By Matt Wendland

Burien residents catch burglar in the act
According to Burien Police, on the afternoon of July 7th, a Burien resident walking into their house located near the intersection of South 182nd Street and Occidental, heard suspicious noises coming from their neighbor’s house. When the man went to his neighbor’s back yard, he found their sliding back door ajar and looked inside. Within the house was a man rummaging through the owner’s things. When confronted, the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. Police arrived shortly after and the neighbor as well as a second neighbor were able to give descriptions of the man and provide police with videos they had taken from their cellphones. Police recognized the suspect and were able to detain him that same afternoon. All three witnesses were able to separately positively identify the suspect.

Alcohol believed to be factor in head-on-collision in SeaTac
According to the SeaTac Police Department, alcohol is believed to be a major factor in an a collision that sent two men to the hospital in critical condition on the morning of July 6. Police believe that the crash occurred just after 7:30am near the intersection of South 188th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive in SeaTac, when the 22-year-old driver of a red Nissan was speeding and crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a silver Subaru. Emergency responders transported both drivers to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition. The 42-year-old driver of the Subaru was later upgraded to serious condition. When police searched the vehicles, they found a number of empty beer bottles in the back seat of the Nissan. Both men remain at Harborview Medical Center. There were no passengers in either vehicle.

Home and Business Break-in/Burglary:
11600 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 1000 Blk S.W. 128th St., 200 Blk S.W. 152nd St., 14600 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 18000 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 11800 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 14200 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 4600 Blk S. 166th St., 9800 Blk 15th Ave. S.W., 500 Blk S.W. 100th St., 11000 Blk 16th Ave. S.W., 10400 Blk 18th Ave S.W., 9600 Blk 24th Ave. S.W., 11200 Blk Shorewood Ln., 600 Blk S.W. 120th St., 13700 Blk 10th Ave. S.W., 11600 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S.

Auto Break-in/Theft:
1200 Blk S. 115th St., 14800 Blk 4th Ave. S.W., 14000 Blk 1st Ave. S., 13200 Blk 4th Ave. S.W., 300 Blk S. 177th Pl. 1800 Blk S. 118th St., 1600 Blk S. 96th St., 600 Blk S. 96th St., 11200 Blk 1st Ave. S., 17100 Blk Intl. Blvd. S., 16800 Blk Intl. Blvd. S., 17200 Blk 33rd Ave. S., 3200 Blk S. 180th St., 100 Blk S.W. 115th St., 9900 Blk 10th Ave. S.W., 11100 Blk 4th Ave. S.W., 11000 Blk 11th Ave. S.W., 1400 Blk S.W. 107th St., 15200 Blk 8th Ave. S., 11800 Blk 26th Ave. S.

Assault/Violence:
15500 Blk 2nd Ave. S., 11800 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 12400 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 10200 Blk Des Moines Memorial Dr. S., 8600 Blk Dallas Ave. S., 17000 Blk 35th Ave. S., 11400 Blk 5th Ave. S., 9600 Blk 18th Ave. S.W., 9600 Blk 16th Ave. S>W., 100 Blk S.W. 112th St., 11000 Blk 16th Ave. S.W., 11200 Blk 2nd Ln S.W., 9800 Blk 15th Ave. S.W., 100 Blk S.W. 112th St., 10700 Blk 26th Ave. S.W., 13200 Blk Ambaum Blvd. S.