Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly followed a woman to her car and possibly held a knife to her side in a parking lot for Target and Ross Dress for Less on the East Hill.

Officers responded to a suspicious subject call at about 10:10 p.m. on Oct. 18 at a parking lot in the 26100 block of 104th Avenue Southeast, according to the police report.

Police arrived to find a woman sitting in her car and visibly shaken up. She told officers just as she sat down in the driver’s seat a man opened her car door and held some object against her side. She said he mumbled something like “Don’t worry.” She then screamed as loud as she could and the man calmly walked away across the parking lot.

Officers found the man nearby shortly after the 911 call. Police discovered the man had appeared on the Q13 Most Wanted List in March in connection with a rape of a child. The man also had a sexual assault protection order against him.

Police found a knife on the man. Target store security told police several customers reported a strange man in the parking lot who watched them as they exited their vehicles. The store also had video of the man in the parking lot.

The man remained in custody this week at the city of Kent jail.

Malicious mischief

Officers arrested a woman for investigation of malicious mischief after she reportedly smashed the glass entry door of a police substation on the West Hill at South 260th Street and Pacific Highway.

Officers found the woman standing outside of the substation at about 1:52 a.m. on Oct. 19, according to the police report. They ordered the woman to the ground and handcuffed her.

The woman caused an estimated $900 damage to the door and inside office contents that were thrown around. Officers had closed the substation earlier in the night.

The woman tried to claim that someone had robbed her. Officers noted a strong smell of alcohol coming from the woman. She admitted she had used alcohol and meth.

The woman reportedly had been escorted away earlier in the night from the nearby Travel Inn motel because she had been scaring tenants.

Indecent exposure

Police arrested a man for investigation of indecent exposure after he allegedly pulled down his pants at about 1:52 p.m. on Oct. 20 inside a restaurant in the 500 block of Central Avenue North.

An officer asked the man to step outside the restaurant and the man twice exposed himself during his talk with the officer, according to the police report.

Witnesses reported the man entered the restaurant, started to order food and then pulled down his pants.

Officers noted the man appeared to be under the influence of some type of drug. He told police he was homeless.

Assault

Officers arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault, theft and harassment after he reportedly punched a loss prevention officer at about 4:47 p.m. on Oct. 20 outside the Fred Meyer store, 25250 Pacific Highway S.

Store security had watched the man take several items and put them in a backpack without paying for the items, according to the police report.

When the man stepped outside of the store, a loss prevention officer stopped the man, who then punched the security man in the face. Officers found two watches, two sandwiches, a pair of Jockey shorts, a pair of Chino jeans and multiple women’s deodorants in his possession. The items were worth about $158.

Police also found a black pellet gun and clown mask in the man’s backpack. Officers searched for any crime reports connected to a clown mask but came up empty.