Sumner Police Blotter, April 24 - May 7

April 24

Hit and run

8:20am: An officer responded to the 1300 block of Zehnder St. for a report of a hit and run. The officer arrived on scene and contacted the reporting party, who said a vehicle had run into the side of his building. He said that the vehicle he suspects hit his building is parked down the street and that the vehicle often speeds and is driven recklessly in the area. As the officer was looking around, he located two tire tracks with a distinct tread pattern in the mud from the suspect vehicle. There was also a trail of chunks of mud leading right to the vehicle that was suspected to have hit the building.

The officer went to see the suspect vehicle and noticed that it had severe front-end damage and that the tires on the vehicle matched the tread mark found in the mud. The officer tried to contact the owner of the truck at the residence but nobody answered the door. A couple of days later, the owner of the truck called and left a message. The phone call was returned and the owner advised that he was not driving, he loaned his vehicle to a friend, and he had contacted the victim and agreed to pay for the damage.

1:32am: A citizen called to report that a semi truck and trailer rolled over at the intersection of 142nd Ave E and 24th St E. Upon officers arrival, the driver was setting up caution triangles next to the vehicle. While the officer was speaking with the driver he could immediately smell the strong odor of intoxicants on his breath and on his person. His speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and watery, though he denied drinking. Field sobriety tests were administered and it was determined that he was not within legal limits to be driving and was charged with DUI and Operating a Commercial Vehicle with Alcohol in his system and booked into Puyallup Jail.

Assault with baseball bat

4:06am: Officers were dispatched to a fight in progress in the 1900 block of Langdon St with up to 20 persons involved. Upon arrival, officers were advised that the people involved fled on foot, so the officers left the scene to locate the suspects. The victim approached police on the sidewalk in front of his house and said that people were throwing rocks at his house. The victim went outside to tell them to stop and to leave. All of the sudden, several guys rushed him and began hitting him and dragged him onto the lawn hitting and kicking the victim, one even hit him with a small baseball bat in the head. The victim’s mother came out with a baseball bat and was yelling at the crowd to leave the victim alone but they ignored her.

The victim then hit one or more of the suspects in the back with the baseball bat. The suspects were located and all but one was released to a parent and another was transported due to injuries incurred by the baseball bat. Charges are being requested through Pierce County Juvenile Court for Assault.

Armed robbery

1:40am: Officers were dispatched to an armed robbery that occurred in a parking lot in the 15000 block of Main St. The victim was approached by three suspects. One suspect displayed a knife and demanded the victim’s wallet. The victim complied then was hit in the head. The suspects fled the scene on foot. A K9 unit from Puyallup responded, but was unable to locate the suspects. The case remains under investigation.