NO, YOU ARE NOT IN FIFE: Police on routine patrol Nov. 10 received multiple reports from drivers regarding a vehicle on eastbound state Route 410 that was unable to stay within its lane. The officer stopped his vehicle at the intersection of SR410 and 192nd Avenue east and located the suspect vehicle as it approached his location. The officer notes he could see a vehicle traveling at approximately 5 mph with traffic backed up behind it. The officer noted the vehicle was straddling both lanes of the highway. Other drivers soon began to flash their lights at the officer and point to the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle turned on to 192nd Street and turned into the Walmart parking lot, continuing forward at a very slow speed, but not coming to a full stop until the officer activated his siren. Upon approach, the officer noted a strong smell of intoxicants coming from the car. The driver showed obvious signs of intoxication and was slurring her speech. She admitted to having two drinks but said she was not drunk, but said she had left Tacoma and was on her way to Fife, adding “I’m almost home, can you just let me go?” The driver did not know which city she was in. She lit a cigarette and when the officer asked her to put it out, she complied and then re-lit the cigarette. The driver agreed to take a field sobriety test but as she was standing in front of the officer, he had to hold her arm two times to keep her from falling over. At that time, she failed multiple field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest at which time she became belligerent and continued to insist she was not drunk. At the station, she blew two breath samples at more than twice the legal limit. She was issued a criminal citation released to the custody of her father.

DRUGS: Police on the morning of Nov. 24 were called to Mountain View Middle School for a report of two juvenile males smoking marijuana behind the school. When police arrived, the males had left. Officers were called back tot he scene an hour later, however, when the two juvenile males returned and again were seen smoking marijuana. The officer conducted an area check and located two juveniles matching the description of the suspects. Both avoided eye contact with the officer and seemed to be very nervous. Asked to empty their pockets, the officer noticed one of the boys seeming to avoid his right, front coat pocket. He told the officer he emptied his pockets, but the officer noticed a plastic sandwich baggie sticking from the pocket. As the suspect removed the baggie, police noted it appeared to contain marijuana. The officer could also see a brass smoking pipe. Police contacted the suspect’s residence, but because of the road conditions, the adult did not feel comfortable driving to get him so he was cited and released to walk home.

FORGERY: Officers on Nov. 24 were dispatched to US Bank for a report of a suspect depositing a “washed” check at the ATM and then attempting to withdraw funds. When police contacted the suspect, he initially gave a false name, but admitted his real name after he stuttered over his date of birth. He seemed very nervous and told police he was at the bank to see if he left his ATM card in the machine. The officer asked if he desposited a check yesterday and he said he did not, but then changed his story. He also initially told police the ATM kept his card but then said he did not know where his card was. The suspect told police he received the washed money order as payment for a job he completed in Des Moines, Wash. During the interview with police he began to cry and told the officer “I didn’t know what to tell you.” Police established the suspect had an outstanding King County warrant for theft and US Bank employees provided a written statement that he had attempted to cash the money order in Des Moines, but was denied. The employee also confirmed the money order was reported lost or stolen. He was transported to Pierce County Jail on his warrant and police are recommending an additional charge of forgery.

FOUND: Police on Nov. 26 received a report of a found bicycle in the 9400 block of Angeline Road. It was found underneath the state Route 410 overpass. There was no identifying information on the bicycle and police took it into safekeeping at the police station.

DUI: Police on patrol late on Nov. 26 witnessed a vahicle on 214th Avenue East have difficulty staying in its lane, including drifting across the fog line before violently jerking back into its lane. The vehicle also greatly varied its speed between 35 and 60 mph. After pulling over the vehicle, the officer noted a strong smell of intoxicants coming from the vehicle. According to the report, the smell was so strong the officer was “caught off guard” by it. The officer watched as the driver passed over her license multiple times in an attempt to find it for the officer. She denied having anything to drink and said she was tired, though the officer notes her speech was slurred and sometimes difficult to understand. As she exited the vehicle, she was extremely unsteady and swayed greatly on her feet and could not stand with her feet in one place. She declined to take any field sobriety tests and the officer arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence. During processing, the driver changed her story, telling officers she stopped off for drinks after work. She provided two breath samples at more than two-and-a-half times the legal limit. She was booked into the Buckley Jail.

DRUGS AND DISORDERLY: Police on the night of Nov. 26 were called to the Safeway for a report of a man running through the store yelling at other customers and trying to start a physical fight. Upon contact the suspect was out of breath. He was placed into handcuffs and the officer notes he was “acting bizarre,” cooperative one minute and than yelling the next. He refused to stand still. A search found four syringes and a small amount of heroin. During the arrest, the suspect would yell at his father and brother, who were not on scene, and be alternatively cooperative and difficult, even his head on the car’s cage. He also began kicking at the back window of the car, to the point of it almost breaking. Officers were able to get the suspect to calm down and he was transported to Pierce County Jail and booked on charges of possession of heroin and disorderly conduct.

PROWLED: Police on Nov. 28 were dispatched to the Walmart parking lot for a report of a vehicle prowl. The reporting party returned to her car to find it open and her husband’s cell phone missing. Police are investigating.

PROWLED: Police were contacted Nov. 29 by a resident who reported his work vehicle had been prowled for the third time and he was missing a bag of keys as well as a $350 testing valve that is of no value to those outside his profession. Two hours later he called back to report some of the missing items were found in his driveway, but he did not see them when he called earlier, including the valve, though it was missing one small piece. Police are investigating.