Sumner Police: Weapon Fired During Attempted Burglary, Truck Stolen and Man Shoplifts While Daughter Waits in Car

April 5, 2013

Vehicle Prowl: Police responded to the 15400 block of 52nd Street East at 7:25 a.m. for a report a vehicle was prowled. The rear window of a canopy on a pick up truck was smashed and it appeared an attempt was made to steal a large saw from inside via the broken window but was ultimately unsuccessful. The victim reported nothing else appeared to have been missing though the window damage was estimated at about $200. The victim said he last saw the vehicle intact at about 10 p.m. the previous night and found the damage at 7:10 a.m. in the morning.

April 6, 2013 

Attempted Burglary: Police responded to a home near Elm Street at about 4:17 p.m. on an initial report of a vehicle prowl but what was later reported as two subjects seen on a property they weren’t authorized to be on and another subject who had discharged a weapon in response to the intruders who then fled. The suspects were described as both skinny, one wearing a light colored coat and another a dark colored hoodie who fled westbound on Elm Street and who a witness later said was seen running northbound on East Valley Highway and turning eastbound into Creekside development or a field there. Pry marks were found on the door to the property and the property manager later reported they may have entered the home through a window in the garage. It was unclear if anything was taken. Meanwhile, the subject who discharged the weapon had a valid concealed pistol license but admitted he wasn’t threatened when he fired the shot to scare them off, rather than actually target them. Charges for discharging a weapon in city limits might be forthcoming for him.

April 7, 2013

Truck Stolen: Police responded to the 4500 block of East Valley Highway at 11:35 a.m. for a report of a stolen truck. The victim said he parked his blue over silver 1999 Ford F250 pick up truck with license number B10584R in the southwest corner of the lot and when he returned at about 11:30 a.m., the vehicle was gone. There was no broken glass on the ground to indicate a theft. The truck is lifted with 37-inch tires and there was a tool box in the back.

April 9, 2013

Bike Stolen: A resident on the 1500 block of Wood Avenue reported at 3:40 p.m. that a black BMX bike was stolen from outside his residence. The bike was locked but the lock was cut. The bike has a silver front rim and a black back rim.

No Metal Knuckles: Police confiscated and cited a man for possession of a dangerous weapon after finding a set of metal knuckles on him while making an arrest for an outstanding warrant on the Burlington Northern tracks behind Bottomz Up Bar and Grill at about 5:53 p.m.

Additional Police Items Noted by the city of Sumner:

On March 25, 2013 officers responded to a report of a hit & run. The caller advised he was sleeping in the sleeper of his semi-truck when he felt it shake. He observed the truck next to him hit his truck, did not stop and continued out of the lot. The driver was unable to provide a detailed description of the suspect vehicle and the vehicle was not located.

On March 26, 2013 an officer responded to a report of an intentional overdose by aspirin. Officers assisted medical personnel in contacting the female inside of the residence after her mother called from offsite. The mother called after receiving a series of text messages from her daughter stating that she had taken some type of medicine to harm herself. The female admitted to taking as many pills as she could and fire personnel took her to the hospital for the intentional overdose.

On March 28, 2013 an officer was dispatched to an adult male shoplifter in custody who dispatch advised also had a warrant for his arrest. The officer arrived at the shopping center and contacted the shoplifter and the reporting party in his office. The shoplifter told the officer he came to the store with his daughter who was in the car. He put some stuff in his cart, and then realized he didn’t have enough money for all of the stuff so he chose not to pay for any of it. The shoplifter was issued a criminal citation to appear in court for the charge of Theft 3rd Degree and was released to the Federal Way Police to be booked on their warrant.

On March 30, 2013 a male subject reported his next door neighbor was pouring anti- freeze down the sewer drain. Upon officers arrival the officer contacted the caller who stated that he confronted his neighbor and told him what he was doing was illegal but he became hostile and began to yell at him. The officer contacted the neighbor who advised that he and his neighbor were having an ongoing dispute for many years. He advised he was working on his vehicle in the driveway and a very small amount of antifreeze did leak out and he rinsed it away with the hose. The officer observed no antifreeze on the curb or near the sewer drain but advised the neighbor in the future to use an absorbent material and not wash it down the drain.

On March 28, 2013 officers were dispatched to the area of the Sumner High School for a report of a male subject screaming at a female subject. Officers located the subjects and realized that they were involved in another verbal DV requiring police presence the week before. The female subject advised she was going to the church to see the priest and the male subject was following her and yelling at her. Both subjects are homeless and are living on city owned property down by the river and were advised that they would need to vacate. The female was offered DV information and provided with a business card; she advised she was going to see the priest.