Mail theft in Boulevard Park
An unknown suspect wandered around Boulevard Park “delivering” bits of a ripped-up phone book to mailboxes in exchange for their mail on Dec. 11.
A forgiving pastor
The pastor of a Burien church on S. 168th St. refused to press charges against a homeless man who broke into the church by shaking a window open.
Suspected bomb in Tukwila turns out to be a firework
On Tuesday, Dec. 13 Tukwila police pulled a man over for a traffic violation and noticed a large plastic tube with a fuse sticking out in his vehicle. Bomb squad responded and detonated the device that turned out to be an oversized firework instead of a bomb.
Drunk man inside another person’s vehicle
Deputies were called to the 11300 block of 26th Ave. S. for a report of a male in another person’s vehicle. Upon arrival, the deputy saw a man standing outside a Cadillac, not in the vehicle. He was clearly intoxicated and swaying while he was trying to stand still. The man’s zipper was down on his pants. Deputies sent the man to detox.
Attempted burglary of occupied home
A woman was at her home in the 1000 block of S. 124th St in the early afternoon. She heard a knock at the door and the doorbell shortly after. She headed downstairs to answer the door. As she approached the door, the glass section to the side of the front door was smashed. An unknown subject attempted to reach inside the window and open the door. The woman scared the subject away and called police immediately.
Car break-in, vandalism, prowlers and theft
Corner of S. 160/1st Ave S., 400 blk. S.W. 152nd St., 400 blk. S.W. 152nd St., 400 blk. S.W. 156th St., 13200 blk. Ambaum Blvd. S., 13200 blk. 5th Ave S.W., 100 blk. S.W. 155th St., 11400 blk. 16th Ave S.W., 16200 blk. Sylvester Rd., 600 blk. S.W. 155 St., 12800 blk. 1st Ave S., 300 blk. S. 177th St., 400 blk. S.W. 154th St., 13000 blk. 7th Ave S., 800 blk. S.W. 139th St., 13400 blk. 6th Ave S.W., 2800 blk. S.W. 167th Pl., 400 blk. S.W. 155th St., 200 blk. S. 124th St., 800 blk. S.W. 156th, 16000 blk. Maplewild Ave. S., 15400 blk. Des Moines Memorial, 13000 blk. 12th Ave. S.W., 2400 blk. S. 128th St., 16200 blk Des Moines Memorial, 3200 blk. S. 152nd St., 2300 blk. S. 128th St., 12800 blk. 24th Ave. S.
Residential burglaries and break-ins
12800 blk. Shorewood Dr., 13000 blk. 2nd Ave S., 600 blk. S.W. 130 St., 218 blk. S. 186th St., 2400 blk. S.W. 172nd St., 100 blk. S. 120th St., 11800 blk. Des Moines Memorial Dr., 1000 blk. S. 140th St., 13800 blk. 12th Ave. S.W., 3000 blk. S. 146th, 1300 blk. 23rd Ave. S.
