Highline Times - Police Blotter

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…MORE

Apartment vandalism An apartment manager called to report vandalism to one of the units following an eviction. Over the last couple months she had been trying to collect rent from a tenant but was unsuccessful. The tenant was asked to leave. He…MORE

Propane heater blamed in incident Concerned family members made several attempts to contact a member of their family in SeaTac but were unsuccessful. The family members went to the home and found the victim unconscious and unresponsive. Aid was…MORE

Unruly crowd pepper-sprayed at Southcenter Police peppered sprayed about 20 people at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila Dec. 23 after fights broke out among people trying to buy Air Jordan sneakers. About 1,0000 people gathered at Southcenter…MORE

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…MORE

14-month-old boy sprayed with glass during drive by shooting A white four-door Ford Explorer or pickup truck drove past a house in the 14200 block of 8th Ave. S. in Burien Sunday, Dec. 4th around 2 p.m. and opened fire. A 14-month-old boy inside…MORE

Not guilty plea in attempted child rape case Highline school district employee Daniel G. Lumlung pleaded not guilty to third degree attempted child rape in King County court on November 28th, according to court documents. Lumlung, 34 is accused…MORE

Young woman dies on I-5 Katerina Valavala, 20, from Des Moines was killed in a crash in Tukwila on Interstate 5 on Nov. 26. Christina Valavala, 16, Marcia Foalima, 17, and El-Desicca Liffiti,17, passengers in the cars, were injured and taken to…MORE

Drunk enters wrong apartment An intoxicated man was trying to make it into his apartment in the 800 block of S.W. 149th Street after a night of drinking. He mistakenly walked into his neighbor’s unlocked apartment instead. The frightened neighbor…MORE

Sewage dumped at car wash The owner of the U Do It Car Wash in Des Moines arrived and discovered sewage in the car wash bay on the south end of his property. He reviewed the security footage and saw a motor home pull into the bay and the driver…MORE