Crime & Safety

Bonney Lake Police Apprehend Serial Shoplifting Suspect

A Bonney Lake man who made the police department's Most Wanted list was apprehended by police late Thursday evening.

James D. Haselwood is a common name at the Bonney Lake Police Department. He has been accused of chronic theft and is banned from most local stores for reportedly stealing everything from lawn mowers to deli food.

After making Bonney Lake’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, 21 year-old Haselwood was picked up late on Thurs., June 23 for five outstanding misdemeanor warrants since March of this year.

One of his tactics, said Bonney Lake assistant chief Dana Powers, is supposedly to stage items around a store during business hours and return for the items after closing.

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Detectives are currently investigating Haselwood’s involvement in an attempted commercial burglary that occurred on June 19 and he is currently held on $12,000 bail.


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