TREE BRANCHES: Law enforcement responded twice Dec. 11 to a Merritt Avenue residence after hearing complaints of a neighbor throwing tree branches onto the caller’s lawn. Both parties were advised to stay off each other’s property.

HIT AND RUN: Police were told Dec. 10 of a hit-and-run incident that had just occurred in the parking lot of a Watson Street business. The caller’s wife and child were in the vehicle when it was struck by a blue Dodge Durango that was driven from the scene. A suspect vehicle was identified, establishing probable cause for an arrest.

ANOTHER HIT AND RUN: A citizen called police Dec. 10 after witnessing a hit-and-run incident in King County jurisdiction. The suspect vehicle continued southbound on 244th Avenue Southeast but was not located.

PASSED OUT: At 2:19 a.m. Dec. 10, police contacted a man who was passed out in a vehicle, while it was running, parked in the St. Elizabeth Hospital parking lot. The driver was arrested for being in physical control of the automobile while intoxicated.

ASSAULT: A man was arrested the afternoon of Dec. 10 at a Division Street address and charged with domestic violence/ assault.

PACKAGES OPENED: Police were asked Dec. 10 to provide extra patrol in a Hamilton Place neighborhood after a resident discovered packages left on a porch had been partially opened. It was the second time in two weeks for such activity.

PACKAGE TAKEN: A Wells Street resident contacted police Dec. 10, stating a package had been stolen from a front porch several days earlier. There were no immediate suspects or leads.

FIRE ASSIST: Officers responded the afternoon of Dec. 10 to provide traffic control at the scene of a fire on 244th Avenue Southeast.