On Saturday morning, a citizen called 911 to report a reckless driver on 35th SW. But a Metro driver found him before officers did, when the northbound driver crashed into the front of the southbound coach at about 5 miles per hour. When officers arrived, the suspect was seated on the curb, walked unsteadily when brought to his feet and was unable to complete many of the alcohol sobriety tests. A sergeant ran different tests and determined that the suspect was under the influence of a narcotic. He was taken to Harborview for further evaluation.
A man in his twenties tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car near Delridge and SW Oregon on Monday. He droved a silver Ford Taurus and fled the area when he saw that the girl had approached a Metro bus driver for help.
Two coworkers got into a tussle at a private party. One took several swings at the other and then leaned in and bit off a chunk of his co-worker's ear. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of a severe laceration. The suspect fled the scene.
Finally tired of (and frightened by) her boyfriend's repeated assaults, a woman called 911 when she heard him arguing with a friend and saw him smashing her furniture with a mallet. She fled the home and waited in a neighbor's yard for police to arrive. After picking their way through debris from a broken table and a lamp (and noticing several holes in the walls and doors), officers found the 38-year-old suspect asleep in a rear bedroom. During the investigation, the woman showed officers the results of one of his recent assaults: a large bruise on her hip caused when the suspect threw a vacuum cleaner at her. (He had also punched her in the face and chest.) When treated at the hospital last month for this incident, the staff encouraged her to complete a police report. The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of domestic violence assault and property damage.
Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls by block: 9800 31st SW, 6700 38th SW, 3000 SW Bradford, 9400 16th SW, 1000 S. Cloverdale, 5400 23rd SW, 5200 California Ave. SW, 4700 42nd SW, 8100 30th SW, 5300 SW Dakota
