All subjects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

September 9

Explosives: Officers spoke by phone with someone who wanted help disposing of a number of blasting caps, fireworks, ammunition and a semi-automatic rifle he found when clearing out his father’s house. With the help of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad, the items were safely transported to an area to be destroyed. He told officers he nor anyone in the family wanted the rifle and he didn’t want to sell it and have it get into the wrong hands so he gave the gun to the officers.

September 8

Missing Person Found: Officers reported to the Cedar View Park to the report of two juvenile males being loud in the park after hours. Once officers arrived, a records check was done and it was determined that one of them had been reported as a missing person. He told officers he was unaware of that but that his mom had kicked him out four days ago after an argument. Officers met up with his mom at a nearby restaurant and drove the other juvenile home.

September 6

Stolen Property and Warrants: On a routine patrol, officers observed a truck pulling a trailer that did not have functioning tail lights and the trailer license plate was not visible either. After speaking with the City Comm Dispatch, officers learned one of the trucks on the trailer had been reported stolen in King County and the tow truck had expired tabs. While officers spoke with female passenger, it became known that she had two warrants for her arrest, one out of Puyallup and the other out of Pierce County. She was transported to the Puyallup jail. The driver was cited for defective tail lights, no proof of insurance and expired vehicle registration. He was released from the scene. The charges for possession of stolen property in the third degree have been forwarded to the Pierce County District Court for review.

Driving Under the Influence: Around 12:30 a.m. officers responded to the report of someone driving under the influence. The reporting party told officers she pulled up next to the vehicle and observed the driver drinking alcohol. The vehicle pulled off into a shopping area parking and when officers attempted to contact the driver, the vehicle left the parking lot. Once officers did make contact with the driver, she agreed to perform voluntary field sobriety tests. As she exited the vehicle, she was swaying back and forth and prior to the tests she admitted to the officers that she knew she had been drinking too much and shouldn’t have been driving. She performed three field tests and gave a voluntary breath sample. Her blood alcohol level was .152. She was arrested and transported to the station for processing. Officers issued her a criminal citation for driving under the influence and third degree driving with a license suspended. She was released from the station.

September 5

Counterfeit: Officers responded to a state Route 410 fast food restaurant because someone tried to use a counterfeit $20. The subject was given back the fake bill and used a good $20 instead to pay for his order. At the time of the report there was nothing further.