October 5
Jaywalking, then jail: An officer contacted four subjects for jaywalking. One lied about his name and refused to provide a fingerprint for identification, so he was arrested. During search incident to arrest, the officer learned the suspect’s true identity and that he had a felony warrant for identity theft and violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. He was booked into King County jail.
October 6
Spit, then split: Officers responded to a disturbance call at the Factoria 7-Eleven, where a suspect had spit on the victim and his girlfriend without provocation. The suspect tried to ride his bike away but was quickly apprehended by the victim. The suspect resisted being placed into the patrol vehicle by spitting and kicking.
October 7
Side-’Czech-ed’ car: The victim arrived home and found a gray Honda Accord in his driveway and heard people upstairs in his home. The suspects then broke out a window to flee and then sideswiped the victim’s vehicle while fleeing. The suspects’ vehicle was stolen out of Spokane, has dent on the hood and a “Czech Republic” sticker on the rear driver side window.
Facebook fight: Several months ago, the suspect stabbed the victim. Since that time, the victim has been threatening the suspect via Facebook posts. On Oct. 7, the victim threatened to shoot the suspect with a rifle. The officer forwarded felony cyberstalking charges to the juvenile prosecutor.
October 9
On deaf ears: Three officers responded to a residential alarm at a residence on Northeast 28th Place. The rear door was found ajar, and numerous announcements were given and two calls were made inside the residence. Officers began to clear the interior when the elderly resident engaged the officers in a momentary armed standoff with a revolver. The homeowner was very hard of hearing and did not hear the phone ring or the verbal announcements, and he put his revolver down after a short shouting match.
October 10
Mother knows best: An officer responded to an alarm at the Glendale Golf and Country Club and observed four suspects possibly breaking into a car in the parking lot. The officer caught one suspect, who admitted to being a lookout while others entered the building through an unlocked door and then broke into a car. He was taken home to his mother, who called a short time later to say she overheard her son on the phone say he was leaving to meet up with the other suspects and something about a gun. He was located along with two other suspects at the Lake Hills Library. A loaded .45 magazine was found on one and a loaded .45 Springfield handgun belonging to one of the kids’ parents was found during a secondary check at the crime scene.
October 11
Busted: Two subjects were contacted slumped over in their vehicle, which had the keys in it and was running. Each subject showed signs of impairment and had tinfoil, a pipe and a lighter in their laps, and there was other evidence of drug paraphernalia in plain view. According to witnesses, the vehicle had been parked in the road with the engine running for almost four hours.
Punished by a prostitute: The victim went onto an online site to find a female to have sex with. He said he called her to come to his apartment and he met her at his car that was parked in front of Goldsmith Neighborhood Park. After the victim told her that he only had $15, she got upset and then got on the phone and started calling someone. Almost immediately, the victim saw two white males approach him and started yelling at him. He said that he got scared and ran off in the park and when he came back a few minutes later, he noticed that his car and the suspects were gone.