Bonney Lake Police: Cabbie's Wallet Stolen by Rider, 'Creepy' Man Makes Unwanted Advances, and Thefts Reported Inside and Outside Safeway

April 11, 2013

Gas Theft: Police received a report of the theft of gas from a vehicle parked on the 19700 block of 99th Street Court East at 10:18 a.m. The victim said she went to her vehicle at 8 a.m. and noticed the gas cap door was open and wouldn't shut. She also noted the drivers side door lock had several deep scratches in the paint near it, and the locking mechanism for the door seemed to be broken. The vehicle, which had over a quarter tank of gas the night before, was also out of gas.

April 14, 2013

Wallet Stolen: Police responded to Grocery Outlet parking lot at 2:37 a.m. for a report that a taxi driver's wallet had been stolen – presumably by a customer he had dropped off at that location earlier. The wallet had been sitting in between the left side of the passenger seat and the transmission tunnel which runs between the front driver and passenger seats. The driver suspects the customer may have taken the wallet by accident as he was searching for his own belongings that he had dropped in the area earlier.

Liquor Theft: Police responded to Safeway at 3:36 a.m. for a report a teen white male was seen concealing a bottle of liquor in a backpack and fleeing the store on a bicycle without paying for the item. He was accompanied by a second male of a similar description but without a back pack. An employee who saw him stash the liquor bottle confronted him but he only showed him a potted plant from his backpack and refused to let him look in the backpack. The two were seen heading southbound on 324th Avenue East – one on a red and one on a yellow bike.

April 15, 2013

Theft: Police received a report at 7:36 a.m. about the theft of a bicycle from the rear bike rack of a vehicle parked in the Safeway parking lot at about 7:10 a.m. The bike was described as a Surly, 27-speed road commuter bike with a green metal frame (rims, water bottle holder, etc. were black).

Suspicious Person: Police responded to a home on the 20100 block of Church Lake Drive East at 3:51 p.m. for a report of a suspicious male. The man had reportedly approached a young woman who was in front of her home at the time and asked repeatedly for her phone number while complimenting her. He told her he'd been watching her for the past few days. He was associated with a maroon SUV and described as a 30 to 35 year-old tall, thin white man with shoulder length curly hair, mustache and wearing 'construction pants' and a black sweater shirt. She told police he was “very creepy.” Police advised her to also check in with her neighbors and advise them of what happened.

April 16, 2013

Theft: Police responded to a home at 8:48 a.m. on the 9700 block of 204th Avenue Court East for a reported theft that had occurred sometime between 12 p.m. on April 13 and 12 p.m. on April 15. Several items were taken from a partially enclosed carport on the north side of the residence, including a ladies 21-speed mountain bike silver in color with flowers and G.I. Joe stickers, a green Makita grinder with a 4-1/2 inch blade and a green Makita skill saw.

Theft from Vehicle: Police responded to the Safeway parking lot at 8:55 a.m. for a report that a vehicle had been broken into and the victim's purse stolen. The victim had parked in the stall next to the handicap stall in the front of the east doors of the store and had gone inside to purchase items while leaving her purse partially hidden in her vehicle. The passenger side front door window had been broken to gain access.

April 17, 2013

Roughhousing with Warrant: Police arrested one man identified by witnesses as reportedly fighting in the parking lot by Safeway at 12:36 a.m. for an unrelated outstanding warrant after responding officers confirmed he and another man were only roughhousing while they waited for a friend to return from inside Safeway.