January 13

Vandalism: Officers responded to the report of a bullet hole found in the reporting party’s vehicle parked outside his house. He told officers on Jan. 10 he heard gunshots and so did a near by neighbor. He didn’t think anything of it, until he saw a hole in the left side of his vehicle. At the time of this report, there was no further information.

January 11

Erratic Driving: While on a routine patrol, officers witnessed a vehicle driving erratically through a state Route 410 store parking lot at 12:40 a.m. Officers watched as the vehicle, without stopping, entered 214 Ave E. When officers approached the vehicle, they saw the license tabs were expired and that there were several cracks running across the windshield. After contact with the driver, officers issued him a ticket for failure to stop when entering an arterial, expired tabs, no proof of insurance and for a defective windshield. A records check also showed the driver had a $5,000 domestic violence no contact order violation out of Lakewood. Officers detained the driver and transported him to a custody swap with a Lakewood Police Officer.

Simple Assault: Officers responded to the report of a door to door salesman being pushed by a homeowner. Upon arrival, officers first spoke with the salesman who told them he had visited roughly 10 other homes prior to the incident. When he approached the house, the salesman told officers the homeowner asked him to get off his property and then punched him twice in the chest. Officers spoke with the homeowner who told them he pushed the salesman because it was 7:30 p.m. on a Sunday and he didn’t want what he was selling. He also told officers, he was defending his property, wife and child. This case was forwarded to the Bonney Lake City Prosecutor for assault charges.

January 8

Missing Bike: Officers on a routine patrol saw a male wandering through a SR 410 store parking lot. After contact, the male told officers his bike had been stolen and he was looking for it. After a records check, officers learned he had a trespassing warrant out of the City of Auburn. Officers transported him to a custody swap with an Auburn Police Officer.