Auburn police blotter | July 3

Published 4:10 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between June 25 and 29:

June 25

Shoplifting: 8:32 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. A boy stole a lighter from Spencers, the manager caught him, police released the boy to his parent, and the case began its journey to the prosecutor.

Thefts: 5 a.m., 30000 block of 124th Avenue Southeast. Somebody, or several somebodies, stole two speakers and amplifiers from a vehicle.

June 26

Vandalism: Overnight, 620 37th St. SE. Construction-equipment-damaging yokels damaged construction equipment at Mt. Baker Middle School.

Obstructing justice: 2:40 p.m., 1101 Outlet Collection Way SW. Police busted a man for providing a bogus name and for being the star of a felony warrant during a stolen bike investigation.

Assault with firearm: 8:33 p.m., 3108 A St. SE. Somebody shot at a man.

June 29

Vandalism: 10 a.m., 1825 K St. SE. Vandals painted words undisclosed on two of Olympic Middle School’s retaining walls.

Police helping police: 11:58 a.m., 930 18th Place NE. After a brief chase, police busted a man who’d escaped from a correctional work program.

Dog in hot car: 4:17 p.m., 12400 block of Southeast 320th Street. A dog’s owner left it in a car when the mercury was at 88 degrees. The dog was removed from the vehicle, and its owner was identified and cited.