Bonney Lake Police Reports: Garage Opener Stolen in Park and Ride Vehicle Prowl Leads to Home Burglary

Dec. 22, 2012

Shoplifting: Police responded to Marshall's at 5:40 p.m. for a report a woman was seen fleeing the store with multiple purses on her and entering a silver Dodge Charger – with license plate number noted – before the vehicle left the lot at a high rate of speed. The investigation was continuing.

Dec. 27, 2012

Hit and Run: Police responded to the parking lot in front of PETCO at 5:09 p.m. for a report of a hit and run. A witness reported hearing a crash and seeing a red full size truck pullout out before noting a license plate number. The responding officer was able to locate the other party responsible for the collision. Charges were pending a written statement from the victim.

Dec. 31, 2012

Vehicle Prowl: Police responded to the 19500 block of 99th Street Court East at 11:05 a.m. for a report that someone had broken the passenger side window of a truck and stolen a Dell Latitude laptop computer inside.

Jan. 3, 2013

Suicidal: Police responded to a residence on the 9500 block of 198th Avenue East at 9:09 p.m. for a report of a suicidal female. She was taken by East Pierce Fire and Rescue to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma for evaluation.

Jan. 4, 2013

Vehicle Prowl: Police received a report at 11:10 a.m. from a resident on the 21200 block of 82nd Street East that her vehicle had been prowled sometime between 4 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 3. She reported the vehicle was unlocked and there were no signs of forced entry. Her purse and various contents were stolen.

Shoplifting: Police detained and cited two women for shoplifting at Target at 5:38 p.m.

Jan. 5, 2013

Driving Under the Influence: Police arrested and cited a man for DUI following a traffic stop on State Route 410 at 198th Avenue East at 1:14 a.m.

Driving Under the Influence: An officer assisted a State Patrol trooper with a DUI arrest at 5:59 p.m. on the 20900 block of State Route 410.

Theft: Police responded to a home on the 11000 block of Angeline Road at 6:07 p.m. for a report of a theft. The 14-year-old owner of a red “We the People” BMX bicycle and his father told police there were no signs of forced entry and they rarely leave the garage door open, but the bike was last placed in the garage about two weeks prior.

Jan. 6, 2013

Shoplifting: Police responded to Walmart at 12:26 a.m. for a report that a shoplifting had just occurred related to a green Chevy Suburban or a GMC Yukon seen fleeing the store parking area. Upon further investigation, police were able to positively identify the suspects and the case has been forwarded to the Bonney Lake City Prosecutor's office.

Shoplifting: Police responded to Walmart at 3 p.m. and cited a woman for shoplifting about $50 in items from the store.

Jan. 7, 2013

Shoplifting: Police responded to Target at 5:39 p.m. and arrested a woman for attempted to steal more than $270 in items from the store.

Theft: Police responded to Target at 8 p.m. to take a report of several thefts of pallets from the back of the store in the last week. On three different days – Dec. 29, Jan. 4 and Jan. 5 – a dark-colored pick up truck was seen pulling into the back and two men loading the pallets into the truck. In all, the pallets were collectively valued at nearly $1,000.

Jan. 8, 2013

Involuntary commitment: Police and East Pierce Fire and Rescue responded to a residence on the 18600 block of 84th Street East at 1:15 a.m. for a report of a suicidal female. She was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital.

Jewelry Theft: Police received a report at 10:48 a.m. from a residence on the 7700 block of 193rd Avenue East that about $3,900 in jewelry items were missing. Detectives were looking into possible known suspects.

Burglary Items Recovered: Two citizens brought in several items to the police station at 4:49 p.m. They said was tossed onto their driveway on the 19500 block of Church Lake Road East about 10 minutes before from the passenger side of a burgundy Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible. Upon police inspection, a name was located and found that the items belonged to a resident on the 8300 block of 224th Avenue East in Buckley. The officer brought the items to the Buckley man's house who verified they were his and it also appeared his home had been burglarized though he hadn't thought so before being contacted by police. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office continued the burglary investigation.

Vehicle Prowl and Burglary: Police received a report at 7:11 p.m. from a citizen who reported his vehicle had been prowled earlier in the day while it was parked at the Bonney Lake Park and Ride between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Items taken included gym clothes and running shoes. The vehicle owner later reported to police his garage door opener was also taken, and it appeared the suspect or suspects did continue to his residence on the 7500 block of 208th Avenue East and burglarized his home. Items taken included an HP Pavilion laptop computer, Canon EOS Rebel camera, Canon EF-S 18-55 mm lens, a Takemine acoustic/electric guitar and a second guitar of unknown make. There were no signs of forced entry and it was assumed they entered using the garage door opener stolen from the vehicle. Police also checked with Pistol Annie's pawn shop who reported they had not accepted any of the above equipment that day.

Property Damage: Police responded to a home on the 17800 block of 104th Street East at 10:01 p.m. for a report that the home's front window had been shattered. Officers verified that no one was inside the residence and there were no signs anyone had entered the home. The homeowners reported they had set the alarm and the home was still alarmed when they got home, but police received no alarm calls from the residence.

Jan. 9, 2013

Vehicle Prowl: Police responded to the 11100 block of 184th Avenue Place East at 11:18 p.m. for a report from a neighbor that a man was scene entering a vehicle on the street. Police contacted the vehicle's owner and verified several items were missing including a debit card, keys and about $10 in loose change. The vehicle's driver's side door was open and the trunk lid was ajar. The owner said the vehicle was unlocked.