All persons in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ACCOUNT THEFT: On July 10, a citizen contacted Bonney Lake police to report that persons unknown had accessed her bank account and withdrawn $400. She guessed her debit card had been stolen two days earlier when she misplaced it at a Sonic restaurant. The day after that, she received a text message alert that the withdrawal had taken place at the BECU in Bonney Lake, and came home to find her card laying at the end of her driveway. ATM surveillance photos of the reported time revealed the boyfriend of the victim’s daughter making a withdrawal. The man was with them at the Sonic the day the card disappeared. The victim arranged for the suspect to provide a statement to police. He told an investigator that he withdrew the money to pay for car repairs, clothing and personal items. He knew the PIN from memory when the victim had told it to her daughter in the past.

“OH BALLS”: On July 10, an officer on patrol in Allan Yorke Park’s woods spotted a group of people sitting on logs. The officer witnessed one man taking a hit from a glass pipe. When the man realized a police man was watching him, he said “Oh balls.” The officer demanded everyone present hand over any marijuana or smoking paraphernalia in their possession. He obtained one pipe, one baggie containing a brown ball resembling hash, and a plastic container containing ashes. The smoking man handed over a sandwich bag of what appeared to be marijuana. The man also handed over a bottle of a substance he called “spice,” and a homemade smoking apparatus. The smoking man was placed under arrest for possession, and the other people were released because they were not seen with their drugs or paraphernalia until asked for them; their illicit materials were confiscated to be destroyed. The “Spice” was tested for marijuana and came up negative, so it was returned to the suspect. He was cited and released.

WARRANT: On July 10 at 7:25 p.m., an officer on patrol in Allan Yorke was flagged down by several people who warned him about an impending fight. When the participating people saw the officer arrive, the crowd began to disperse. Several witnesses identified one man as the primary aggressor. During a records check, the man’s identity returned with four misdemeanor arrest warrants, including an Orting Police Department warrant for $1,050. The man was placed under arrest on the Orting warrant and booked into Buckley Jail.

FOUND PROPERTY: On July 11 at 7 p.m., a citizen flagged down an officer to turn over found property: a quarter, a $20 bill, a blue comb and a library card. The officer contacted the library to request contact information on the card, and the library employee said she was not allowed to provide that information. The items were placed in the department property locker.

CAR FIRE: On July 12, an officer was dispatched to state Route 410 to assist with a vehicle fire. A car, with trailer, was blocking the outside lane and part of the inside lane. Some men who had stopped to assist said a woman—the apparent driver—had run eastbound on the highway, shouting that she was running to obtain help. The men did not know the woman beyond her first name and could not provide contact info. East Pierce Fire and Rescue arrived to finish extinguishing the fire. With the vehicle blocking the roadway and no driver on scene, the officer decided it was best to have it and the trailer impounded by Cascade Towing.

SUBMERGED FURNITURE: On July 13 at 8:20 a.m., an officer responded to a malicious mischief report at the Lake Jane Estates pool. The facilities manager for the homeowners association reported that persons unknown had broken in overnight and thrown in patio furniture and swimming equipment. One umbrella was bent and a patio table’s leg was broken. Estimated value of damage and clean-up was $500; nothing was missing.

BROKEN WINDOW: On July 14, an officer was dispatched to a 74th Street East residence to respond to a window that had been broken. The homeowner reported persons unknown had broken her front door’s window with an airborne object just 15 minutes prior; she believed the aggressors may have been juveniles headed westbound on foot. The officer did not immediately find suspects in the area. The victim advised she had been in her bedroom when she heard at least two youthful voices outside, then a bang. She rose and discovered the broken window. The officer observed the breakage and could hear dangling pieces crackling, consistent with recent damage. There were no holes, but the area of impact appeared to be the upper left corner of the pane. No thrown objects could be found. There was no evidence nor witnesses, effectively closing the case. The officer left a business card and case number with the victim.

VEHICLE PROWL: Shortly after 1 p.m. July 14, an officer was dispatched to a Church Lake Road construction site on a vehicle prowl report. A site supervisor said a $2,000 water meter leased from the city and four fire hoses—$200 a piece—had been stolen from a tanker truck parked on site overnight. Also missing was a Double Detector Check Valve valued at $1,000, and two hydrant wrenches. The supervisor agreed to contact the city about the missing water meter, and said he believed the construction company would be filing an insurance claim on the other items.

HIT AND RUN: On July 15 at 11:11 p.m., an officer parked near Safeway was contacted by a citizen who said he witnessed a hit and run to a parked, unoccupied vehicle in the New Peking parking lot. The officer contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, who had been informed of the accident by an employee. The employee told the officer she had seen a white Mazda sedan pull away from the scene after striking the car. She could not provide a plate, but said she believed it belonged to a regular patron, described as a woman in her early-to-mid-30s with brown hair, name unknown.

The original man who had flagged down the officer returned to the scene and said he located the vehicle parked at the Fred Meyer fuel pumps. He took a photo of the woman and her car, plates visible, with his cell phone. Another officer responded to Fred Meyer, but the Mazda had left. A dispatch report on the license plate returned the name and address of an Enumclaw resident. The New Peking employee examined the cell photo and confirmed the woman had been in the restaurant that evening. The victim’s car had sustained minor damage to the rear bumper, photographed for evidence. Later that evening, the officer visited the suspect’s address with two Enumclaw police officers. The suspected car was in the driveway. It had no visible damage, but some grime on the rear bumper had recently been cleaned as if someone inspected for damage. Employee identification was hanging from the rear view mirror, and the photo was consistent with the cell photo taken earlier. No one came to the door when the officer knocked. The next day, the suspect called the police station to say she believed she had hit a vehicle the night before while picking up a friend. She said she did not realize she had hit a car at the time, and believed the noise was from her transmission. She provided her insurance information for police.