All suspects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
AUTO THEFT: At 3 p.m. Feb. 25, a man came into the station to report his vehicle had been stolen from the Park And Ride. He had parked his car at the lot on Feb. 19 while housesitting and returned on Feb. 22 to find it missing. He had called Puyallup Dispatch, a representative of which told him the car had been impounded to Fred’s Towing by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office as an abandoned vehicle. It had been impounded Feb. 20 while the owner was away. A further records check showed two Bonney Lake Officers had attempted to stop the vehicle on Feb. 20 at 4:06 a.m., because the owner’s license came up suspended. On pursuit, the vehicle accelerated to 95 miles-per-hour and refused to stop. Officers abandoned the chase due to the high level of recklessness exhibited by the driver. A motor vehicle theft report was filed, but ultimately not entered because the car was recovered.
WARRANT: On Feb. 28, two officers responded to 218th Avenue East in reference to two men in a verbal argument. The caller reported he had recently let a friend stay at his residence. The argument regarded the friend moving out, and did not become physical. A check on the guest’s name revealed a warrant, and he was arrested and booked without incident.
BURGLARY AND VANDALISM: At 1:40 p.m. Feb. 28, an officer was dispatched to the Ponderosa Booster and Water Tank in reference to an apparent burglary. The fence’s padlock had been cut and the suspect had forced entry onto the staircase to the top of the tank. The padlock’s damage was discovered over the course of repair a hole in the fence, found the day prior. Wiring and electrical boxes appeared to have been cut from equipment on the near side of the tank’s top. Access to the water supply remained secure and locked. Photographs of the damage were taken and entered into evidence.
SUSPICIOUS CARD: At 8:42 a.m. Feb. 28, officers were dispatched to Home Depot for a possible attempt to fraudulently pay with a credit card. Male suspects had selected $850 of merchandise and proceeded to check out with a credit card bearing a possibly female first name. When the employee noted the name and asked if it was the customer’s card, he said “No,” took the card back, and the group left the store. An officer attempted to locate a suspect in the area matching an employee’s description, turning up nothing. Another officer spotted a man known from previous law enforcement contacts, but his clothing did not match the single description given. However, upon reviewing video surveillance of the attempted transaction, the man was with the group. A report was completed to make a note of the association should the card be reported stolen.
DISORDERLY RESPONSE: At 8:34 p.m. March 11, officers were dispatched to a residential burglary in progress at a 191st Avenue Court East residence. The caller, locked in a bathroom upstairs with two children, advised dispatch two suspects in black clothes and ski masks had entered the home through the garage. She informed dispatch there were several firearms in the household. Officers arriving on scene found a male at the front door while a woman sat in a pickup truck in front of the garage. He identified himself as the homeowner and said he had received a call about the burglary while out to dinner; he had misplaced his key, but he gave permission for officers to force entry and check on everyone’s welfare. There were no suspects inside and the occupants were escorted outside uninjured. Officers checked the perimeter and could not find a sign of forced entry. The caller told police she had heard someone at the door whom she believed to be her fiance returning after an argument. No one was there, but she said moments later the suspects entered through the garage and her adjacent bedroom. During the caller’s interview, the fiance returned, shouting obscenities at police as he walked onto the scene. He seemed more upset that police hadn’t given him a ride to the scene than concerned for his fiancee’s welfare, an officer noted. He entered the house, tossing a door mat covered in shattered glass out into the yard and punching a wall. As officers attempted to locate him inside, a sergeant found him holding a shotgun in the kitchen, drew his own gun and ordered him to put the weapon down and drop to the ground. He did, and was cuffed by an assisting Puyallup officer. He was arrested and booked into Enumclaw Jail for obstruction and disorderly conduct. Officers completed their burglary investigation and cleared the scene.
