-year-old son. Police arrested the man for fourth-degree assault and booked him into SCORE jail.

Police find man’s stolen tools: At 12:48 a.m. on April 4 in the 3000 block of S. 288th St., sometime over the past month, someone burglarized the victim’s storage shed. The suspect entered the shed that was accidentally left unsecured and stole several power tools.

Police located the tools at a local pawn shop, as one of the items was identified by its serial number. Police obtained possible suspect information through a pawn shop database.

Burglary: At 1 a.m. on April 3 in the 2300 block of SW 334th Place, police arrested a 21-year-old man for burglary. The caller told police the father of her child took her car keys but that there was a no contact order between them.

The two had an altercation and the woman told police she was afraid he would hurt her if he saw her talking to the police. Through tears, she said he kicked her door open and damaged her television, a PlayStation and put several holes in the walls of the apartment.

Police later contacted the man and interviewed him. He admitted to kicking the victim’s door once, causing it to “fall open.” He told police the woman was upset with him because he recently used meth and heroin but denied damaging her apartment. After a search, police found a key to the woman’s car in his pocket.

Men threaten each other with knife, gun: At 2:24 p.m. on April 3 in the 34000 block of Ninth Ave. S., officers responded to an altercation between two men. A man, who served a restraining order to another man approximately half hour prior to the altercation, returned and accepted an invitation to some sort of altercation.

The man who previously served the paperwork exited his vehicle and confronted the other man, who pulled out and presented a knife. The other man then lifted his shirt and exposed a firearm that was in a holster in his waistband.

Homeless man claims man stole his wheelchair: At 10 a.m. on April 3 at 34800 First Ave. S., a homeless man told police he was sleeping in a tent and left his wheelchair outside.

At some point between 10 a.m. and noon, someone stole his wheelchair. The man suspected another homeless man who was upset with him the night before stole his wheelchair and hid it in the woods somewhere. He did not have any other reason to believe the man stole the chair.

Police locate stolen wheelchair: At 7:12 p.m. on April 3 in the 34500 block of Ninth Ave. S., police contacted security at St. France Hospital in reference to a man’s stolen wheelchair in the back of a truck that was previously parked at the hospital.

Hospital staff provided a license plate for the truck. The truck’s registered owner said his son had his truck. He called his son, who stated he did have the wheelchair for his friend and did not know it was stolen. The son stated he would return the wheelchair to his friend that night.

Man sets woman’s door on fire: At 10:28 p.m. on April 3 in the 100 block of SW 332nd St., a man set fire to a woman’s apartment door. The fire caused damage to the door and caused the woman and her daughter, who were inside the apartment, to evacuate. Although no arrest has been made, the suspect is believed to be a man who was banging on the victim’s apartment door to gain access, which she refused.

The woman believes he left while police were en route to assist. She told police there was a bag on fire in the front of her apartment door and believes the 33-year-old man left it there. The fire caused damage to the wall and front door. The victim and juvenile daughter were able to evacuate the building.

Girl claims mother hit her with golf club: At 5:42 p.m. on April 2 in the 33700 block of 42nd Court S., police responded to Lake Dolloff Elementary after a 6-year-old disclosed to a school employee that her mother hit her with a plastic golf club three times as punishment. Police observed injuries that were consistent with her disclosure and the girl was taken into protective custody.

Police obtained a statement from the mother and later seized the golf club. Police are investigating the case and charges are pending.

Man arrested for threatening woman with gun: At 1:25 a.m. on March 31 in the 28900 block of 12th Ave. S., police arrested a 57-year-old man who told his wife he was going to shoot her. The man was intoxicated when he came upstairs in search of pain medication for his knee. During this time, he threatened his wife and suicide.

The woman told her son what was going on and he went into his bedroom. However, her son soon told her to leave as the man was holding a handgun. The woman saw the man pull the slide back all while looking right at her.

As her son attempted to take the gun away from the suspect, the woman left the residence and called 911. After she went back in the house, the man went downstairs and returned with a knife and as he held it, he looked at his wife.

According to the victim, he’s told her numerous times that he was going to end her. After his arrest, police seized approximately 27 rifles and guns, a knife, rifle bags and gun magazines.