In the 12700 block of Palatine Avenue North, a homeowner was gone for a brief time on Monday morning. When he returned to his residence he found that someone had entered the home through some French doors, pepper-sprayed the family's 100-pound dog (and locked it in a first-floor bathroom), and ransacked the house, taking some electronic items. Interestingly, the victim's truck and tools had been stolen the previous day from near the home. The homeowner had recently spotted a suspicious white male, aged 24-25, slender, wearing a dark jacket over a gray hooded sweatshirt, who seemed to be casing the area one day at 8 a.m.

At a store up on 85th, security guards were keeping an eye on a fellow that had previously suspected of shoplifting. When they saw him store some audio cable beneath his coat and leave the premises, they confronted him near the entrance. Though the suspect managed to attack both of his pursuers with a blast of pepper spray in the eyes, the unstoppable duo managed to handcuff the man and call officers to come and pick him up. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of theft, assault, and for an outstanding no-bail felony warrant from the Tacoma police department. Fire department medics treated both security guards for severe exposure to the pepper spray.

Early Saturday evening, citizens reported hearing gunshots in the 8300 block of 8th Northwest and said a man was making threats to shoot anyone who drove onto his driveway. Officers arrived and found an uncooperative and intoxicated 63-year-old man who, other witnesses said, had been walking in the alley with a silver handgun. A search of the weapon showed that its chamber contained three live rounds and two empty ones. Officers also found and confiscated a 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a round in the chamber and five rounds in a loaded magazine. The man's son gave officers a large box of ammunition that was in the house. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of unlawful discharge of a firearm.

Someone gained access to a locked parking garage in the 1500 block of Northwest 57th overnight on Tuesday and caused $1,500 damage by prying open vehicle doors.

Thursday morning around nine, a citizen called 911 to report a man cutting the lock and stealing a bike from a rack near 85th and Northwest 15th. The suspect, who has a long history of theft in the area, was caught near 90th and 15th and claimed that he had borrowed the bike from a friend. Of course, he could not remember the friend's name and could not tell officers how the friend might be located to back up his story. The bike was taken into custody for safekeeping.