The Auburn Police Department responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Feb. 17 and 24:
Feb. 17
Shoplifting: 12:38 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. The manager of the Sun Glass Hut at The Outlet Collection spotted a suspect from a theft that had gone down at the store a week previous, called police, and upon the presentation of video evidence, police arrested the shoplifter.
Feb. 19
Toy thievery: Overnight, 1100 block of 63rd Street Southeast. A thief stole toys from the back of a truck.
Feb. 20
Weapons offense: 2:40 a.m., 1700 block of Dogwood Drive Southeast. A woman’s vehicle suffered gunshot damage.
Feb. 21
Theft: 2:20 a.m., 420 37th St. NW. Somebody broke into two vehicles belonging to an insulation company and stole tools specific to insulation work.
Car theft: 7:37 a.m., 4248 A St. SE. While a Volkswagen’s owner was warming up his or her car, somebody stole it.
Theft from vehicle: 5 p.m., 100 block of 10th Street Northeast. A resident reported that somebody had cut the catalytic converter from his or her vehicle sometime in the four days previous.
Recovered stolen vehicle: 12:12 p.m., 1400 block of Henry Road Northeast. Police recovered a stolen vehicle after a thief or thieves left it abandoned and stripped on a street.
Agency assist: 8:24 p.m., 340 E. Main St. Auburn Police helped Des Moines Police tackle a home-invasion robbery.
Feb. 22
Controlled substance: 2:25 a.m., 2402 Auburn Way S. When police arrived at the Muckleshoot Casino in response to a report about a previously barred patron, they found the alleged trespasser holding heroin.
Burglary: 12:05 a.m., 717 Auburn Way N. Somebody broke into a cellphone tower site and caused major damage by stealing copper wire from the site.
Feb. 23
Felony eluding: 3:28 a.m., 930 14th St. NE. Two Honda Civics eluded police.
Feb. 24
Theft of services: 10:40 a.m., 1002 10th St. NE. Two woman defrauded a taxi cab.
Purse theft: 5:50 p.m., 1126 Outlet Collection Drive SW. Somebody stole a coat from the Burlington Coat Factory.
