Suspended license leads to finding controlled substances | Bonney Lake Police Blotter

Published 11:11 am Monday, March 23, 2015

SUSPENDED LICENSE: While on routine patrol March 13, officers observed a vehicle traveling on SR 410 with a defective brake light. When speaking the driver, a records check showed he had a suspended license. When officers asked him to step from his vehicle, they saw a large pocket knife on the driver’s seat and a small safe under the seat. A check of the suspect revealed a small bag of methamphetamine. A search of the vehicle uncovered a small container of heroin in the safe and a bottle of prescription pills belonging to the registered owner’s mother. A small dog belonging to the owner was also inside the vehicle. The driver was issued a criminal citation for third-degree driving with a suspended license and an infraction for driving without insurance. He was transported to the Pierce County jail where he was booked for unlawful possession of a controlled substance along with driving without a license. This case was forwarded to the Pierce County prosecutor for review.

BURGLARY: Officers responded March 13 to a burglary that had occurred earlier. They spoke with the reporting party who looks after her grandmother’s property. She told officers when she arrived to check on the property, the garage door was partially open and a wood panel was missing. It appeared the latch had been pried from the door. She told officers it looked as though someone had rummaged through the garage but she wasn’t sure if anything was missing.