Woman Attacks Patrons, Child At Woodinville Starbucks: Police

WOODINVILLE, WA - What began as a mental health check for Woodinville police escalated into a bizarre attack at a local Starbucks, police are reporting. The suspect in the incident was apparently seen earlier in the day "smearing feces" at the Park and Ride along 140th Avenue Northeast.

On Sunday afternoon, police were sent to an apartment complex on a report of a woman screaming. By the time they got there, the woman had made it to a local Starbucks. She allegedly began walking through the coffee shop hitting people while continuing to scream.

At one point, police said, the woman tried to pull a child out of a stroller. In the struggle, the stroller turned over and the screaming woman allegedly kicked the child in the head. The child was not injured, police said.

Eventually two Starbucks patrons grabbed the woman and restrained her until police arrived to arrest her.

Woodinville police have responded to about 90 mental health calls in 2017, according to the department. All Woodinville deputies have completed an 8 -hour crisis intervention training program.

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