At 14th and Henderson, officers stopped a woman driving a stolen PT Cruiser. The woman explained that she had met the car's owner "over crack (cocaine) and a smile" a few days earlier, and he had asked her to drive a couple of his friends home. After running this errand, the woman liked the car so much that she decided to keep it. She told the officer, "I was actually doing him a favor. I figured if I kept the car it would make him stay home and stop running the streets at night." She was booked into King County Jail for investigation of auto theft.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the chest and arm late Thursday during some sort of altercation in the 5600 block of Delridge Way. Suspects may have left in a red minivan with an unknown license plate. During the investigation and treatment of the victim, a large crowd of young adults "flooded" the scene and at least two separate fistfights broke out. The victim was taken to Harborview for treatment.

A small dog got loose at Metropolitan Market on Tuesday and was stolen by two young men who claimed it as their own. Officers were able to track the two down and recover the animal for its grateful owner.

Early Saturday, at Delridge Way and Juneau Street, three black males jumped out of a tan or gray Honda and began fighting with two black males who were walking down the street. They then returned to their car, and one man pulled out a gun and fired five shots at the two victims, who were unhurt. The suspects remain at large.

Citizens called 911 early Wednesday to report a white male walking down Delridge Way, waving a gun. Officers found the man at Delridge and Edmunds. Although he didn't have a weapon, he was intoxicated and had a history of mental illness. He was taken to Harborview for a mental health evaluation.

On Alki, a man spent three to four hours digging a giant hole (10'x8'x7') in the sand. Firefighters stated the sand was likely to collapse and cause "significant injury or death" to the 25-year old digger or to children on the beach. The man was evasive and uncooperative with officers and had no good reason for digging the hole. He was booked into the hospital for a mental exam.

Two teen girls were booked into the Youth Service Center after they assaulted a couple of other girls in Highland Park and stole a cell phone.

A woman filed a police report after a coworker licked her ear while the two were in the company break room. The officer filed the incident as an "assault by tongue."

Burglaries by block: 500 S. Cloverdale, 4800 Delridge, 8400 25th SW, 8300 7th S. 3400 45th SW, 2300 44th SW, 3700 California SW (2), 4000 48th SW,

Fourteen domestic violence incidents and two car prowls were reported in greater West Seattle last week.