Sumner Police: One Arrested in Strong-Arm Robbery, Community Center Burglarized and Vehicle Prowled in School Lot

March 28, 2013

Burglary: Staff at the Sumner Community Center (1110 Fryar Avenue) reported to police at 9:10 a.m. that their office had been burglarized sometime between 8 p.m. the previous night and 6:55 a.m. that morning. Nothing appeared to have been missing but two door knobs were damaged.

Vehicle Stolen, Recovered: Police initially responded to the Sumner Fred Meyer parking lot at 10:45 p.m. for a report of a stolen vehicle. The victim said she’d parked in the east side of the building at 4 p.m. and when she returned at 10:45 p.m., it was gone.  On April 1, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reported the vehicle was recovered in the 15500 block of 96th Street East; both plates were attached and it looked to be drivable. The victim later reported to police several items inside the vehicle didn’t belong to her; there was some indication they might belong to a residential burglary victim from March 28.

March 30, 2013

Strong-arm Robbery: Officers, with assistance from Puyallup Police, arrested on person for first-degree robbery after responding to a report of a pursuit that starting with an incident at the Shell station on the 2300 block of 136th Avenue East in Sumner at about 4:30 p.m. and led to a traffic stop on the 600 block of North Levee Road in Puyallup.  The victim reported he agreed to meet the suspect to return money he owed but when he entered the suspect’s vehicle, he was punched in the face several times and the suspect demanded all of his money and the shoes he was wearing or risk being beat up. The suspect told police the victim agreed to hand over those items. A passenger who rode with the suspect was initially detained but not arrested.

March 31, 2013

Property Damage: Police responded to a residence on the 300 block of State Street at 11:47 p.m. for a report of a suspicious vehicle. The reporting party indicated she had a protection order against an ex-boyfriend and that her mother believed she saw him fleeing from her vehicle where she noted a hub cap was missing; a second hub cap went missing a few days prior. She told police he had caused problems for her in the last month, but the responding officer indicated he needed proof that that her ex-boyfriend was present to be in violation. Extra patrol would occur in the area.

April 3, 2013

Vehicle Prowl: Police responded to the parking lot of Daffodil Elementary School (1509 Valley Avenue) at about 8:30 p.m. for a report a vehicle was broken into. The victim said she’d arrived at the lot at about 6 p.m. for a baseball game. When she returned to the vehicle two hours later, she noted the front passenger side window was broken. A purse that had been stowed under the center console was taken. A work bag with a laptop computer remained in the vehicle sitting on the front passenger seat.