Unruly crowd pepper-sprayed at Southcenter
Police peppered sprayed about 20 people at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila Dec. 23 after fights broke out among people trying to buy Air Jordan sneakers. About 1,0000 people gathered at Southcenter before four stores opened to sell the shoes. There were no injuries but one man was arrested for pushing an officer. The melee was the lead story on some morning network newscasts.

Rourn pleads not guilty in Jayme Thomas murder case
29-year-old Johnny Rourn pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder (for the shooting death of Jayme Thomas) and second-degree assault (for injuring a 24-year-old male friend of Thomas's) on Dec. 22, according to King County prosecutors.

Rourn is charged in the shooting that occurred on Nov. 5 at Redondo Beach in Des Moines.

His next court date is Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. in courtroom GA at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. Rourn remains in jail on $1 million bail, according to Ian Goodhew with the prosecutor's office.

Burien woman killed in Tacoma hit-and-run
A woman is in jail for investigation of first-degree murder after allegedly running over her friend in the aftermath of an argument over gas money in Tacoma on Dec. 16.

According to the report, the victim was identified as 45-year-old Michelle Johnson of Burien and her friend, 33-year-old Denise Larkins, turned herself in to police shortly after the incident.

Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and theft
12100 blk 25th Ave. S.W., 15600 blk 2nd Ave. S.W., 16200 blk Sylvester Rd., 400 blk S.W. 152nd, 13000 blk 2nd Ave. S., 1200 blk S.W. 137th, 500 blk S. 150th St., 16200 blk Des Moines Memorial Dr., 13200 blk 5th Ave. S.W., 11600 blk Military Rd. S., 1200 blk S.W. 128th St., 11800 blk 1st Ave. S., 17700 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 400 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 14400 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 14300 blk 1st Ave. S., 600 blk S.W. 133rd St., 100 blk S.W. 148th St., 12800 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 1200 blk 137th St.

Residential burglaries and break-ins
15600 blk 19th Ave. S.W., 15800 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 10800 blk Roseburg Ave. S., 2000 blk S. 121st St., 2000 blk S. 126th St., 200 blk S. 126th St., 1000 blk S.W. 164th, 14200 blk 4th Ave. S., 2000 blk S. 124th St., 2000 blk S. 112th St., 11400 blk 12th Ave. S., 18200 blk 4th Ave. S., 1000 blk S.W. 148th St., 12000 blk 2nd Ave. S., 600 blk S.W. 141st St.