Kent Police arrested an alleged gang member for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree theft in connection with an attack against a woman on the West Hill.
Officers responded to a 911 call about a fight at around 11:25 a.m. on Sept. 11 near the intersection of South 260th Street and Pacific Highway South, according to the police report.
Police located a woman with a bloody nose who said a man and a woman attacked her as she waited for a bus to return home to Tacoma. She said the man and a few other men nearby wore the blue and orange colors of a Seattle gang. She told officers she tried to get away from the pair by running across Pacific Highway South and into the Shell station.
The man, 21, reportedly punched the woman in the face. He also allegedly grabbed a package of cigarettes as he fled the Shell station and didn’t pay for the item.
Police located the man a short while later as he walked west on South 260th Street near the Saddlebrook Apartments. The man denied that he hit anyone.
The same man was arrested in July in Seattle for investigation of second-degree robbery and again in August in Seattle for unlawful bus conduct, according to King County jail records.
Man punches vehicle window
Officers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief after he reportedly punched out a vehicle window and struggled with a bouncer at about 2:11 a.m. on Sept. 12 in the parking lot of the El Palmar restaurant and bar, 105 Central Ave. N.
The man entered the bar at about 11 p.m., ordered several drinks and then tried to enter the VIP area, according to the police report. Bar security stopped the man and escorted him outside because he appeared very intoxicated.
Outside the bar, the man reportedly tried to fight with a bouncer, who used pepper spray on the man. A woman helped the man recover from the spray by buying milk from a nearby store and pouring it into his eyes because the milk helps remove the sting. But the man remained upset and punched a hole in the back window of a nearby vehicle.
The man fled the area to a nearby apartment complex. Three officers and a police dog tracked the man to an apartment hallway and ordered him to the ground. The man reportedly refused to get to the ground, so an officer released the dog, which grabbed the man’s upper leg.
A struggled continued between the man and the police, so one officer kicked the man in the midsection and another officer punched him in the back so they could handcuff the man. Police carried the man out of the apartment complex. The man lived in one of the apartments but had not yet entered his unit when officers found him.
Woman punches, kicks boyfriend
Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she reportedly hit, kicked and pushed her boyfriend while they were walking northbound at about 10:37 a.m. on Sept. 11 in the 1200 block of Central Avenue South.
A witness called 911 to report the fight. An officer who responded recognized the couple from a prior verbal domestic dispute a few months ago in a public area, according to the police report.
The woman told police they were arguing about a friend of hers who owed money to her boyfriend. A witness said the woman hit the man, kneed him hard and pushed him.
The boyfriend agreed the dispute was about money owed to him. He wouldn’t tell officers if the woman hit him or not. The two live together and have dated for more than a year.
Couple tries to take tires
Officers arrested a man and a woman for investigation of attempted theft after they reportedly tried to take tires out of a trailer parked at the Les Schwab Tire Center, 758 Central Ave. N.
A witness saw the pair taking the tires at about 5:35 p.m. on Sept. 12 after the store had closed, according to the police report. The couple drove up in a truck. The man had a crowbar as he walked up to the trailer but apparently the lock already had been broken off as he opened up the doors and began to remove tires.
The man claimed they had permission to take the tires. But police contacted the store manager who said nobody had permission to take the tires. The truck the couple arrived in had tabs that expired in 2012.
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