A Highland Park man was happy to let his intoxicated friend “crash” at his place--that is, until the friend had an “accident” on the kitchen floor and then punched him in the mouth when he was asked to leave. The friend has a new crash pad at the King County Jail.
An officer spotted a truck with stolen license plates and pulled the vehicle over near Murray Avenue Southwest and Lincoln Park Way. The driver wouldn't talk to officers, but the passenger claimed her boyfriend had bought the truck but hadn't re-registered it. This doesn't, however, explain why the steering column was damaged or why a butter knife was used in lieu of a key. The passenger was wanted on a $3,000 car-prowl warrant. Both women are Westwood-area residents and were booked into King County Jail for investigation of auto theft.
An Alki-area resident was visited by the Secret Service after he wrote a letter to President Obama. He was then taken to Harborview for a mental evaluation after his family expressed concerns that he wasn't taking his mental health meds and that he was also using illegal drugs.
In the 7500 block of 30th Southwest, a husband and wife were awakened early Thursday by the sound of the garage door opening. Looking out the window they saw a man walking from the scene. A witness spotted the man entering a nearby house. A records check showed that one resident of the home was wanted on a $500 warrant. He was booked into King County Jail for the warrant and for investigation of residential burglary. In the basement, officers found items similar to those that had been stolen. One juvenile there was fingerprinted, photographed, and released to his mother.
A woman stopped to pick up a little boy who was walking in the middle of Delridge. At about the same time, a nearby resident called 911 to report his 2 1/2-year-old child missing. Father and son were reunited, and dad explained to officers that the child got away because the house locks were damaged after a recent break-in.
On 19th Southwest, officers shot and wounded a pit bull that charged at them while they investigated a case of squatters in a rental home.
Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls by block: 10000 41st SW, 7500 30th SW, 2700 60th SW, 7500 35th SW, 4400 44th SW, 5400 47th SW, 8400 46th SW, 4100 SW Othello, SW Graham and Raymond, 9000 20th SW, 9400 4th SW
