After his car was locked inside a South Seattle Community College parking lot after hours, a man thought he might be able to get it out by driving quickly over a nearby grassy area. To his dismay, the grass was saturated with rain, and his car got stuck in the mud. A tow truck had to come pull the vehicle loose.

Savvy citizens noticed suspicious noises and activity in their Harbor Avenue condo parking garage early Sunday morning and called 911. Officers arrived with a K9 unit, blocked the exit routes, and caught two suspects who tried to flee to the roof. During the chase the suspects dropped several items, including a knife, a stun gun, and a heavy hammer. The two were booked into King County Jail for investigation of burglary.

Sunday afternoon, several citizens heard a gunshot come from a group of teen males who were standing overlooking the beach in the 4500 block of Beach Drive SW. A seagull fell from the sky, wounded, and drifted out too far to be rescued. The suspects got into a red Mercedes Benz and a white car, possibly a Lexus, and drove away northbound.

Late Thursday, in the Admiral area, a man working at a desk in his basement was surprised when a stranger appeared alongside him and threateningly told him to hang up the phone. The victim grabbed a metal bracket and hit the suspect, chasing him through the neighborhood before losing sight of him near 37th and Manning. Officers later found the suspect in the 3000 block of Admiral Way, after he had banged on a citizen_s door and asked to use the phone. (She refused.) He was booked into King County Jail for investigation of robbery and burglary.

After being visited by her son (an alleged heroin user), a woman lost consciousness. Upon awakening, she felt woozy and called a friend to come over. They discovered that cash and medication had been taken from her purse and that someone had gone through her belongings. Her son was gone. The victim is concerned that her son drugged a fast-food meal he brought her.

Burglaries by block: 2100 SW Holden, 1000 Harbor Ave. SW, 9000 39th SW, 2400 SW Holden, 1300 Harbor Ave. SW, 6500 42nd SW, 6000 39th SW, 3400 38th SW, 3700 California Ave. SW, 5400 Beach Drive SW, 6700 23rd SW, 5200 1st S, 5400 16th SW, 9400 35th SW, 3600 W. Marginal Way,

Fifteen car prowls and 13 domestic violence incidents were reported in greater West Seattle last week.