Victim interrupts burglary

Around 3 p.m. on Mon., July 3, officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of S.W. Charleston Street to investigate a robbery.  The victim saw an unknown silver vehicle parked in his driveway, then walked up to his front door and found someone inside his home. He had recently rented the place and only had a few tools and some beer in the garage. He explained that the home was clean the last time he had been there. He found it, however, with trash strewn on the floor, the alarm pulled off the wall and locks removed from the doors. His tools and beer were stolen as well. A neighbor had seen a suspicious man around. Officers explained that the home looked vacant – due to the overgrown yard and need for external repairs.  They told the victim that transients sometimes squat in abandoned homes and suggested that he ask the landlord to make repairs. 

Forced entry on Delridge Way

Residents of an apartment located on the 8800 block of Delridge Way S.W. returned home around midnight on Sat., July 1 to find their window screens on the ground. They also saw a screwdriver nearby. A suspect had entered their apartment through a window and stole a number of items. The suspect left a fork and knife set from India on their bed. Officers searched for fingerprints but were unsuccessful. They placed the screwdriver and the cutlery in evidence. 

Burglary of pharmaceuticals 

A security alarm sounded around 3 a.m. on Fri., June 30 on the 4700 block of California Avenue S.W. A man called police saying he saw suspects break the glass in the building’s door, enter, take something and leave in a silver SUV. Officers arrived and checked the area but were unable to find anything. They discovered that multiple rocks were thrown from a nearby planter to break the window. The suspects were able to move to the back of the store to access prescription drugs. The store manager arrived and showed officers security footage of four suspects casing the front of the building, then throwing rocks, entering and leaving. They were all wearing hoods and bandanas to conceal their faces. The footage was transferred to a CD and placed in evidence. 

Two arrested for assault

Around 1 p.m. on Thurs., June 29, officers responded to a call from a woman about an assault on S.W. Barton. When they arrived on the scene, no one was there. The woman called back and said she was being chased. Officers eventually found her around the 9400 block of 16th Avenue S.W. They also caught the suspect, who was placed into custody. The woman said she was waiting to meet her brother, when the suspect started insulting her and threw a milkshake and food at her. She slashed the rear tire of her car with a folding knife, and then he picked up a rock and started chasing the woman. The knife was placed into evidence. The woman refused medical attention. She said she knows the suspect through her brother. The suspect was placed under arrest for assault. She was also arrested for damaging the suspect’s tire.