Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 10-23

A sampling of Kent Police incidents Jan. 10-23:

Jan. 10

Commercial burglary: 5:20 a.m., officers were dispatched to a burglary at Apna Frooticana grocery store, 25414 104th Ave. SE. A short time later officers were also dispatched to an alarm at Urvashi Beauty International, 26019 104th Ave. SE. Upon arrival they found someone had broken out the front glass doors of the businesses and took unknown items. Officers quickly gained access to one of the surveillance videos and obtained screenshots of the suspect. Other officers conducted an area check and found the suspect north of the location, placed him under arrest, and recovered food taken in one of the burglaries.

Jan. 11

Carjacking at apartments: 2:46 a.m., officers were dispatched to a carjacking in progress at Phoenix Court Apartments, 23913 111th Place SE. The victim had been driving home from work and was followed into the apartment complex by a white sedan. When the victim parked his vehicle, three males got out of the white sedan armed with handguns and an AK-47 style rifle. The males robbed the victim of his vehicle and left the apartment complex. The suspects were not located by responding officers.

Jan. 13

Body found: 12:13 p.m., officers were contacted at the police department headquarters regarding the discovery of a woman’s body inside Mill Creek Earthworks Park, 100 Reiten Road. Officers accompanied the witnesses to the park and were shown the location of an unidentified female who was lying off a walking trail deep inside the park. Through investigation at this time, it does not appear foul play was involved.

Jan. 15

DV suspect shot with Taser: 2:58 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Sunset Motel, 25006 Pacific Highway S., for a verbal domestic violence between a male and female. The male had warrants and a no-contact order with a female. The male became aggressive and then fled. A Taser was deployed hitting the male in the back. He fell to the ground and tried getting up. A second Taser deployment was issued. The male then grabbed a piece of metal that was on the ground and tried throwing it at officers. He was able to get up and tried running when a third Taser was deployed and officers tackled the suspect. The suspect had a felony no bail DV warrant out of the state Department of Corrections. He had a $10,000 warrant out of Kent for an order violation. He was arrested for investigation of obstructing, resisting and assault.

Jan. 16

Masonic Hall shooting: 12:18 a.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at the Masonic Hall, 707 W. Smith St. Upon arrival officers located two victims who had been shot. A quinceanera (a Latin America celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday) was being held and there was a fight between several subjects. The fight broke up and the primary suspects left, only to return to engage in gunfire in the east parking lot.

Rite Aid robbery: 9 a.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery at the Rite Aid, 10407 SE 256th St. When the clerk opened the store, a male walked in and began shopping. When the male approached the clerk to pay for the items, he instead implied he had a gun, robbed the store of the money in the cash register, and fled the scene.

Jan. 18

Suicidal man: 4:34 p.m., officers were dispatched to a suicidal and delusional male who had assaulted his father with a golf club. The male was called out of his residence but did not exit for around an hour. Multiple weapons were in the house including hunting rifles. The male eventually exited the house. He refused multiple orders to get on the ground. He ignored commands and continued to advance on officers. Officers successfully deployed a 40mm less-lethal projectile which allowed officers to take him into custody. Police did not provide the address or block number of the home.

Pizza robbery: 9:02 p.m., a suspect ordered food at Little Caesar, 110 Washington Ave. N., then produced a gun and demanded money. The suspect left with cash and his pizza order. Officers located a male matching the description and found a gun during a pat search. All the cash was located on the suspect along with the warm pizza he had stolen.

Jan. 19

Barista bandits caught: 5:26 a.m., two females pointed a gun at the barista of the Ladybug coffee stand, 104th Avenue SE and SE 240th Street. The victim slammed the window of the drive-thru and ran inside to call 911. The suspects fled in a gray SUV. Earlier in the night, dispatch had notified officers of a similar robbery of a bikini coffee stand in Burien, with suspects fleeing in a gray SUV. Officers located the suspect vehicle downtown moments after the robbery, and the two females inside were detained and later arrested. The SUV was stolen out of Seattle, a gun was found inside the car, and cash was found on the suspects.

Gun pointed at driver: 9:06 a.m., a citizen called to report a subject pointed a gun at him near the intersection of Central Avenue North and Novak Lane. The victim approached the intersection driving his vehicle, and saw the suspect was walking in the opposite direction towards him on foot in the middle of the road. The victim tried to drive around him, but the suspect mirrored his maneuvers remaining in front of his path. When they ended up close to each other, the suspect pulled a gun, pointed it at the victim, and made comments to the victim. The suspect appeared to mistake the victim for someone else, put the gun away and left on foot.

Knife assault: 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to a domestic violence stabbing at Hidden Villa Apartments, 11645 SE 208th St. The ex-boyfriend had tried to stab the new boyfriend and had left in a car. The suspect was living out of his car, but they found a nearby address where he might go. Officers diligently checked that location later in the night and found the suspect’s car outside an apartment. When officers knocked on the door, friends tried to lie and say suspect wasn’t inside. Thinking quickly, officers called the suspect’s cell and they all heard it ring in another room. They were able to safely arrest suspect for investigation of second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault domestic violence and criminal trespass.

Jan. 21

Purse robbery: 3:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Money Tree, 25260 104th Ave. SE. The victim was walking to her vehicle when she was attacked and her purse was stolen. The victim was sent to the Valley Medical Center in Renton for treatment.

Gun threat: 10:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to a threat with a weapon at Washington Park Apartments, 11020 SE Kent Kangley Road. The victim saw an unknown male and female near his vehicle in the parking lot. The victim’s vehicle had been broken into recently and decided to confront the subjects to prevent another theft. When this occurred, the unknown male pulled a gun on him and they fled the area.

Jan. 23

Bar manager punched: 12:08 a.m., officers were dispatched to a fight at Casey’s Grill and Sports Bar, 24228 104th Ave. SE. Upon arrival they located the manager of the bar unconscious on the sidewalk. Officers were told that the suspect walked into the bar and tried to buy a drink. The suspect handed a punched ID card for age verification, and the manager would not accept it. The suspect started asking questions of why, and the manager asked him to go outside so he could explain as it was loud inside the bar. Once outside, the manager explained why, and the suspect responded by punching him in the face rendering him unconscious on the sidewalk.

Grocery store robbery: 5:56 p.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery at the SAARS Super Saver, 25928 104th Ave. SE. An employee had confronted a potential shoplifter and the shoplifter pulled out a gun and pointed it at the employee’s head.