Witness claims woman kicked dog: At 8:23 a.m. on Jan. 3 in the 31700 block of Pacific Highway S., an anonymous caller reported seeing a woman yell at one of her two Yorkies at a pet store. The caller advised that as the woman was nearing the front entrance, she saw her kick the Yorkie, causing the dog to travel approximately 3 feet. The caller said the dog only stopped because the leash ran out of give and snapped.

Police located the woman in the business and she said the dogs belonged to a recently-deceased family member and she was adopting them. She saw when she was walking in, the dog wrapped his leash around her legs, which caused her to have to step out of it. When she got out of the leash, she put her foot against the dog’s rear and pushed him away from her so she could keep walking without impeding her. She described the push as a gentle motion. Police checked the dog, which appeared to be well taken care of and found no signs of injury.

Someone spray paints victim’s cars blue, green and red: between 3-9:40 a.m. on Jan. 3 in the 1700 block of SW 309th St., the victim called 911 to report that someone spray painted his entire vehicle that was parked outside overnight. The vehicle was spray painted on all sides in blue, green and red colors and consisted only of straight lines.

The victim insisted he does not know who did this and does not have any current conflicts or disagreements with anyone. The victim’s other vehicle was also spray painted, however, the victim’s father took the vehicle out prior to police arrival. Police were unable to examine the second vehicle and took photos of the one on scene. No other vehicles in the apartment complex appeared damaged.

Man claims sexual offender playing with children: At 2:40 p.m. on Jan. 3 in an unknown block of Second Place SW, the reporting party called police dispatch to report a juvenile, who he believed was placed on Child Protective Services’ Sexually Aggressive Youth Program, was playing with neighborhood children without adult supervision.

He believed this was in violation of the program. When police officers contacted the child’s parents, they stated he was not on this program and they were unaware of any restrictions placed on their child regarding a previous sexual offense. The parents said that if they have to watch their child at all times while playing in the neighborhood, it’s “not feasible.”

The parents were advised to contact Child Protective Services to clarify if their child was placed on the program. The reporting party had no proof of the juvenile’s placement on the program and believed he got this information after a criminal case was dismissed. He was advised to contact Child Protective Services to clarify the matter. The reporting party’s children were the victims in the criminal case that was dismissed by King County Juvenile Court.

Someone spray paints victim’s cars blue, green and red: Between 1-5 a.m. on Jan 3 in the 1700 block of SW 308th Place, a female reported that her vehicle was spray painted with the colors green, blue and red on the driver’s side and rear of her vehicle. The spray paint did not have design or letters. The female stated it would cost about $500 to repair the damage to the vehicle’s paint. She said no other vehicles were damaged by spray paint. The case was deemed inactive until more evidence becomes available.

Man attempts to pass counterfeit money: At 5:48 p.m. on Jan. 3 in the 2100 block of SW 336th St., officers responded to a report that a male had attempted to pass a forged $100 bill.

Drunk driver’s vehicle rides median: At 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 2 at 35700 Enchanted Parkway S., police stopped a driver after his vehicle struck a yellow median and caused sparks to explode from his vehicle after it rode the median for several hundred feet. The driver was arrested for DUI.

Drunk male passed out in drive-thru: At 5:26 a.m. on Jan. 2 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway S., a male was found sleeping in the McDonald’s drive-thru and he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. A blood warrant was obtained and executed, after which the male was booked into SCORE jail.

Suspect breaks into 30 mailboxes: Between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the 2100 block of SW 334th Place, someone broke into approximately 30 mailboxes at the Parkway Apartments. The suspect or suspects appeared to have pried open a section to gain access to the mailboxes. No cameras are on the property. Maintenance responded to the scene and was going to work on replacing the mailboxes. Apartment management is in the process of ordering cameras for the property. It is unknown if any mail was stolen.

