Burglar helps him/herself to the fridge
On Sept. 14 police responded to a forced-entry burglary call on the 10100 block of Marine View Dr. S.W. Sometime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. an unknown burglar shattered the patio door and ransacked the entire house, including the cheese and meat drawer of the fridge. Investigators noticed a block of cheese with bite marks taken out of it and brought it to the precinct as evidence. Fingerprints were “mottled,” indicating the suspect was wearing gloves, but a saliva swab was taken with a cotton applicator for DNA analysis. If the perp is in the system and the lab results come back conclusive, the snack could be their downfall.

“If you call the police, I’ll kill you”
A man living in an apartment complex on the 1200 block of S. Cloverdale St has a neighbor “with a drinking problem (who) sometimes acts crazy.” On Sept. 19 just before midnight, the man’s friend yelled from below to throw him a cigarette. The man did and the neighbor, who was reportedly intoxicated, became angry with the late night conversation. The neighbor walked to the victim’s door and started kicking it. The victim said he would call the police if he didn’t stop, to which the irate neighbor replied, “If you call the police, I’ll kill you.” The victim stepped into the hallway and they began to argue. After the suspect punched him in the head, the victim picked up a chair to defend himself. The chair broke apart in the ensuing struggle. The suspect grabbed a chair leg and beat the victim with it. The suspect left after the beating, only to come back a few minutes later to say, “You call the police, I’ll kill you.” The victim did call the police and the suspect had fled the scene by the time they arrived. They told the man to call 911 again if the neighbor came to his apartment or mutual workplace.

Stealing guns from a widow
A recently widowed woman living on 47th Ave S.W. called police mid-September to report someone had broken into her house and stolen an unknown number of rifles in August, and then broke in again to complete the job. The original theft occurred in late August, but the victim did not call police at that time because she thought someone she knew may have taken them. On Sept. 14th her home was broken into again, but the victim had moved the remaining guns to a new location. Nothing else was stolen. There were no signs of forced entry and the front door deadbolt was unlocked when she came home.

Robberies by block: 3500 SW Admiral Way, 5000 California Ave SW, corner of Delridge Way SW/SW Orchard St

Burglaries by block: 2100 Fairmount Ave SW, 5400 35th Ave SW, 9200 Delridge Way SW, 5500 SW Orleans St, 3300 30th Ave SW, 2400 SW Thistle St, 7500 24th Ave SW, 8800 11th Ave SW, 6700 Fauntleroy Way SW, 8400 18th Ave SW, 10200 34th Ave SW, 8300 Fauntleroy Way SW, 3200 SW Avalon Way, 9400 20th Ave SW, 9300 32nd Ave SW, 2300 44th Ave SW, 9200 12th Ave SW, 5400 Delridge Way SW

Car prowls by block: 9200 Delridge Way SW, 5900 SW Charlestown St, 2400 55th Ave SW, 3100 SW Barton St (2), 2400 SW Holden St, 8800 38th Ave SW, corner of SW Trenton St/Farwell Pl SW

Vehicle thefts by block: 3000 SW Spokane St, 8400 9th Ave SW, 4500 36th Ave SW, 2300 45th Ave SW, 3300 30th Ave SW, 7500 30th Ave SW, corner of 62nd Ave SW/Alki Ave SW, 2300 44th Ave SW, corner of 35th Ave SW/SW Raymond St, 2400 SW Spokane St, 8800 17th Ave SW, 4700 42nd Ave SW, 7900 16th Ave SW, 3200 41st Ave SW, 9200 2nd Ave SW, 5400 Delridge Way SW, 6300 35th Ave SW, 4400 SW Alaska St, 5400 California Ave SW, 4500 40th Ave SW, 8100 27th Ave SW