Kent Police Blotter: June 14 to July 9

A sampling of Kent Police incidents from June 14 to July 9:

June 14

Carjacking with knife: 8:55 p.m., officers were dispatched to a carjacking that occurred at Ethos Apartments, 2200 W. Meeker St. A woman had parked her vehicle and was approached by a subject armed with a knife. The subject robbed the woman of her vehicle and fled the scene. The woman began tracking her phone, which was still inside her vehicle, and officers located the vehicle three minutes later. This resulted in a brief vehicle pursuit, which was terminated. The stolen vehicle was eventually found in Renton. The suspect was not located and the vehicle was impounded.

Gun taken: 10:29 p.m., officers were dispatched to AutoZone, 23918 104th Ave. SE, regarding a recent theft report. A woman observed two people trying to steal a vehicle. The woman decided to intervene and was armed with a handgun. As she approached the suspects, her handgun fell out of her waistband onto the ground. Before she could pick it up, one of the suspects grabbed it first and fled the scene.

June 15

Carjacking with gun: 10:31 p.m., officers were dispatched to a carjacking in the 500 block of Sixth Avenue S. A man was sitting inside his vehicle looking at his phone when the suspect approached him with a gun. The suspect robbed him of his vehicle, which was recovered by an outside agency a couple days later.

June 17

Bullets strike house: 10:43 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 400 block of Kennebeck Avenue S. The house had damage from bullet strikes. During their investigation, it appeared that a house set back and behind the victim residence, might have been the target of both shootings. The victim residence was hit because it was in line with the intended target. None of the occupants within the residence were injured.

Bank robbery: 10:26 a.m., officers were dispatched to a bank robbery at the Chase bank, 13207 SE 272nd St. Two suspects walked into the bank and one passed a note claiming to have a gun demanding money from the teller. The employee complied giving the suspect around $8,000 and the suspects fled on foot.

June 19

Assault and robbery: 10:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of an assault that occurred at Safeway, 20830 108th Ave. SE. The victim walked to the Safeway to purchase food. When he was walking home, three suspects (two armed with handguns) approached him and began to rob him of his belongings. They struck him over the head with a pistol, and eventually stole his money, wallet and cellphone.

Espresso stand robbery: 8:38 a.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery that occurred at the Cowgirls Espresso, 1734 Central Ave. S. The suspect pulled up to the coffee stand and when the employee walked up to the window to take his order, the suspect pulled out a rifle, pointed it at the employee, and robbed the business taking the cash on hand.

Stabbing and robbery: 10:51 a.m., officers were dispatched to a stabbing at the Snow White Laundry, 23406 Pacific Highway S. They found a man lying in the parking lot with serious injuries. He was a victim of a robbery.

June 20

Student robbed: 7:30 a.m., a Kent School Resource officer was dispatched to a robbery of a Kent-Meridian High School student in the 25100 block of 97th Place S. The student was walking to school when a vehicle driven by a male wearing a ski mask pulled up beside him, pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The suspect eventually took the victim’s jacket and drove away.

June 22

Man fights off attack: 1:15 a.m., Valley Medical Center in Renton reported it had a male arrive with a stab wound to his arm. The victim had been at the 76 Station at 64th Avenue South and West Meeker Street near the vacuums when he was approached by a male with a clown mask. The male asked him for money. When he told him he didn’t have any money the male put a knife to his stomach and told him to hand over his phone and wallet. The victim fought with the suspect and managed to disarm him. The victim threw the knife but sustained a deep cut across the forearm during the struggle. Hospital staff was unable to control the bleeding and the victim was taken into surgery. Officers checked the area of 64th and Meeker for the knife but were unable to locate it.

Another student robbed: 1 p.m., an officer was dispatched to another robbery of a Kent-Meridian student in the parking lot of the former Top Foods, 26015 104th Ave. SE. The student had left Target and was walking back to the school when a vehicle pulled up beside him and the driver asked for money. When the victim gave the suspect of the vehicle some money, and the suspect saw the victim had more in his wallet; the suspect pulled out a shotgun and robbed the victim of the rest of his money.

Woman robbed: 7:42 p.m., officers were dispatched to a robbery in the 100 block of Washington Avenue S. The victim was driving to Rite Aid to pick up a friend when she realized she was being followed. When she arrived at the store, four subjects approached her. The suspects claimed the victim owed them compensation for hitting them, pulled out handguns, pistol whipped her and stole her wallet containing her Wells Fargo bank card and money. While the officers were interviewing the victim, she received approximately five alerts from Wells Fargo advising there was attempted uses of her card, but they were all declined.

