Bonney Lake Police Blotter, Dec. 23 - Jan. 15

Thurs, Dec. 23

Commercial Burglary 

12:15pm: An officer responded to VIP Auto Sales for a report of a commercial burglary/vehicle prowl. The store’s owner reported the sale, which occurred in the back of his dealership. He showed the officer a padlock that had been cut back but not removed from the main gate, and part of his fence, which was cut on the north side of the lot. One of the vehicles in the lot was damaged and items were removed from it. They had cut the hood cable and the fender moldings had been removed and stolen. The owner also said a Budget car cover had been stolen from a different vehicle and he noticed a hood opened on another vehicle, but none of the items were stolen or damaged.

There were no suspects found and the information was booked into evidence for followup.

Hit and Run, Resisting Police

4:38pm: An officer responded to a reported hit and run of a mailbox at the intersection of 190th Ave. E. and 101st St. E. A resident reported a ‘blue, smaller pickup truck’ stuck their box. The officer noted tire skid marks leading up to it and the mailbox was leaning over at a steep angle. The resident said the truck was attempting to drive north down the hill and spun around 180 degrees and impacted the mailbox with its rear bumper. The resident spoke to the driver, who appeared to be about 50 years old. The man refused to give his name and seemed intoxicated.

Dispatch tracked down the address connected to the license plate and drove there to speak with the man, who lived down the street.

No one was home when police knocked on the door and the truck was not there. The garage doors were left open with lights and music on, and there was an unattended fire in the front yard. The officer waited and eventually the man in the blue pickup drove by slowly, starting at the officer as he drove past. The officer followed him, but since it was icy out he could not follow too quickly. He eventually followed the man as he pulled into his driveway. The man immediately exited his vehicle and was aggressive with the officer, saying “I don’t know anything about any mailbox.” The officer smelled intoxicants and his eyes were watery and bloodshot.

He refused to take his hands out of his pockets and called the officer a ‘p***y’ and tried to walk away. The man attempted to struggle when the officer tried to detain him and tried to wrestle his way out of the situation, but the officer was able to subdue him and place him in handcuffs in the back of his car.

The officer described the man as in a ‘mood swing,’ as he continued to berate the officer, saying, ‘I’m an angry person. I hate being f****d with and I don’t put up with it.” The man was booked at Buckley Jail and blew a .146 BAC. He was cited with a criminal citation for driving under the influence and for Hit and Run on Unattended Property. He was also cited for the criminal citation of resisting a public officer.

Attempted Vehicle Prowl

3:49pm: An officer was dispatched to a report of an attempted vehicle theft in the store parking lot. The woman said she had parked her Acura Integra on the south side of the store and went into Goodwill to do some shopping. She returned to her vehicle 15 minutes later to find a man in the drivers seat trying to steal her car. She could see he had a bare metal key that he was trying to use in the ignition. She confronted him and asked what he was doing, he stated at her blankly. She told him to get out, which he did and walked west toward 211th Ave. E. At that point, she called police.

Police stopped one man, but he was not the same person that stole her car. Another person matching the description was located, and he ran away from police into the garden entrance of Fred Meyer and was eventually caught in the wooded area behind Goodwill. The officer had used his Taser on the man, but to no effect. The suspect’s baggy clothing prevented it from piercing his skin. The woman said she was “99.9 percent” sure that was him.

The man said he was only “looking in the vehicle to see what was inside of it” and he appeared to be intoxicated. The man said he had been using meth, but asked the police if they could release him so he could spend one more night with his girlfriend.

He was booked for attempted motor vehicle theft, possession of burglary tools, obstructing and for an outstanding felony warrant out of Pierce County.

Donated Ammunition

12:30p.m: An officer was dispatched to the Bonney Lake on the report of found property. The manager said she wanted to get rid of donated ammunition, because they do not accept that kind of donation. It was booked into evidence for destruction.

Misdemeanor Warrant, Drug Paraphernalia

5:35pm: Police were dispatched to two suspicious parked vehicles in the vacuum area of . The owner called to say he was out of town but watching two cars on the video surveillance – they weren’t using the vaccum pumps where they were parked. The officer located the vehicles, one was a white Lincoln Continental, the other a green Buick Regal. The Buick was driven by a female who had two children in the back seat, the Continental was driven by a man.

They said they were meeting there to transfer a vehicle title. A records check of the man showed that he had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from Kent. He had two marijuana pipes and two cell phones in his front pocket, along with a knife. The woman was released from the scene.

 Residential Burglary

6:12pm: Police were dispatched to a residence on 193rd Ave. E for a report of a residential burglary. The female owner said she arrived home from work about 15 minutes earlier and noticed her bedside drawer removed from the stand and the belongings of the drawer were lying on the floor near her bed. They took her checkbook and credit card. On the other end of the room, her TV and cable box were lying on the floor, as was her top dresser drawer, with all of its contents still in place. Nothing was stolen but the card and checkbook, not even jewelry on her bed stand. There was no sign of forced entry and there were no leads.

False Reporting

7:26 pm:  Officers responded to a residence on 219th Ave. Ct. E. for a report of a male threatening to commit suicide with a knife. While en-route, police were told he was in his bedroom and threatening to slit his throat. The police arrived just as the man was exiting the house, but with no knife. He appeared very calm and was not showing any signs of depression. Police asked what was going on, and he replied that he had been in a verbal argument with his sister, who he said had mental issues and was using the police to get him in trouble.

Police spoke with the man’s sister, who changed her story and said they had a verbal argument, and she called 911 to get back at him. Police counseled her about making false statements and both parties were released without incident.

Dead Person

8:15pm: Police responded to a report of a dead person at a home on 190th Ave. Ct. E. The 63 year-old male appeared to have died of natural causes and paramedics were already on scene. The personnel informed police they found the man fully clothed in the front bathroom, sitting on the toilet facing it with his head resting on the rear tank. There were no signs of trauma and the man was in poor health. The man’s wife said he had been fine earlier that morning, but had experienced some trouble sleeping.

Death Threats, Domestic Violence

5:09pm: Officers were dispatched to reports of a threat on Vandermark Rd. E. Dispatch advised that a woman was reporting a man intoxicated at her residence and was threatening to have somebody else kill her and the man’s mother. The man was obviously intoxicated and had trouble standing up, and he had urinated himself. He was given a ride home from Home Depot by the woman, and opened a beer in her car after she asked him not to. They argued all the way back to the house, and that’s when he threatened to kill her. While the woman was on the phone with 911, he pulled the phone from the wall and disconnected it, proceeding to dump a glass of water on her head.

The man was arrested for domestic assault and for interfering with the report of domestic violence. He was transported to Buckley Jail and given a no-contact order with the woman.

Marijuana Possession

1:10pm: The court security officer of when a woman placed her bag on the table to be searched. While searching her bag, the officer unzipped the middle compartment and uncovered a clear baggie with marijuana in it. She stated that it was her husband’s but he didn’t have his medical card yet and she uses it for ‘medical reasons.’ She was cited with possession of marijuana.