An Army sergeant was arrested at Alki Friday evening after flashing a .357 Ruger at some teens. (It seems he didn't like being told that he and his girlfriend shouldn't be petting a beached seal.) In addition to displaying his bravado with a loaded weapon (which was stuck in his waistband), the 25-year-old saw fit to make rude remarks about the teenaged girls in the group. Officers confiscated the weapon, five rounds of ammunition, an alcohol flask and a knife before booking the man for investigation of unlawful carrying or handling of a weapon. The seal later died.

Three West Seattle High School teens spent the morning of June 2 assaulting clerks and trying to steal malt liquor from two California Avenue convenience stores. One clerk managed to lock a 16-year-old suspect inside and wait for officers. (The other suspects are 15 and 17 and were identified later.) The caught suspect was taken downtown to be fingerprinted and was later released to school security.

“It appears that she had dressed herself, as she wore rubber boots on the wrong feet, a diaper and a black t-shirt on backward and inside out. She carried a small backpack and a stuffed toy dog on a leash.” So stated the officer about a 2-year-old found wandering alone near 35th and Raymond on Friday evening. She was finally identified when a man claiming to be her “uncle” walked up to officers and tried to lead her away. (The man had no identification, and when he provided his address, an officer remembered the home as the scene of a domestic violence call.) As it turned out, Child Protective Services already had a file regarding the child's welfare: She had been found wandering five blocks from home on May 10 as well. A CPS worker responded to the scene and placed the little girl into temporary foster care.

When mom found the two marijuana plants her son had been told to get rid of, she ripped them up and threw them in the street. Seventeen-year-old son then pitched a fit, throwing his sister's laptop to the floor and breaking the front door of the apartment. (Officers also noticed that there was existing damage to a living room wall where the suspect had punched his fist through the plaster.) He was booked into the Youth Service Center for investigation of domestic violence property damage.

On Wednesday afternoon around 4, 911 operators received a call about an intoxicated male climbing into a car in the 5600 block of Delridge Way. It turns out he was wanted on a $10,000 misdemeanor warrant. His passenger, who was passed out, also had a warrant for driving with a suspended license. The toddler asleep in the back was clear for all warrants.

Burglaries/break-ins/car prowls by block: 8000 Lincoln Park Way (several), 3200 SW 100th, 4000 SW Holgate, 1600 Ferry SW, 5900 35th SW, 4500 Frontenac, 4500 36th SW, 4500 SW Seattle St, 4500 California Ave. SW