Around 8 pm Thursday, a citizen called 911 to report that a man “wearing a football helmet and cargo shorts” was yelling, throwing things, and dry humping a dumpster in the 5400 block of California Ave. SW. When officers arrived, the 32-year-old began talking about his wife (pointing to a soiled cardboard cutout of a woman) and called the eight rocks of crack in his tobacco pouch his “good night kiss.” He also appeared to have been getting high on inhalants. The man is a convicted felon and has a history of mental issues. He was transported to the hospital for further care.
A little later Thursday, a 16-year-old was waiting at a Junction street corner for a ride from his father when a stranger approached and began yelling profanities. He then threatened to kill the young man, pulled up his shirt, and displayed a knife tucked in the waistband of his pants. The suspect is a white male, aged 30-49, of medium build. He wore a black bandana do-rag, a white T-shirt, and tan slacks.
The Admiral homeowners made it easy for the burglar to make a haul: They left their door unlocked. Missing are a laptop and hard drive, a $1,500 camera, and a .40-caliber handgun with two loaded magazines (allowing for 20 shots).
An officer stopped to check the welfare of a man who had been lying on an Alaska Junction bus bench for an hour. The man wasn't sure where he was—said he hadn't been drinking or drugging—but admitted he was depressed. A computer check showed he was wanted on a King County misdemeanor warrant for violating a no-contact order ($10,000). He was booked into King County Jail.
A severely intoxicated 20-year-old Highland Park man with a suspended license was behind the wheel of a car stopped in the Morgan Junction early Saturday. Officers also found a bunch of baggies, two scales, and 33 grams of marijuana in the vehicle. Lest you think that it was officers who stopped the vehicle, we'll hasten to mention that the vehicle was already stopped....in the middle of the intersection of California Avenue and Fauntleroy Way....with the engine running....and the driver asleep. (Luckily, his foot was on the brake.)
Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls, by block: 9200 35th SW, 6500 34th SW, 3000 63rd SW, 9400 36th SW, 10000 California Ave. SW, 10000 41st SW, 2900 SW Avalon Way, 4100 SW Alaska, 6500 Beach Dr. SW, 9300 44th SW, 3900 42nd SW, 2700 45th SW
