Crime & Safety

Sumner Police Blotter: Home Burglary, Fight at BBQ

The following arrest information was provided by the Sumner Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

October 5

Missing Person

10:08pm: A woman on the 15000 block of 52nd St E. called to report her husband as a missing endangered person. He was described as wearing blue pajama pants with penguins on them, and a blue and black checkered jacket.

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His granddaughter told police her grandpa went to the store to get cigarettes but did not return for over an hour. She said he just got out of the hospital for a heart condition, was disoriented on prescription drugs and should not be driving.

Officers checked the area and market but could not find the man or his vehicle. They spoke to the man’s wife, who said that he insisted on leaving the hospital early after receiving treatment for a heart condition. She said that while he was home, he began to act strangely, like calling his granddaughter by someone else’s name and talking to people who weren’t there. She said he’s on numerous medications and when he took out the car, he struck a fence across the street from their residence. She said he then crashed into something else before leaving the area.

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She said that her husband doesn’t spend much time in Sumner, but likes to hang out at the Rainbow Café in Auburn.

Auburn police contacted the Rainbow Café and a staff member said that a man who gave a different name but matched the description was there, but had refused service because he was “loopy.” Police went to talk to him, but he had already left.

About two hours later, dispatch advised that the man had a family member pick him up at a Les Schwab in Auburn. Apparently, there was some damage to his vehicle so he left it there. The man did not want any medical attention and mentioned he might have hit a curb somewhere in Auburn.  

Police warned him of the dangers of driving while on prescription drugs and the possibility of DUI charges. The man was not happy to hear that and quickly got off the phone. Officers asked his wife to call them if he tried to drive like that again.

October 8

Disorderly Conduct at BBQ

6:05pm: A resident of the Quails Landing Apartment complex on the 7100 block of 142nd Ave. E. called to report two males fighting. She said the fight started at a BBQ and moved into the parking lot.

Police arrived and observed a male with his shirt off and his hands over his head. He smelled strongly of intoxicants. He told police he got punched in the face “for no reason.” He declined medical aide.

The man said he was at the BBQ in the yard area with some friends when he found out one of the residents invited his “drug-using cousin” to come over. He confronted the neighbor about it and they started arguing. There might have been some pushing and shoving, the man said, but another guy came up and hit him in the face for no reason. The man said he thought they were all friends, but he was obviously mistaken.

Police questioned the man who invited his cousin to the BBQ. The man told police that the funny thing was, the cousin never showed up.

Police advised the injured man that anyone could be invited to the BBQ because it was a shared setting in a common area. Police took photos of his injury and the case was forwarded to the city attorney for review and possible charges of disorderly conduct.

October 10

Home Burglary

5:59am: Officers were dispatched to a report of an unwanted person in someone’s yard on the 15000 block of 55th St. E. Upon arrival, officers found photo frames in the driveway that had collectible stamps and coins mounted to them, along with several empty frames. The caller said she heard someone yelling and looked outside – she saw a person running through her yard, jump her fence and run into a dark-colored sedan that was waiting nearby. She was unable to describe the person or car. When asked about the coins and stamps, the woman said her neighbor next door had recently passed away and that he collected coins.

Officers checked on that residence and located an open door on the side of the house. There were pry marks on the door and the lock was broken. The home was empty except for some furniture and a large TV. In the north bedroom there were several empty picture frames like those outside in the neighbor’s yard.

The daughter of the deceased man arrived on scene. She told police her father had a coin and stamp collection worth several hundred thousand dollars. She had removed 95 percent of the collection the previous day and the frames with missing coins had an unknown value. She thought there was nothing else missing from the house.

It was raining outside so officers moved the frames in the driveway and the homeowner secured the residence.

October 12

Malicious Mischief

8:45am: Officers arrived at the parking lot of the Whitworth Apartments on 1612 Valley Ave. for a report of malicious mischief to a vehicle. A woman said her yellow Dodge had been spray-painted red overnight. There was dry red spray paint on every section of the vehicle. There were also three flat tires and the driver side door was bent. She suspected her ex-lover of doing all the damage over the last few weeks.

She said she was involved with a fellow coworker while working at a school in Buckley. Her ex also lives in Sumner and since they broke off their relationship, she thought he had been damaging her car. She said they have a Jetta that they purchased together and is registered to both of them. The woman told police she took the vehicle from the man and hid it in the apartment parking lot across the street. She said that the Jetta disappeared overnight and she wanted to report it stolen. Police advised they needed to contact the man, since he is a registered owner.

Police went to the man’s residence and observed the car parked in his driveway and blocked in by several other vehicles. He had the gate closed with ‘no trespassing’ signs clearly stated. Officers talked to the man, who said he did take the Jetta back because he was the only one making payments on the car. He told police it was a civil matter and denied any knowledge of the spray paint incident. The woman was advised that the vehicle was in the man’s custody and she was not to visit his property without permission.


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