By Tim Clifford

Baring Arms
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sep. 16 on the corner of the 9400 block of 16 Ave. S.W. a jogger was threatened with a gun when he tried to stop a fight. The victim was out for a run when he noticed two young Hispanic males arguing with each other and throwing “gang signs” at one another.

The victim claims that he could hear the men making threats to shoot one another right then and there. The victim attempted to get between the two men and tried to reason with them not to escalate to such violence.

At that point a slim Hispanic female in her early 20’s wearing all black stepped out of a white Chevy Astro van parked nearby pointing a single shot rifle at the victim. The suspect got closer to the victim and said “stay out of this white boy” and then backed away with one of the young men who had been fighting. The other young man left scene while the female suspect and the male subject jumped into the van and drove away southbound. Another Hispanic female was the driver.

Multiple witnesses at the scene were able to confirm the victim’s story. A nearby traffic camera is believed to have caught the van on video and is currently being checked by police. An area search for the van shortly after police arrived yielded negative results. The suspects remain at large.

Bathroom blues
An argument over bathroom use escalated to an assault outside an apartment building on the 4500 block of 42 Ave. S.W. early in the morning on Sep.15. The victim was staying at an apartment of a friend in the building when he found himself in a quarrel over the bathroom with the suspect, a roommate to the friend.

The apartment is believed to have regular meth use going on inside, a point which is believed to have fueled this incident.

The victim left the apartment and was walking through an alley behind the apartment when he heard the suspect calling his name from behind. When the victim turned around the suspect punched him in his face and in his arm. The hits left lumps on both the victim’s face and arm. The suspect then reached down to the suspect who was now on the ground and stole his cell phone before leaving the scene.

Police conducted an area search for the suspect but were unable to find him. The victim told police he would call them back if he was able to track his phone on his computer at a later time. As of this writing the victim has not contacted police again yet. The suspect remains at large.

Crimes reported between Sep.11 and Sep.19

Burglaries by block: 2200 block of California Ave. S.W., 2600 block of 41 Ave. S.W., 5100 block of S.W. Admiral WY, 2700 block of 53 Ave. S.W., 2700 block of 47 Ave. S.W., 3400 block of 37 Ave. S.W., 4500 block of 35 Ave. S.W., 3900 block of S.W. Austin St., 2200 block of S.W. Holden St. (3 reported), 1500 block of S.W. Kenyon St., 700 block of S. Riverside Dr.

Car prowls by block: 1900 block of Harbor Ave. S.W., 56 Ave. S.W. / Alki Ave. S.W., 3200 block of S.W. Avalon WY, 30 Ave. S.W. / S.W. Othello St., 7300 block of 31 Ave. S.W., 800 block of Fauntleroy WY S.W., 2800 block of S.W. Barton St., 9000 block of 18 Ave. S.W., 9400 block of Delridge WY S.W., 9400 block of 16 Ave. S.W., 800 block of S. Cloverdale St., 800 block of S. Donovan St., 10400 block of 42 Ave. S.W.

Car thefts by block: 3400 block of 37 Ave. S.W., 3200 block of S.W. Avalon WY, 5000 block of 35 Ave. S.W., 6000 block of 41 Ave. S.W., 6000 block of Lanham Pl. S.W., 6000 block of 16 Ave. S.W., 7300 block of 31 Ave. S.W., 700 block of S. Kenyon St., 800 block of S. Donovan St., 8800 block of Delridge WY S.W., 9000 block of 21 Ave. S.W., 10000 block of S.W. Henderson St., 9000 block of Henderson Pl. S.W., 9400 block of 12 Ave. S.W.