An Alaska Junction clothing merchant reports that a petite young woman with red hair stole a pair of jeans last week. They cost $172.

A 64-year-old renter has been granted a temporary protection order against a man who allegedly forced his way into her Morgan Junction apartment, sprayed her repeatedly with pepper spray in the face and mouth, threw things around, and told her he was going to hurt her, would come back again, and that she _didn_t know who she was messing with._ (The suspect is somehow associated with the apartment complex and there has been a civil dispute regarding rent.) The suspect stepped out of the woman_s apartment as officers came up the stairs. His description of the incident differs from hers. Officers have advised him that he is being investigated and released on burglary and assault charges and can have no contact with the victim until their case goes before a superior court judge.

Around 6 pm Wednesday, three black males in their twenties approached a 56-year-old woman who was getting out of her car at Westwood Village. One grabbed her purse and began pulling, but when the victim screamed, he let go. During the struggle, the victim fell to the ground. The suspects ran off northbound through the parking lot.

A couple of weeks ago, a woman went into her mother_s home uninvited, dumped items into a plastic bag and threw them out of the house, claiming to be _cleansing her mother of impure sexual items._ On Tuesday, mom was in the shower when she heard glass breaking accompanied by the sounds of loud religious music. She ran out to discover her adult daughter grabbing items from a china cabinet and throwing glass collectibles around the room. As mom wrestled her to the floor (and a roommate called 911), daughter said _I_m going to kill you._ Mom then realized that her daughter was bleeding and growing weaker. Despite her injuries, daughter managed to break free through the front door yelling, _I_ll be back to finish the job!_ Medics found the daughter running down the street, bleeding and screaming that the only person she had to listen to was God. Officers followed a large blood trail back to the house, where they found a large pool of blood in the hallway, smashed glass, dishes, and collectibles strewn throughout the dining room, kitchen, and living room. Daughter was treated for her injuries and booked into King County Jail for investigation of harassment. Mom says that the daughter has become a _Fundamentalist Christian_ and seems to be increasingly controlled by her beliefs.

A 14-year-old girl reports that she was walking near California and Erskine Way Friday afternoon when a man began talking to her and then grabbed her breast and rear-end. The next thing she remembers is waking up in the alley near the 3800 block of 52nd SW. She went to a nearby residence for help. Her face was scratched and she had genital pain. She was treated by medics and taken to Harborview for an examination. The suspect is a white male in his twenties, with a deep voice and a black mustache. He wore a black stocking cap and a blue hoody shirt. He remains at large.

Overnight Friday, driver_s side windows were shattered in 13 cars parked between the 5600 and 6900 blocks of Delridge Way SW. Another 13 windows were broken on cars between the 4000 and 4800 blocks.

Burglaries by block: 5900 49th SW, 4400 52nd SW, 9600 34th SW, 3600 47th SW, 7300 16th SW, 8400 32nd SW, 10600 34th SW, 8100 31st SW, 7900 Delridge Way SW, 5600 SW Orleans, 8100 16th SW, 7700 20th SW, 4100 SW 109th, 6000 California Ave. SW, 5000 49th SW

Forty car prowls and 18 domestic violence incidents were reported in greater West Seattle last week.