Operators at 911 received a call from a woman at the Junction Safeway store, saying she thought she recognized a woman and a child from a picture on an abducted child poster. She reported that the two had boarded a Metro bus and provided a description of their clothing. Metro was alerted, and officers found the two on board. The pair was, indeed, missing from Wichita, Kansas. The 4-year-old child appeared to be in good health and was placed in temporary foster care until he could be reunited with family. The 23-year-old woman was booked into King County Jail on a fugitive felony warrant and for investigation of abduction.

When a driver for an elderly patient arrived at the woman's home and got no answer, he became concerned and called 911. An officer came to the scene and after loudly announcing their presence, the two were confronted by the woman's caregiver, who said he had overslept and that was why the woman wasn't ready. The officer became concerned when he smelled a "heavy odor" of alcohol from the man, who became belligerent when the officer asked to see the patient to verify her well being. Four times he refused the officer's request, until he was finally told that he would be arrested for obstruction. The patient was still in bed and appeared to be fine, but Adult Protective Services has been asked to follow up on the matter.

Did the elves in Santa's workshop fall in with a bad crowd? Unknown persons have been stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from various residences and businesses in our area. Power tools, saws, landscaping equipment...it all seems "up for grabs" this holiday season.

A city inspector called officers after learning of the discovery of 17 headstones with the names of US military veterans at a construction site. The stones had been arranged as a walkway around a home, which had been sold to a developer. After doing research on the Internet, the officer was able to determine one link between all of the headstones: They had been made by an Oregon stonemason. Most of the veterans had been from western states; three were from Iowa, Minnesota, and Tennessee. The headstones, considered the property of the government, were taken to a national cemetery to be destroyed. It is unknown how the markers came to be at the High-Point-area residence.

Sunday afternoon, after drinking some alcohol, a man had a possible diabetic reaction, became confused and locked himself out of his apartment. So he picked up a couple of boulders and used them to create a 5-inch hole in his door. (He also knocked a 12-inch hole in his neighbor's door.) The man was treated by medics. But when he did not show up for work on Monday, a friend went to his apartment and found the man dead on the kitchen floor.

Three teens went to a party at Lincoln Park on Saturday night. About 20 other teens were present, with many drinking and some intoxicated. The three were accused of stealing some beer and told to leave, which they did. But a group of 8-10 males caught the three in the baseball field, tackled and kicked them, and then stole their cell phones. They told the victims to lie on the ground for 20 minutes before going for help, and one suspect threatened them with a knife if they did not obey this order. The suspects are at large.

A disagreement over custody issues took a physical turn on Tuesday, when the child's mother allegedly slapped the father, who is disabled and confined to a chair, knocking a glass from his hand and against a wall. The father had verbally expressed his anger after the mother allegedly suggested that he pay support while she takes the child and moves away, and that visitation would be allowed when she "felt like it." A relative in another part of the house heard the slap and saw the dad struggling to get out of the chair. She went and stood between the two, trying to keep the man in the recliner. The mother then picked up the child and some belongings and drove away to an unknown location.

Eleven car prowls and four domestic violence incidents were reported in greater West Seattle last week.