West Seattle woman arrested for assault with a knife

A 26-year-old woman was arrested Mon., Oct. 9 in West Seattle after she slashed another woman with a kitchen knife, leading to a brief standoff with police. Officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of S.W. College Street around 12:45 p.m., after receiving a report of an assault. Police found the suspect about a block away, still carrying her knife. She refused to drop it, so police created a perimeter to prevent her from leaving the area and called for negotiators. Crisis response team officers responded and eventually convinced the woman to let go of the knife. Around 1:30 p.m., the woman surrendered to police and was taken into custody. She was booked into the King County Jail for assault.

The victim, who told police she does not know the suspect, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was walking her newborn baby in a stroller, when she heard footsteps approaching. She slowed down to allow the person to pass. The woman had a knife and started slashing at her without any reason. The victim crouched down and covered her face with her hands while yelling for help. A couple took her inside, where she waited until police arrived. 

Burglary of construction site

Around noon on Mon., Oct. 9, officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of California Avenue S.W. after receiving a report of a burglary at a construction site. The onsite manager made the call—and said the power was cut and copper piping stolen. He told officers that the door to the alley had been forced open, as was the roof hatch. He estimated that about $3,000 worth of copper wire and fuses had been taken. 

Robber takes vitamins and building blocks

Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of 42nd Avenue S.W. around 8 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 8 to investigate a robbery. The assistant store manager told officers that he was working at the register when he heard a number of items being thrown loudly into a shopping cart. He walked over to the vitamin aisle and saw the suspect throwing all of the vitamins into her cart. He told the woman that the store was closing and it was time to checkout. She had a number of items, as well as boxes of Legos in her purse. He tried to take the items from her cart to the counter, as well as the objects in her bag. The victim said she pushed him aside and left the store, heading toward a waiting vehicle. 

Residential burglary on Rose Street

When officers arrived at 3900 S.W. Rose St. around 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 5, they found the victim of a burglary waiting inside. She came home to discover that her back door had been broken off the frame and that the inside of her home was ransacked. Drawers and cabinets in the living room were open, and everything was in disarray. She does not believe that anything was taken from the home. A neighbor said a BMW had been in the street around noon, and three men from the car went into the victim’s yard.