Knock, knock
A man called police around 9:20 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22 to report that a man knocked on his door and hit him in the face. When officers arrived at the man’s home in the 6300 block of 18 Ave SW, they found the suspect on site. He was being detained by the caller and his two brothers. Officers placed the man in handcuffs. He appeared to be intoxicated and was agitated. The victim explained that he heard a knock on the door and opened it to a man who he had never seen before. The man asked for a ride – and then threatened to take out his gun if the caller refused. The victim shut the door. Later, he went outside and the suspect approached him again. The victim called police. The suspect was upset and started striking him, punching him in the nose. The man was arrested for harassment. The suspect did not have a gun. He matched the description from an earlier call about an intoxicated man hitting someone’s vehicle. Officers later found the suspect’s vehicle on 18 Ave SW – running with keys in the ignition. The car was impounded.
He said, she said
Around 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, officers arrived in the 2300 block of 42 Ave SW to interview a woman about an assault. She explained that she was driving west on the West Seattle Bridge in the far right lane, when another vehicle tried to cut her off. She said that he aggressively lurched towards her, even though there was no room for his car. Both vehicles eventually exited on Admiral Way SW. The man was driving ahead of her – and slowed his car down. She tried to pass him, but then he swerved at her to block her car. He then began driving down the white line so there was no room to pass him on either side. When the man finally parked his car, she confronted him, yelling “Are you out of your mind?” He charged at her and pushed her. He started to go toward the store and then he pushed her again. Soon, they were both cussing at each other in the parking lot. He eventually walked to his car to leave. She got in her car to write down his license plate. When she tried to approach his car, he began backing up and hit her in the leg. A store employee told them both to leave the parking lot. The woman returned home and called police. She declined medical attention. Officers then went to the man’s house. He had a completely different story – saying that the woman is the one who sped up and blocked him on the West Seattle Bridge. He said that later she was honking him and trying to pass in the bicycle only lane. He said there was no physical contact.
Security guard tries to stop thief
A security guard in the 2600 block of SW Barton St. alerted police around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 00 saying that he was working as a security guard, when a man tried to shoplift.. The caller tried to stop the suspect, but the suspect then punched him.
