Police Blotter

On 46th SW, neighbors called 911 when a fire broke out in the porch laundry room of a nearby home. (Fire investigators found an exploded aerosol can inside the dryer as well as a burnt towel on the kitchen stove.) The older woman who lives there…MORE

arrested by SWAT team

Des Moines police arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her apartment following a six-hour standoff on Feb. 20.

After she was assaulted, the woman, in her 40s, escaped and ran to a neighbor…MORE

Mt. Rainier student to ER

A Mount Rainier High School student was treated at Highline Medical Center last week after overdosing on Dramamine.

Highline School District spokeswoman Catherine Carbone Rogers said the girl, who recovered…MORE

Around 5:30 a.m. Monday, after picking up a dumpster and loading its contents into his garbage truck, a driver was waiting at a long stop light. All of a sudden, a man - bleeding from the mouth - appeared on top of the cab and began climbing down…MORE

along I-5 during rush hour

A Washington State Patrol trooper assisted in delivering a baby during the Jan. 30 morning rush hour on the Interstate 5 exit to Airport Way near Boeing Field.

The mother, Wendy Neba, and the father, Magin…MORE

1. In Westwood, officer sees lit cigarette fly out of car window.

2. Thrower refuses to provide identification.

3. Thrower arrested for obstruction.

4. Officer finds meth and drug paraphernalia in vehicle.

5. Thrower…MORE

1. Federal Way police fielded a call regarding some malicious mischief that took place at a construction site near 34000 19th Avenue Southwest. The incident took place sometime between 4 p.m. and 6:30 a.m on the evening of January 27 and the…MORE

A young man ran through back yards in South Park trying to elude officers, but jumped a fence and landed in a yard protected by a large dog, which bit him soundly in the hand and ankle. The suspect was soon apprehended and booked into the Youth…MORE

The dining area of a Westwood fast food restaurant was closed, but a would-be patron simply walked around to the drive-through window, began pounding on it and demanding a bottle opener to open a beer. A driver waiting in line honked his car horn…MORE

Each week we gather the police report from a printed dispatch log available to the public at the FWPD Headquarters. In order to maintain accuracy in the facts presented herein, we make every effort to reprint the narratives exactly as they are…MORE