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

Father, sons argue over doing dishes: At 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the 200 block of S. 317th Pl., police responded to a call from a man reporting an argument with his two sons. The man indicated he wanted his son to do the dishes and threatened to take away his Xbox. His older son then became involved in the argument. No crime was reported, but domestic violence information was provided to the family.

Thief steals package from mailbox: At 3:47 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the 4700 block of SW 325th Pl., a woman reported a possible theft from her mailbox. She received confirmation that a package had been delivered on Feb. 2 but had not received the package. The mailbox appeared to have been pried open. The package contained jewelry valued at approximately $50.

$5,000 worth of tools stolen: At 10:48 a.m. on Feb. 16 in the 900 block of S. 295th Pl., a 2007 Ford was reported stolen. There were approximately $5,000 worth of tools inside the vehicle at the time. There were no witnesses or suspects.

Man cited for urinating at bus stop: At 12:17 a.m. on Feb. 16 at 31900 23rd Ave. S., a man was found urinating against the back of a bus stop. The suspect was issued a criminal citation for disorderly conduct.

Man sleeping in vehicle arrested: At 9:24 a.m. on Feb. 15 in the 2000 block of S. 327th Lane, an officer responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle with occupants sleeping inside. The vehicle had wires hanging and items in disarray.

The officer awoke the occupants and the passenger was argumentative and showed signs of drug use. The passenger was found to have an outstanding warrant for third-degree theft out of Federal Way and was arrested without incident.

Vandals spray-paint police sign: At 4:27 p.m. on Feb. 15 at 1801 S. 282nd Pl., a patrol officer noticed the police substation signage had been vandalized. The sign was sprayed with black spray-paint crossing out the “Police” and the shield of the sign. Federal Way police noted two persons of interest.

Mother cited for leaving toddler in car while shopping: At 3 a.m. on Feb. 15 in the 34500 block of 16th Ave. S., an officer located a 3-year-old boy left alone inside of a vehicle in the Super Walmart parking lot. The child was asleep in his carseat, dressed in a sweatshirt and pants. There were no blankets or other clothing to keep him warm.

The officers touched the hood of the vehicle and it was cold to the touch. The temperature was 39 degrees. When the officer walked to the rear of the vehicle, the boy woke up, saw the officer and began to cry.

Other officers arrived to stay with the child, while the initial responding officer went into Walmart and asked Loss Prevention to page the owner of the vehicle. Approximately 15 minutes after the officer found the child in the car, the mother came out to the vehicle.

The 34-year-old Burien woman stated that she did not want to wake her son up and that she had been shopping for approximately one hour.

Police advised her it was against the law to leave a child under 8 years of age alone in a vehicle and the woman stated she was from Burien and did not know that it was against the law.

She said that she thought it was fine to leave him alone in the car and that she had checked on him several times while she was in the store. The mother was cited for leaving her child unattended in a vehicle.

Wife strikes self with spatula during argument: At 12:32 a.m. on Feb. 15 in the 33900 block of 38th Pl. SW, officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife. They were arguing over the husband cheating with another woman. The wife struck her own ear with a spatula causing a self-inflicted injury, then fled in her vehicle to an unknown location.

Drunk driver plows into transformer box: At 11:22 p.m. on Feb. 13 at 700 SW Campus Dr., officers responded to a traffic collision. The reporting caller stated that a vehicle plowed into a transformer box. A witness told police he saw the vehicle driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed all the way back at South 348th and Ninth Avenue South. The witness said he observed the vehicle weave through vehicles stopped at a red light and then speed through the red light.

On scene, police observed a red jeep with major front-end damage in the grass area. There was a green 7 by 7 foot electrical box in front of the jeep and a huge hole in the ground, with multiple wires and tubes coming out of the hole.

Some large flag poles were also missing from a group of flag poles and were lying in the grass. Officers determined the 22-year-old driver was driving under the influence and he was arrested.

Men chase shoplifter from market: At 5:33 p.m. on Feb. 13 at 2565 Gateway Center Blvd., police responded to a suspicious circumstance involving two men chasing a woman from Marlene’s Market. The woman had recently shoplifted alcohol and the men were Loss Prevention employees of the store.

The employees requested the shoplifter be identified, and she returned with a confirmed Seattle warrant for theft. She was arrested and transported to the Tukwila Police Station for a custody transfer.

Man uses forged check to buy motorcycle: At 3:56 p.m. on Feb. 13 in the 1500 block of S. 356th St., an adult male suspect forged a BECU personal check for the total of $2009.92 as purchase payment of a motorcycle. BECU denied payment due to insufficient funds. The case was forwarded to detectives.

Middle school student under investigation for sexting: On Feb. 12, an officer responded to Lakota Middle School at the request of the assistant principal, who discovered students were exchanging lewd pictures. Several female students claimed they received photographs by phone from a male classmate, in which he exposed his genitals.

The students also said the male classmate requested nude pictures of them in return. One female said the male made threats to embarrass her if she didn’t send photos. The male student showed a nude photograph of one of the females who responded to another male student. Police are investigating the case.