A bicyclist passed another down on Alki Avenue, but the "passee" was startled, lost control of her bike, and crashed into a nearby parked vehicle. She landed on its rear window and shattered it. The passer told officers that he had yelled ?on your left? at least twice, to indicate that he was passing, but that his fellow cyclist apparently didn't hear him, likely because she was riding while wearing headphones.

Ongoing problems between rival gangs led to large police response at Sealth High School around noon on Tuesday the 30th, with some reports of a gun being involved. Fifteen suspects refused to obey officer orders to show hands and get on their knees. Eventually all were searched and several, according to the police report, were armed with "cutting instruments" of various types. Only some of those involved were actually students at the school. One suspect was arrested and released to his youth counselor. Others were transported to the SW Precinct and released to parents or guardians.

On Monday the 29th, near 45th and Kilbourne Ct. SW, two men assaulted a third and left him lying on the ground. While the victim was being treated by medics, officers discovered that he was wanted on an Everett felony warrant. He was taken to Harborview for treatment but told to turn himself in upon his release. He likely will, if only to retrieve his belongings?including $5,200 in cash?that the officers placed into evidence.

Around 9 p.m., on Delridge, near Spokane St., a woman was walking from one business to another when a man grabbed her purse and tried to yank it off her shoulder. She was able to get away without injury or loss. The suspect is a black male, aged 22-29, with an athletic build. He wore a hooded coat and his clothes seemed dirty.

In the Admiral area, a domestic argument turned violent: a man grabbed a kitchen knife, threw his wife on a sofa, and began cutting the jeans off her legs. He then cut up her shoes, backpack, and purse and broke her cell phone in half before fleeing. The husband returned while officers were on scene, and he was booked into King County Jail for investigation of domestic violence assault.

On Wednesday afternoon, in the 7900 block of 35th Ave. SW, an officer negotiated the surrender of a man who had barricaded himself in his apartment after assaulting a neighbor. The suspect, who has a history of mental illness and who has threatened to commit "suicide by cop" in the past, was taken to Harborview for an examination.

The long arm of the law reached all the way from Louisiana to South Park last week, when a juvenile was located in a home on S. Cloverdale and arrested on an outstanding fugitive warrant for sexual battery. He was taken to the Youth Service Center and will be extradited to face charges.

Burglaries/car prowls/break ins by block: 3300 and 3700 Beach Drive SW, 3200 16th SW, 1400 Alki SW, 3200 61st SW, 4600 36th SW, 7500 California Ave. SW, 2700 Walnut SW, 5400 37th SW, 800 S. Trenton, 300 S. Cloverdale, 9400 26th SW, 7700 27th SW, 7700 34th SW

For more cops, crooks, and capers, see The Thin Blue Blog, Megan Sheppard?s citywide police blotter: www.thinblueblog.com