Woman claims boss punched her: At 7:25 p.m. on Jan 2 in the 1600 block of S. 312th St., a woman reported to police that while working in the kitchen area of the restaurant, her boss was moving a box and struck her in the face with it. She said she told him she was hurt and he asked her why she didn’t move out of the way and did not apologize to her.

She said an argument ensued, they both became more upset and her boss stated, “I want to hit you.” She said she replied, “Go ahead.” The woman said her boss punched her in her jaw and when she began walking away he tried to grab her so he could talk to her. The boss told police that his employee is sometimes moody, as she was that day, and that he did not intentionally hit her with the box. He also denied punching her. The case was forwarded to Federal Way prosecutors for review.

Someone steals TV from senior dining room: At 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the 31000 block of 23rd Ave. S., police responded to a theft in SHAG’s senior dining room. An employee said when she arrived for work, a resident told her that someone stole the flat screen TV in the dining room. This room is left unlocked but the entry doors were all locked and have controlled access. There was no sign of forced entry to the entry doors. The TV was removed from a wall bracket and all the cables were undone. There were no signs of evidence in the area the TV was last seen.

Thief steals gifts from couple’s car: Sometime between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1 in the 1000 block of SW Campus Drive, the victims stated that someone stole gifts from their parked vehicle while they were out of state on vacation. They later found out that a co-worker’s daughter who they hired to feed their cat had friends over and someone used the keys to access the couple’s vehicle and gifts.

Thieves find lost phone, demand money: At 6:38 p.m. on Jan. 1 in the 33000 block of Pacific Highway S., the victim reported he accidentally left his phone on the bumper of his car and drove away, causing the phone to fall onto the ground. He said that a while later his friend received a call from someone who claimed to have the phone due to the friend’s number being in the phone as a number to call if it is found.

He said the suspect told him that he would have to pay $350 to get the phone back and agreed to meet at a nearby business to make the exchange. The victim reported that two males approached his vehicle and a verbal dispute occurred over the phone, then the two men left on foot in opposite directions. He said he never saw the phone and that the two did not acknowledge having the phone with them. Police could not locate the two men.

Group commits dine and dash: At 7 p.m. on Jan. 1 in the 2000 block of S. 320th St., a group of four people walked out of the restaurant without paying a $145 bill. The waitress attempted to get a license plate number as the group left but the number returned no record found. The suspects left in a cream colored Cadillac Escalade. The suspects were caught on surveillance video but the restaurant was unable to provide a copy.

Suspicious suspect resembles serial restaurant robber: At 1:03 a.m. on Dec. 31 at 34900 Enchanted Parkway S., police responded to a report of a suspicious suspect inside of Shari’s restaurant. An employee told police the man walked around the restaurant without ordering anything. He grabbed straws and a spoon and began eating something. He was acting suspicious and attempted to get into the register. The employee said he resembled a recent robbery suspect she had seen in a police bulletin, which police had circulated to the public.

Police confirmed the suspect resembled a suspect involved in several recent restaurant robberies throughout King and Pierce counties. An officer asked the suspect if he had any weapons on him and he turned away from police with his right hand in his pocket. Officers controlled the man’s arms and conducted a pat down but didn’t find any weapons.

The suspect told police he only did minor crimes and was not trying to steal money or commit a robbery. He told police several times he would be willing to cooperate with police regarding some “big name players” located in Federal Way and Tacoma and involving criminal activity. However, when police asked him about the names, the suspect was evasive and nodded off several times during mid-sentence.

The suspect gave police a false name and he was arrested for providing a false statement and booked into SCORE jail. Police noted the sweatshirt he was wearing did not contain any markings on the front or back of it like the images of the suspect in the bulletin. A police spokesperson said there was no indication that the suspect was the same suspect in the serial restaurant robbery case.

Nursing home residents argue: At 8:54 p.m. on Dec. 31 in the 1000 block of S. 308th St., two wheelchair-bound nursing home residents got into a verbal argument regarding who got into the elevator first to go smoke. One of the residents went into the elevator first, accidentally running over the other resident’s