Shoplifting leads to police chase
Five people attempted to shoplift at a SeaTac liquor store on Jan. 13. The five fled out the store and were involved in a police chase. Four were caught quickly while the other one held police at bay in his mobile home for awhile.. A King County deputy was severely bitten on the leg by a police dog from another agency.
Transient harassing customers
Police were called to a fast food restaurant in the 1000 block of S.W. 114th St. The manager called to report a bothersome transient. The man was going around the parking lot, pounding on customers’ car windows, asking for money. Multiple customers complained to the manager of the restaurant. The transient was trespassed from the business.
Threats with a knife
A man entered a fast food restaurant at the 14800 block of 4th Ave. S.W. asking for some condiments. The clerk told him no. That angered him so he pulled out a knife and demanded they hand over some sweet and sour sauce. There were no reported injuries and it was unclear if they had the suspect in custody.
Trial starts in Des Moines murder of Jennifer Walstrand
The first-degree murder trial for Daniel Alexander Threadgill, 24, began with opening statements on Jan. 9 and is expected to finish with a verdict by the end of January, according to King County prosecutors. Threadgill is accused of brutally murdering 28-year-old Jennifer Walstrand in her Des Moines apartment in August of 2010. Walstrand was found dead by her landlord, having sustained 63 stab wounds and blunt force trauma from having her head stomped on, according to court documents. Threadgill is being held in jail without bail.
Man gives cabbie a $20, and then robs him to get it back
Police are searching for an Asian male in his 30s for armed robbery with a firearm. The suspect was picked up at a Tukwila motel around 2 a.m. on Jan. 10 and after having the cabbie drive him around for a while, he asked to be dropped off in South Seattle. The cab stopped and the suspect handed the driver a $20 bill. The cabbie said he owed more than $20 so the man pulled out a black, semi-automatic handgun, put it to the cab driver's head and demanded his $20 back. The driver gave it back and the man fled on foot.
Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and theft
200 blk S. 177th Pl., 100 blk S. 168th St., 11400 blk Military Rd. S., 11000 blk 26th Ave. S., 400 blk S.W. 156th St., 2000 blk S. 112th St., 15800 blk 7th Ave. S.W., 200 blk S.W. 154th St., 11300 blk 26th Ave. S., 11800 blk Glendale Way, 13300 blk 8th Ave. S., 1000 blk S.W. 137th St., 12400 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 2500 blk S. 116th St., 200 blk S. 156th St., 200 S. 140th St., 400 blk S. 156th, 12600 blk 24th Ave. S., 14300 blk 1st Ave. S., 3000 blk S. 154th St., 13400 blk 24th Ave. S., 13200 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 15700 blk 4th Ave. S.W., 11300 blk 26th Ave. S., 12800 blk Des Moines Memorial Dr., 2000 blk S. 125th St., 2000 blk S.W. 162nd St.
Residential burglaries and break-ins
13400 blk 6th Ave. S.W., 12200 blk 12th Ave. S., 12400 blk 13th Pl. S.W., 12400 blk 8th Ave. S., 13600 blk 3rd Ave. S., 13400 blk Occidental Ave., 12400 blk 24th Ave. S.