June 23

Vehicle pursuit: 5 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of threats with a weapon in a parking lot in the 23400 block of Pacific Highway South. A female had been pointing a handgun at another subject in the parking lot. As officers approached, the vehicle fled with the female with another occupant. Officers pursued northbound on Pacific Highway. The suspect vehicle struck a curb early on which flattened the front passenger side tire, slowing the pursuit to some degree. As the pursuit approached South 188th Street in SeaTac, the vehicle swerved onto the sidewalk, then struck the rear of a civilian vehicle causing damage but no serious injury to the driver. Officers were then able to pit manuver the suspect vehicle and end the pursuit. The driver was taken into custody. A handgun was located on the driver’s seat of the car.

June 24

Apartment shooting: 12:10 a.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at the Phoenix Court Apartments, 23913 111th Place SE. They located the victim on a stairwell landing who had been shot in the abdomen. Limited information was given to officers while treating and assisting the victim.

Road rage: 1:22 p.m., officers were dispatched to a crash in the area of South 212th Street and 59th Avenue S. One involved party was seriously injured. Two people were involved, the victim and the suspect who had been driving a white tow truck. It appeared the suspect may have rear ended the victim which prompted the two to exit their vehicles and discuss the matter on the street. The suspect eventually got back into the tow truck, drove around the victim vehicle using the sidewalk, and then parked in front of the victim vehicle. The suspect got out of the tow truck, approached the victim a second time and began to throw punches at the victim. The suspect eventually pushed the victim into traffic, who was hit by the back end of a truck. The suspect fled the scene in the tow truck. The victim was taken to the hospital. He suffered a fractured pelvis, fractured back and damage to his kidney.

Man shot in both feet: 7:57 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at the 7-Eleven, 22422 83rd Ave. S. They located the victim who had gunshot wounds to both of his feet. The victim claimed the incident occurred in the north parking lot of Extended Stay America, but provided no further specifics. A spent casing was found in the parking lot.

Dollar Tree shootout: 8:19 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting outside the Dollar Tree, 23406 Pacific Hwy S. They found the intended victim(s) and suspects were no longer on location. However, they did find victims of the incident who had the vehicles hit by gunfire which included a King County Metro bus. In summary, a vehicle pulled up on 30th Avenue South, stopped to the east of the Dollar Tree, and a couple males got out. These individuals began to fire at an unknown target to the west in the Dollar Tree parking lot. Other witnesses saw subjects in the parking lot firing back at the suspects on 30th Avenue S. Fifty-six spent casings (rifle and handgun) were located on 30th Avenue S., while 30 handgun rounds were located in the Dollar Tree parking lot.

June 25

Shooting outside bar: 2:32 a.m., officers were dispatched to Valley Medical Center for a shooting victim. The victim was shot outside of the Action Sports Bar and Grill (formerly Carriage Square), 25626 102nd Place SE. The victim had been outside the bar smoking when heard a pop and his foot started feeling wet. He would not provide further details.

June 27

Attempted bank robbery: 12:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to a bank robbery at the Banner Bank, 1140 W. Meeker St. Two males entered the bank and attempted to pass a note. The males claimed it was a check they wanted to cash, but the clerk refused to look at it. This was most likely because this crew had hit bank branches in Seattle, Tukwila, and Des Moines earlier in the day. The clerk handed the note back and the suspects became confused. They eventually left the scene. Kent and Seattle detectives have already been working together regarding this ongoing bank robbery series involving this crew.

Stolen vehicle: 9:08 p.m., officers located a reported stolen vehicle at the Phoenix Court Apartments, 23913 111th Pl. SE. They ended up detaining two juveniles associated with it, both were in possession of firearms.

Threats with gun: 9:56 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Phoenix Court Apartments regarding threats with a weapon. Officers located the suspect and detained him. They located a stolen firearm on the suspect who was also a convicted felon.

June 29

Harassment and more: 12:02 p.m., officers were dispatched to a convoluted incident at the Buena Casa Apartments, 25701 27th Pl. S. It started off as a possible occupied stolen vehicle parked in front of another stolen vehicle, evolved into a harassment, then an illegal discharge, and eventually was determined to be a felony harassment and unlawful possession of firearms case. It’s suspected one gunshot was fired by the suspect during the incident, but no one knows where he fired the shot as it was only heard. No victims were located regarding the gunshot and no casing was found. The suspect, who had an extensive felony criminal history, was found ditching the gun right before he was taken into custody. His female companion was arrested for her warrants.

