April 3

Stolen Identity: A Bonney Lake resident reported to police someone using their social security number to file taxes. The reporting party and her husband had their taxes prepared by a financial advisor earlier that day and just learned her social security number has just been used. The reporting party was advised to contact the BLPD and the Federal Trade Commission. No further information is available.

April 4

Theft in progress: Officers were dispatched to a Bonney Lake general store for a theft in progress. The manager of the store reported they saw the subject select a bottle of alcohol, hide it in their coat and proceeded into the restroom of the business. The manager said they believed the suspect was consuming the alcohol in the restroom. When officers entered the restroom, the suspect handed them the bottle of alcohol and said they were going to buy it later. The suspect appeared high on narcotics.After the suspect was detained, they admitted to their intention to shoplift the alcohol. Because the suspect didn’t leave the scene with the alcohol, officers could not arrest them for theft. Instead, the suspect was trespassed from the store indefinitely.

Strong arm robbery: Officers were dispatched to a Bonney Lake store off state Route 410 for a strong arm robbery. Reporting parties described a hispanic male, 18-20 years old, was hiding electronic merchandise in his clothes.Loss prevention attempted to prevent the suspect from leaving the store and was pushed to the ground by the suspect. The suspect then was picked up by an accomplice and left the scene. Case is pending for more information.