Sept. 17, 2012
Commercial Burglary: Police received a report at 5:48 p.m. from a customer of Centennial Storage at 21905 State Route 410 that his storage unit had been broken into and that about $10,000 in merchandise was taken. The victim reported he had not been at the storage unit in more than a month but arrived on Sept. 16 to find an unusual lock on the unit. When management indicated they did not place the lock there, he cut the lock and found that items in his unit had been moved around.
Sept. 18, 2012
Property Damage: Police responded to a residence on the 20200 block of 70th Street East at 10 a.m. for a report that someone had cut the rear window of a red Chevy Camero convertible. The victim said she first saw the damage to the rear plastic window the day before at about 5 p.m. Nothing was stolen from the vehicle and there was no other damage.
Sept. 19, 2012
Attempted Jet Ski Theft: Police responded to the 6200 block of 207th Avenue East at 8:42 a.m. for a report that a jet ski that belonged to a resident there was in the middle of the road outside her driveway. The owner reported nothing else was stolen from her property.
Sept. 20, 2012
Accident Involving Minor in Possession: Police responded to an accident at 2:16 a.m. on the 9400 block of 184th Avenue East in which a vehicle went down an embankment and crashed into a residential yard. The responding officer learned that someone else had been driving the vehicle though it was registered to a minor who had been drinking. The driver had fled, and the minor was arrested for minor in possession/consumption of alcohol, cited and released at the scene.
Forgery: Police received a report at 1:10 p.m. from a man who said his bank account checks had been stolen from his mailbox at his home on the 9600 block of 210th Avenue East. The victim indicated his bank contacted him that his account was overdrawn, and four checks totalling about $2,200 appeared to have been forged by the suspects.
Sept. 21, 2012
Shoplifting: Police received a report at about 3 p.m. from Target regarding a shoplifting that occurred on Sept. 17 at about 9 p.m. A male and female accomplice were seen taking items in a variety of surveillance footage before ultimately leaving in a silver sedan. The items stolen totaled about $370.
Sept. 22, 2012
DUI: An officer assisting in DUI emphasis patrol in Sumner made an arrest at about 1:30 a.m. after following a vehicle seen driving recklessly westbound on State Route 410 from Sumner until it was pulled over in Puyallup. The suspect was also driving with a suspended license.
Vehicle Prowls: Police received two reports of vehicle prowls in the area of 185th Avenue East and 104th Street Court East. One victim pinpointed the time of the theft sometime between 8 p.m. the night before and 5 a.m. that morning. Both victims said their vehicles were unlocked. The second victim also reported they believed the suspects loosened the light bulbs in front of the house to keep them from working.
Property Damage: Police responded to a residence on the 10100 block of 218th Avenue Court East at 9:25 a.m. for a report that a window had been broken when a rock was thrown through it. The victim said she believed it was a random incident and that damages total about $100.
Tips Stolen: Police received a report at about 5 p.m. that about $47 in tip money from Avanti Espresson at 19421 State Route 410 had been stolen. The employee on duty told police she had left the building to use the restroom but left the money on the county next to the cash register in plain view.
Sept. 23, 2012
Drag Racer Arrested on Warrants: Police arrested a man for several outstanding warrants from Auburn at about 1 p.m. after responding to a report of vehicles drag racing on the 7500 block of 188th Avenue East.
Commercial Burglary: Police received a report at about 2 p.m. from another customer of Centennial Storage that her storage unit had been cleaned out. Similar to the incident listed from Sept. 17, this victim found an unusual lock on the unit. When an employee helped to cut the lock they found the unit was empty. The victim reported that about $1,300 in furniture was taken; she said she hadn't been to the storage facility in about two months.
Shoplifting: Two women were cited for shoplifting from Walmart. A store employee reported seeing the first woman at about 2:30 p.m. put clothing items in the top portion of her shopping cart and hide them under a black purse. She paid for other items but not those; she had her two daughters with her. The second woman was arrested for shoplifting about $100 in merchandise from Walmart at about 6 p.m. She was seen putting items into her purse.
Sept. 24, 2012
Drugs Missing: A resident at Cedar Ridge retirement community reported to police at 11:33 a.m. that her prescription hydrocodone was missing. The facility would be completing an internal investigation.
Vehicle Prowl: Police received a report at 12:21 p.m. from a woman who reported her vehicle was broken into sometime between 6 p.m. the night before and that morning at 7 a.m. while parked at her residence. A GPS unit was stolen and she told police she had locked the vehicle.
Residential Burglary: Police responded to a residence on the 11300 block of 192nd Avenue East at 2:44 p.m. for a report of a burglary. The responding officer found that entrance was made through an unlocked dining room window. The suspect bent the screen in order to remove it. The victim stated she was gone sometime between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. and that about $6,000 in items were stolen, including jewelry, an iPad, and a cell phone.
Sept. 25, 2012
Quad Rider Arrested on Warrants: Police took a man into custody at 2:22 a.m. on multiple warrants from the Department of Corrections, Bonney Lake and Buckley after he was seen earlier that evening riding a green quad in the area behind KFC on 20601 208th Avenue before disappearing into the forest.
Near Arrest from DOL Error: Two people were initially arrested by police at about 6:25 p.m. in the 76 gas station at 20709 State Route 410 after a routine registration check revealed the vehicle they were in turned up a stolen license plate out of Seattle. The driver told police she had purchased the vehicle off Craiglist recently and had transferred the vehicle into her name; her front and rear license plates were already attached to the vehicle. Police later found that the Department of Licensing had not taken the stolen plate out of the system, resulting in the error.
Residential Burglary: Police responded to a residence on the 10000 block of Angeline Road East at 6:33 p.m. for a report that someone had entered the home and stolen a number of personal items including a handgun, camera, laptop, X-box and games, drum symbols, prescription medication and ammunition. The responding officer noted there were no signs of forced entry. The victim stated a possibility that the suspect is known. Police were following up.
Domestic Incident: Police responded to a home at 10:40 p.m. for a report of a suicidal juvenile female. The juvenile had been involved in an argument with her parents earlier and physically charged at them. She was taken by East Pierce Fire and Rescue to Good Samaritan Hospital for an involuntary commit.
Sept. 26, 2012
Multiple Warrants Arrest: Police were dispatched to the 20200 block of 71st Street East at 2:12 p.m. following a report of a felony warrant suspect seen in the neighborhood. The responding officers located the suspect and arrested him without incident. He had a Bonney Lake warrant for a traffic violation and two felony warrants from Pierce County for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (heroin). During his arrest, officers also found heroin and drug paraphernalia in his possession.
Sept. 27, 2012
Gas Theft: Police responded to Ben Franklin Crafts at 10:22 a.m. for a report that someone had cut the fuel line on a box truck parked behind the business and then stole about 25 gallons of gasoline from the truck. An employee said the truck was about ¾ full of gas as of 9 p.m. on Sept. 25.
