BONNEY LAKE

BURGLARY

• A 31-year-old female reported a residential burglary on 218th Avenue East on May 1. Police responded at 5:09 p.m. and the victim stated she left the residence at 1 p.m. and returned at 4 p.m. and noticed the front door was kicked in. A neighbor reported hearing a noise around 1:18 p.m. The victim reported an Xbox 360 and a controller for the console were missing. A connection cable for a DVD player was also stolen.

THEFT

• On May 5, at 11:30 a.m. a 25-year-old male arrived at the Bonney Lake Police Department to report his bicycle was stolen May 3 outside a business on Sumner-Buckley Highway. The man did not have any suspect information.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A 30-year-old male reported a vehicle theft at 6:55 p.m. on May 5 along Myers Road. The victim estimated the vehicle was worth $4,000. The vehicle was locked and the victim had the only ignition key. The victim stated he last saw the vehicle at 9 p.m. on May 4. A neighbor stated they noticed a suspect described as a white male wearing a baseball cap and white hooded sweatshirt.

FIREARM

• Police were dispatched to the 9900 block of 192nd Avenue East for a report of shots fired on May 5 at 2:16 p.m. Police were told dogs were shot. A 35-year-old woman drove past an officer, telling him her dog was shot and she was taking it to the veterinarian. She and the dog were covered with blood. Police located two blood trails in the road and spoke to a 52-year-old woman in the area about the incident. She denied any knowledge, but after speaking with others in the area, the officer was told the woman’s boyfriend left the 35-year-old’s residence after the shots were fired. After being read her Miranda rights, the woman stated she would speak with the officer. She admitted her boyfriend shot the dogs in her back yard with a pistol. Police located the 61-year-old man across the street and after initially denying the incident, the man admitted to shooting at the dogs. He stated the dogs were fighting in the 35-year-old woman’s back yard and he went to get them to disperse, but felt threatened when they growled at him and he fired. At that point in the conversation a neighbor contacted the officer and stated a deceased dog was next to a residence. The officer noticed the dog’s wounds indicated the bullet had entered the mouth and traveled into the chest. Animal Control arrived at the scene and the officer assisted with recovering the deceased dog’s body. After examining the back yard police determined the scene, included torn-up grass and mud, was consistent with the man’s story that the dogs were fighting. The facial bullet wound indicated the dog was facing the man when shot. Police took the 61-year-old man’s weapon as evidence and the case was forwarded to the prosecutor. Animal control issued a citation to a 43-year-old woman for allowing her dog, who was not injured, out in the neighborhood while the animal was in heat. The man whose dog was shot to death showed police where the dog escaped its enclosure, apparently to follow the dog in heat. The woman who took her dog to the veterinarian, after being contacted again by police, told them her dog is recovering.