Mom suspects that her runaway sons returned home for a brief visit while she was at work: Some rings were missing—as were some cookies from the kitchen. But it wasn't just take, take, take. One boy shaved his head and left his hair behind in the sink for mom to clean up.

A young woman with a history of abusing the 911 system recently called to report that her 78-year-old father had kicked her in the back and threatened to “kick her face in.” Daughter had no signs of bruising. And dad? He was in bed, with both feet swollen and wrapped in ice, recovering from recent foot surgery.

A 19-year-old gang member known to carry firearms made direct threats to kill two Southwest Precinct officers during a recent traffic stop on Delridge. Probably cause exists to arrest the SeaTac resident for harassment. The suspect was last seen running away after an officer took a step in his direction.

Down on Alki Avenue, a woman was running down the road and approached officers in a patrol car. She claimed she had been beat up at the mental hospital, but stated that she wanted to tell her story to “real police.” She ran back to the middle of the road, dropped to her back and wouldn't cooperate. It seems she had also been yelling in a restaurant, had made her way behind the bar, and tried to pour drinks—all the while knocking glasses and liquor to the ground. While awaiting transport to Harborview for a mental exam, she repeatedly called one of the officers by her boyfriend's name.

Told via phone that she had won a contest, an 89-year-old was advised to wire $700 to the address the caller provided. She did so, but when she arrived home, the caller was on the line again, saying that she had won an additional $1.2 million. The hitch? She needed to wire $27,000 in order to claim it. When the victim arrived at the bank to withdraw the funds, the manager told her she had been scammed and that she should call the police.

Around 4 a.m. Saturday, three roommates were cleaning up following a party at their Westwood-area home, when three shots were fired into their residence. Luckily no one was hurt, but the bullets did lodge in two chairs and in a rear wall of the home. The victims think that the suspect might be a 19-year-old man who had been forced to leave the party after an argument.

An Arbor Heights mail carrier went to check on a customer whose mail had not been taken out of the box for several days. Approaching the home,he looked through a window and saw the woman lying on the floor. He called 911. The medical examiner declared her deceased and took care of the body. Animal control was called to care for the woman's dog, who was found sitting passively on a chair in the corner.

Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls by block: 5400 SW Jacobsen Rd., 4700 44th SW, 6000 45th SW, 3700 SW Cloverdale, 1100 44th SW, 3600 Hillcrest SW, 4100 SW Morgan, 8200 37th SW, 4800 SW Spokane, 5900 California Ave. SW, 5400 49th SW, 2100 46th SW, 3000 38th SW, 2600 Walnut SW, 4700 25th SW, 8800 30th SW, 2400 SW Holden (2), 7900 12th SW, 8100 34th SW, 2200 SW Barton, 1700 SW Barton, 4700 21st SW, 9200 35th SW