June 30

Former Burger King shooting: 5 p.m., an officer was on an unrelated call for service at the Snow White Laundry, 23250 Pacific Highway S., when she heard/or viewed a shooting across the street at the former Burger King. No injuries were reported and after reviewing video surveillance; it appeared five males were involved and associated with two vehicles. Over 40 spent casings were recovered.

Dick’s Drive-In shooting: 10:58 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at the Dick’s Drive-In, 24220 Pacific Highway S. The suspect was located at the Robinhood Pizza up the street. Upon contacting the suspect, he tried to run but was apprehended. Officers located a discarded handgun at the business and video surveillance showed the suspect was the person who tried to hide the weapon. The suspect had an outstanding warrant out of King County for first-degree assault. Upon investigating the shooting, it appeared the suspect fired the gun into the air and not at anyone.

July 2

Fatal shooting outside pub: 1:52 a.m., officers were on scene at the Central Avenue Pub, 1404 Central Ave. S., for closing as there were numerous calls for service that night regarding the crowd. Officers heard numerous exchanges of gunfire coming from the north side of the business and responded. Officers located one victim who suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died from his injuries. A second victim later showed up at Valley Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the neck/shoulder.

Stabbing: 6:13 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Phoenix Court Apartments, 23913 111th Pl. SE., regarding a stabbing. The victim sustained stab wounds to the neck and face. During the officers’ initial investigation, it appeared the victim had been stabbed at a different location and then drove to the Phoenix Court Apartments to get help from friends.

Sexual assault: 6:28 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Knol Apartments, 11239 SE 260th St., regarding a recent sexual assault. The victim explained what happened and showed officers where the suspect was, who was still naked sitting inside a vehicle. The vehicle was pinned in, and he would not comply with commands. The tactical situation progressed resulting in a partial SWAT team callout. The suspect finally surrendered and was taken in custody.

Motorcycle crash: 11:01 p.m., officers were dispatched to a motorcycle collision at 25100 132nd Ave. SE, where the rider was on the ground, unresponsive, possibly not breathing. A witness said the rider was going northbound on 132nd and decided to pass a car by going into the center turn lane. The rider struck a center median island, and he was launched into the air for some distance. No other vehicles were involved. Medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

July 3

Gunshot victim: 2:54 a.m., officers were dispatched to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle regarding a subject who sustained a gunshot wound to the knee. The family of the victim were told by a friend that victim had been shot near Kent-Meridian High School, 10020 SE 256th St. The victim’s mother drove around and eventually found him on the south side of Target, 26301 104th Ave. SE. Officers were not provided much more information regarding the incident.

July 7

Carjacking, pursuit: 1:24 a.m., officers were dispatched to a carjacking that occurred in the 23900 block of 102nd Avenue SE. The victim had been asleep in her vehicle in the parking lot of O’Reilly’s Auto Parts when the suspect knocked on her door asking for a ride to Kent Station. The suspect told the victim he would give her gas money and she accepted. After getting gas and driving to where the suspect wanted to go, he asked her to stop at Popeye’s Chicken off 102nd Avenue SE claiming he dropped his phone there. The victim complied, but when they arrived the suspect pulled out a handgun and robbed her of her vehicle. Another officer located the stolen vehicle about a 30 minutes later. A pursuit was initiated which ended when the suspect crashed in Federal Way. Two females, who were not reportedly apart of the robbery, were located inside the vehicle and the driver fled and was not apprehended.

July 9

Gun threat: 1:53 a.m., officers were dispatched to a threat with a weapon call at the Washington Park Apartments. The victims had driven into the complex to drop off a friend who lived there. When they parked, the suspect was seen approaching the passenger side door of their vehicle with a gun in one hand and bag in the other. The victims remained in their vehicle and sped away. They saw the suspect get into another vehicle driven by a female.

Safeway robbery: 9:29 p.m., officers were dispatched to a threat with a weapon at Safeway, 210 Washington Ave. S. Two subjects had entered the store and staff had been monitoring them as they were concealing items while walking around. Once the suspects removed the items from the store without paying, they were confronted in the parking lot. One of the suspects pulled out a gun pointing it at employees allowing them to escape with the stolen items.