THREATS TO SCHOOL: A female student at Bonney Lake High School reported Oct. 25 that her shoes were taken from her in the middle of class. According to the report, the student removed her shoes in violation of school policy and walked around the classroom. She failed to provide a reason for this. When she was told to put her shoes back on she discovered them missing and became disruptive, at which time she was removed from class and sent to the office. One of the students in the class was searched at her request, but the shoes were not found. Her mother was called and she arrived at the school with shoes a short time later. The mother was told to sign in and get an ID badge and did not, instead gathering her daughter and heading off to talk to a co-principal. The parent has been told several times in the past of the need to have a badge. The parent became upset that more was not done to find her daughter’s shoes and then went to another co-principal’s office. The school resource officer arrived at this time and he explained again the check-in procedures and policies for meeting with administrators. The parent and juvenile followed the officer back to the main office at which point the parent’s attitude “began to deteriorate even more.” The officer explained that if he ever caught her in the school again without a visitor’s pass, she would be arrested for criminal trespassing. The parent told the officer to quit harassing her and said that because she pays taxes she has a right to do whatever she wants at the school. A meeting with the principal could not be arranged for that day and the parent was asked to leave as the incident was becoming a disruption to the school. After a discussion with her daughter, the student returned to class and the parent left the building. As she left the office, one of the administrators told the officer the student threatened to burn down the school and added “you can suspend me for saying that.” The student was emergency expelled from the school. At no time did either the student or the parent want to report the theft of shoes. The case was forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor for review and possible charges.
HIT AND RUN: Police on Oct. 26 were dispatched to the area of Albertson’s for a report of a hit and run accident in which a van hit a red car, which turned into the parking lot while the van continued to Walmart. Police located the suspect vehicle in the lot and waited for 40 minutes for the owner to return. When she did not, police asked the store if the registered owner was an employee and was told she was not. The van remained in the lot and several hours later police returned and a woman matching the description of the one involved in the accident approached, saw the police and said “oh, did someone report the accident?” The woman is the sister of the registered owner and is an employee. She said she planned to call about the accident in the morning. She was arrested and the case was forwarded to the prosecutor for hit and run charges.
DISORDERLY: Police on Oct. 29 were dispatched to the 8300 block of Myers Road for a report of a disorderly conduct involving a man in a pickup truck swinging a metal bar. Upon contact, the driver of the truck complained of having been pepper sprayed. The driver told police he stopped because the load in the back of his truck came loose. As he got out to gather it, a known subject approached and sprayed him with the pepper spray. The driver said he swung the metal bar to protect himself. He then got back in his vehicle and attempted to drive off, losing more of the load out of his truck. He did not offer a reason as to why the other subject sprayed him. The reporting party, who is the wife of the individual who used the spray, told police that she babysat for the driver and that he had been sending threatening text messages following a falling out. She told police the driver of the truck pulled into the parking lot of their apartment complex and her husband approached the truck, causing the driver to pull away at a high rate of speed. Both the husband and wife initially denied using the pepper spray, but eventually admitted to using it only after the driver swung a metal bar. After receiving treatment, the driver of the truck changed his story and said he was looking to see if the husband was out of jail, though he insisted he only picked up the metal pole after being pepper sprayed. Police forwarded the case to prosecutors for charges and issued the driver a citation for failure to secure his load.
THEFT: Police on Oct. 29 were dispatched to the Hiway Grocery on state Route 410 for a report of an employee chasing two juvenile suspects down 233rd Avenue East after they allegedly stole two cases of beer. While police were at the store, a man entered and identified himself as the parent of a juvenile who lives down the street and requested to see video. The individual looked familiar and the parent asked the officer to come with him to speak with the juveniles at his residence. The parent informed police that the two suspects were his son and a friend of his son. The parent had just returned home and received a phone call from a neighbor about the beer run and though his son denied it, he went to the store to check it out. The beer was returned to the store and charges of theft and minor in possession of alcohol were forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor.
SHOPLIFTING: Police on Nov. 8 were dispatched to Walmart for a report of two shoplifters in custody. According to the report, the two juveniles talked of stealing a screen protector for an iPod before entering the store. Store security witnessed the pair try to leave the store without paying. The case was forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor.
DRUGS: Officers on Nov. 9 pulled over on South Prairie Road a vehicle because of a defective windshield. A records check showed the driver to be driving with license suspended and he was arrested. A search at the Buckley Jail revealed a glass pipe, a straw and a baggie containing a crystal-like substance. He was transported to the Pierce County Jail and booked on charges of DWLS, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
PROWL: Police on Oct. 29 were dispatched to the 18300 block of 107th Street Court East for a report of a vehicle prowl in which an unknown suspect broke a window and stole a set of golf clubs valued at $1500. Police are investigating.
EMPLOYEE SHOPLIFT: Police were dispatched to Target Oct. 31 for a report of an employee accused of theft. The employee agreed to return to the store all of the nonfood items he’d taken including an iPod Touch valued at $229. The employee was cited for theft and given a court date.
VANDALISM: Officers on Nov. 4 were dispatched to Mountain View Middle School for a report of vandalism to a storage shed on school grounds. An unknown suspect sprayed a large upside down star, an upside down cross and the words “society stinks” on a door of the shed. Police are investigating.
FOUND DRUGS: Police on Nov. 4 were called to the Chevron on state Route 410 for a report from an employee that she found on the floor a bag of what appeared to be drugs. Police placed the bag into the evidence locker.
BADWILL: Officers on Nov. 5 were dispatched to the Goodwill on state Route 410 for a report of a theft. During the night, an unknown suspect forced entry into one of the dumpsters and stole donations. The Goodwill employee also told police she believed a couple of bicycles had been stolen earlier in the week. Police are investigating.
VANDALISM: Police are investigating a malicious mischief incident at Cedar View Park where an unknown suspect or suspects used silver spray paint to draw lewd images in playground equipment.
