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Tue, 01/02/2007
A South Park tenant has repeatedly caused problems with loud music and dancing. When officers arrived to assess the situation, the man said that though he was guilty of the music complaint, the dancing was actually only the sounds of his family stomping on cockroaches on a regular basis. He was advised of noise ordinances and encouraged to contact the County Health Department for help with the alleged infestation.
A man recently released from a mental hospital called 911 to report that his home had been hit by bullets fired by a neighbor. (Officers found no damage.) He also confided that his nether regions contained a microphone-implanted by the neighbor-so that the neighbor could listen to his conversations. After he told officers of his "violent hallucinations," which feature talking coyotes and a female witch riding a comet, it was decided he'd benefit from an evaluation at Harborview.
Someone took aim at a ceramic seagull in a local yard, obliterating it with a shotgun blast. The shotgun pellets also struck the victim's garage. No one was injured.
On 16th SW, citizens called to report a revving vehicle engine. Officers found a 40-year-old man behind the driver's seat of a smoke-filled car. The man, who appeared to be asleep, was disoriented and couldn't tell officers how long he had been there. Firefighters arrived and put out the carpet fire beneath the driver's seat, and officers confiscated marijuana from the car's center console.
A 44-year-old man, whose last known address was in the state of New York, was arrested after he was found asleep, under a blanket, on the living room floor of an Alki apartment. He told officers he was cold and homeless and had been walking around in search of an unlocked door. He denied stealing anything, but admitted that he had cooked a quesadilla and eaten some chips before falling asleep. The female resident said that several of her son's socks were missing and some fudge had been eaten. The man was booked into King County Jail for investigation of burglary.
Around 5 pm Wednesday, a Hispanic male displayed a handgun and demanded money from a Westwood-area business. He remains at large and is described as wearing a red bandana covering his face, a green parka with tan stripes on the sides and hood, blue jeans, and white shoes. No one was injured.
In the 6000 block of 42nd SW, a couple arrived home, and when they opened the front door, someone slammed it shut from the inside. A suspect ran away through the back door and remains at large.
A jogger decided to doff his shorts as he ran past a woman near the leash-free area in Westcrest Park Wednesday afternoon. She told him to put his pants on. But instead, he passed by on a second lap, this time pleasuring himself along the route. Officers did not find the man, who reportedly wore a knit hat, a light blue or gray coat and, occasionally a pair of running shorts.
Burglaries by block: 9400 22nd SW, 3200 Harbor Ave. SW, 9000 30th SW, 1900 42nd SW, 800 S. Sullivan, 4500 Beach Drive SW, 5400 Beach Drive SW, 6900 Delridge Way SW (2), 3900 S. Dawson, 6000 42nd SW, 3200 SW Andover, 3200 36th SW, 1000 California Lane SW, 9400 Olson Pl. SW, 4000 47th SW,
Twenty-seven car prowls and 16 domestic violence incidents were reported in greater West Seattle last week.